If a sports car was offered in a manual optioned how I'd like I would pick It everytime over a dct. My shifts may not be as fast or precise but theres a sense of driving enjoyment I get with an MT that the AT guys and their paddles will never understand. And yes I've driven a 7AT z and g and flicking paddles is not the same, whether it bounces off the limiter or not.
If the sports car I was buying had ONLY an option for a dct then yes I'd get that. I'm not a corvette fan but i commend them for keeping a true manual in their top trim, the ZR1, unlike the gtr