well, it doesnt really help that much when your on manual, you have to get all the shifts right and know wot gear to shift down to go around the norner with out redlining like mad my laps arent better with manual, its probably a second down al lep or so, im ok with manual, i do it when i kno i got a boring race ahead and i need to do something to keep me ocupied...i will have a shot a laguna seca when i got home and have a try at that.. it will be fun taking the zonda though the corkscrew!