Since the birth of the automobile, manufacturers have been trying to make cars less user-involved and more reliant on the latest technology. In recent years, this has spawned a new era of vehicles that could be considered the digital revolution. The majority of these vehicles leave behind the manual transmission in favor of super-fast shifting automatic transmissions with computer-controlled gear operations. While these advancements in technology are favorable to certain motorsports, in road racing a manual transmission gives the driver the interface to control the car’s RPM throughout the course. Continue Reading