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My first car was a manual ...4 speed '67 E-Type. But even before owning that I used to drive various manual vehicles around just for practice.
My last "fun" car was a 5 speed manual. My current "fun" car is a 6 speed manual...Supra that I take to many roadcourse track days, so yes I can drive it very well, including the more esoteric techniques that enhance aggressive road racing, like rev matching, heel & toe.
Actually my Supra makes for a very challenging test car for manual trans learing because it has an HKS triple disk clutch and lighweight flywheel, which is very challenging to slip and engage smoothly. But once you learn it, it works fantastic. But it has a notorious reputation and most people simply give up and can't drive it. I've been using it for about 8 years now so it's as natural to me as walking. Having said all that, I taught my daughter to handle it properly in a couple hours. If you can chew gum and walk at the same time you should be able to do this if you're persistent.
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