Oh absolutely......I almost said that myself. Shift kit technology hasn't really evolved that much, so you know he ran against some stout automatics.....and won. Ain't everybody Ronnie Sox, though. I beat a lot of auto cars with my 69 Chevelle when I raced. A lot. I don't consider myself real fast shifting, either. I mean I can power shift. You know, shift without ever lifting your foot off the gas, but there were obviously way faster people than I was.