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Originally Posted by b15
 Plus we all know that shifting with paddles is VERY difficult....oh wait, just flick the damn paddle. |
to some people it might not be as simple as all that...
I was recently driving a 370Z 7AT at COTA, and those paddle shifters threw me off completely. Since I drive a 6MT and have zero prior paddle experience, a lot of my focus was on the paddles themselves and not my lines. I was only in the 7AT for a few laps and was never truly comfortable. When I got in a MT (I got to drive my own Z as well as a stock Nismo Z), I felt completely at home immediately. My focus was on the appropriate racing elements and not the driving fundamentals of using paddle shifters. This was just my recent experience
With more practice, I'm sure they would be a natural to me as the clutch pedal and stick shift are now.
I tried to practice using my wife's ILX, but even in manual sport mode it won't let you sit up in the power band for an extended period of time, upshifting within a few seconds if you're not goosing the throttle
