Racing driver's stick shift tips for everyday driving

I thought the purpose for rough shifting was to see if you could get the passenger's forehead to bounce off the dashboard.

Fiancee: "why are you watching that video?" Me: "I don't want to upset my car"

Another benefit to manual driving is that it is active driving and makes it harder to get bored, distracted, and tired.

As a teen just learning to drive, this was one of the most helpful videos I’ve found. Now I won’t have to worry about ruining my dad’s clutch!

"it upsets the car" car starts to cry

It really is an art to drive a manual perfectly. It feels so good to get it right

Just came across this. I'm in my 50s and have driven stick my entire life. Every car I owned was and is manual. You are a great teacher.

I recently swapped to a 2020 WRX 6MT as my daily driver. I've never really driven a manual before and this video was very helpful on easy ways to optimize my driving. Don't worry about the lack of peddle camera on this video, as you explained the clutch positions well enough to follow along. I liked that the ride was soft enough to be able to see your acceleration and deceleration from the window line contrasting the horizon. This video was like riding shotgun while your uncle teaches you to drive and I enjoyed it a lot.

I enjoy driving a manual. It keeps the driver engaged and less distracted when driving.

6K Clutch drop, and let the syncros do work by shifting without the clutch and matching the revs... got it!

I've been driving manual for 3 weeks now, and I'm getting a lot better all the time. Thanks for the tips, where I still struggle the most is downshifting smoothly.

Got my first car 2 years ago (manual of course) conveniently right after this video was posted. I had to teach myself how to drive it, and this video helped me so much. 2 years later and I still come back to this video sometimes, just as a refresher and to make sure I’m still applying the advice right. It’s also just kind of nostalgic to watch this again. Thinking back to when I was sitting in the car watching this, so eager to start driving it. Thank you, Casey. My grandfather would be proud to see me driving a manual.

Nice tutorial on driving a manual transmission. It’s funny that when the repairs come out of your own pocket, you become nice to your clutch & transmission.

You know the manual has taken over your brain when you get in an automatic and your left foot goes on the brake thinking it’s the clutch 😂

When I was teaching my youngest to drive a stick, she struggled with the gas/clutch balance. I had her use only the clutch to try and get the car gently rolling, then apply throttle. Once she could feel the engagement point of the clutch, the rest became much smoother. I have driven a stick forever, my goal was to be able to shift gears without my passengers knowing I was shifting. Focusing on smooth can help eliminate the herky-jerky movements. Thanks for the great video 👍

The one thing he forgot to mention with old clutches vs modern, is that they were usually full mechanical back then. Now you've got a hydraulic clutch but between all mechanical and dog boxes, it was more of a necessity to mash into the next gear. Hell the longer gear shift lever was an added bonus to give the driver better torque to the shift forks.

"Automatics are boring so I end up speeding." XD same

this is the most comfortable i've seen a person in a car

There's something oddly satisfying cruising around town in fourth gear, getting that perfect sequence of green lights along the way...

This is literally the most chill car guy I have ever seen. Why can't more be like this