Whats a 4 speed fell like

rumblefish360 said
The one car that comes to mind is the winner on Pinks in a early Duster.

There are exceptions to every rule. Rare exceptions, in this category. We're talking a high-level generalized comparo here. Autos rule at the track.

Rice Nuker said
Stick shifts have zero or near zero slippage.

Tell that to the guys who smoked a new clutch.

Rice Nuker said
For road driving, road racing, road touring, they rule and with good parts and a clean install and properly set up are double the enjoyment and way more efficient than a loose converter automatic (excluding efficiently set up lock up TC systems).

So you are comparing a good stick to a sloppy auto? Look up "apples and oranges." Anybody who is serious about the subjects which you speak know better than to use a stock torque converter and valve body. You'll be looking at taillights coming out of the turns after breaking traction rowing for the right gear. OTOH...

Rice Nuker said
...if your stick shift system is all jibbered up and a cobble of junky worn out poorly assembled parts it can be a cantankerous and massive pain in the butt to drive.

Which ALWAYS happens to every manual transmission that ever hit the road if it was driven aggressively far enough or long enough behind enough power. And MUCH sooner than an auto in an apples-to-apples comparison behind a powerful engine.