Automatic vs Manual driving skills in a 350z

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May 26, 2011 | 07:44 AM

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May 26, 2011 | 07:52 AM

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lets see you drift a a/t car that takes skill lol no clutch to help you out

May 26, 2011 | 08:13 AM

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How come this debate never happens at meets? Usually when people see I have an auto, they crack a slight joke like "Aww man you got the auto?", bu nothing "Derp autos are fer pussies nd dry take no skills u gurl lulz.".

Op sounds like a teen that just learned to drive stick after watching all the F&F movies back to back.

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May 26, 2011 | 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Raybrant

Dumb argument. There are drivers that can drive an AT and lap you around the track in your MT.

It's not about the transmission you drive but driver skill that matters. Curb your ego, you're not that much cooler for driving a 6spd.

so you are admitting that he is a little cooler?

May 26, 2011 | 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by franky65

So anyone that tells me that it requires skills to drive an automatic in a street race or a drag strip. Please get a reality check.

I could argue that the real skill is in the reaction time and how you come off the line; not the shifting down the track. I guess those NHRA guys running 300+ MPH have no skill.