Originally Posted by Bob Gullett (Post 377221)

LMAO. One more con. You will lose more friends because when you take the starting line with you when you launch and they are behind you and for some reason when they stage in your bald spot (which for some reason always seems to happen) its your fault they spin the tires!

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee (Post 377427)

Then it sounds like Ed wouldn't have a problem combining sticks and autos!

Originally Posted by Bobby Fazio (Post 377429)

Cons:
-Clutches get hot in late rounds and hit harder, changing reaction time and 60' time.. also makes it harder to pull gears too.
-Shift times vary since you are human and not a timed C02 bottle shifter.
-You argue every race with your dad about how foolish you both are and that you are switching to automatic, until you finally win one then you decide you might stick with it.

PROS:
-The crowd (if there is any) usually roots for you!
-You are up there on Alan Reinharts "Cool-o-Meter"
-That warm fuzzy feeling you get when you put a modified car on the trailer :)

Originally Posted by Bobby Fazio (Post 377429)

Cons:
-Clutches get hot in late rounds and hit harder, changing reaction time and 60' time.. also makes it harder to pull gears too.
-Shift times vary since you are human and not a timed C02 bottle shifter.
-You argue every race with your dad about how foolish you both are and that you are switching to automatic, until you finally win one then you decide you might stick with it.

PROS:
-The crowd (if there is any) usually roots for you!
-You are up there on Alan Reinharts "Cool-o-Meter"
-That warm fuzzy feeling you get when you put a modified car on the trailer :)

Originally Posted by 69cobra (Post 377212)

as i see it would go like this.

Pro's
1) you get your man card back.
2) you actually get to drive the car down the track and not just ride in it.
3) your wife, girlfriend and or daughter won't want to drive it.
4) one good clutch is equal to 100 convertors.
5) cost is pretty much equal compared to buying a good auto and a couple convertors.
6) your car won't leave little puddles of pink stuff under it.
7) less variables to change with the temperature of going rounds therefore making a stick more consistent than an auto the deeper you go in the late rounds.


Con's
1) you will loose friends at the track when you put them on the trailer with a stick.
2) you will loose more friends at the track when they can't borrow your spare convertor anymore.
3) you will have to become friends with someone that has experience in tuning a clutch. This is to help speed up the learning curve.

I think that's a start. :d