*trashes clutch* “I think I trashed my clutch” *continues to test if clutch is trashed*

I'm from Europe and drive stick whole my life and still lerned few things from this vid.

Ignore us 'Euro snobs', the videos, and the effort you've gone to, to provide foot cam, in a Viper no less! Brilliantly demonstrated tutorial, and a BIG help to those willing to learn!!! Somebody should be give this man a medal!

mechanical empathy -- for the win!

This bloke looks like someone you'd find in modern warfare.

The look on your face of "I'm sorry!" when you realize that you just smoked your clutch plate a bit is something EVERY car guy has made! Do we need a Casey's Clutch Fund on gofundme?

I am genuinely impressed with your heel-toe technique! I can muddle through heel-toe shifting, but I have never seen it done as smoothly and seemlessly as you just did.

I was today years old at 33 that I completely understood and learned what ACTUAL double clutching was. It’s never made any sense until your video, thank you.

"You can't just abuse your Viper like that!" Casey: "Haha, Clutch go chchchchchchch."

Ive been driving manuals my whole life, but I really enjoy the mechanical aspect you share with us. Like how synchros work, why drivetrain rocks, etc. These are just great manual tutorials that all young car people should watch and appreciate your efforts. Thanks!

You’re way more useful than any instructor I’ve ever met. I practiced doing all this in my truck and the way you showed the foot cam made it really easy for me to smooth my shifts and put less wear in my clutch. Thanks Casey! Keep it up!

Please do an episode with driving a manual in stop and go traffic like rush hour traffic. Thanks.

19:16 This here is gold when you’re behind an inattentive driver or on a street where the traffic light always turns green as you’re about to come to a stop

Dude! I always wondered why cars do that wabble when you press the gas and then let it go quickly while moving slow. Thank you dude, you deserve a beer

Some "Euro Snob" knowledge: Try not to keep the clutch pedal pressed the whole time when you're e.g. at a traffic light that just turned red. Your clutch would be grateful for you switching to neutral and letting the clutch pedal off

And remember kids...CP was teaching here in this video. Much like he talked about in one of his previous shifting videos about not resting your hand forcefully on your shifter...you also want to avoid resting your foot on the clutch pedal for long periods. (Again, he is doing it here in this video because he is teaching! He and you would never drive with your foot like that in normal driving...) If you're in traffic or if you are in an accelerating environment or you are racing at a track, then of course you keep your foot on the clutch ready for action. But, if you are out on the highway in light traffic, just cruising along making miles...do NOT rest your foot on the clutch. Most cars have a left foot rest to the left of the clutch pedal. It's there for a reason...use it. A clutch is designed to be out (meaning your foot is off of it) OR to go in (meaning your foot is pressing it down) and then quickly going back out again. When you come to a red light or you will be in a stopped position, do not sit there with your clutch in waiting for the light to turn green. This is also dangerous because if you have the clutch in and you are in gear and your foot slips off the clutch, the car will lurch uncontrollably. If you are NOT one of the first two cars in line at a red light, sit in neutral, left foot off the clutch and right foot on the brake. Clutch in and shift to first when the first car in line starts to go. If you ARE one of the first two cars in line at a red light then watch the crossing traffic's light. When their light turns turns yellow, THEN...clutch in and shift to first so, are ready to go when the light turns green. (If the intersection has a left turn lane with an arrow, you may want to alter your timing of shifting into first based on that left turn green arrow turning yellow...) You don't want to sit there fumbling to get in gear AFTER your light turns green. Finally, a lot of times when you are putzing along at low speeds...like you are slowing down into a stale red light and then all of the sudden it turns green and you aren't sure which gear you should be in? Most cars if they are barely moving, second gear is the correct choice. If you are ever unsure in this situation which gear to be in...maybe you've slowed down to say 20mph as opposed to a creep when the light turns green? That might still be second gear on some cars and it might be third gear in others. If you are ever unsure, choose a higher gear to avoid the dreaded neck snap. First gear should really only be used when you are starting from a stop. Even if you are only going 3 or 4mph, if you put it in first gear the car will violently buck.

Right "spinning ain't winning" that's why slip is important.

I bet you cant wait to get those new balance shoes stained green this mowing season

Hope you guys get some good tips or perspective from this video that is helpful! How goes your driving?

Thank you for that final tip. I've been driving manual for about a week and a half, and I was always wondering why my car would bounce in the lower gears, especially in traffic, so I will definitely be practicing driving around that!

3rd day driving manual and I was so confused when I had the bucking issue. Thank you for the tip of pushing the clutch in and basically restarting the forward movement! Learning rev matching now, then hopefully heel toe once I can find a good place to practice

The final tip about clutching in and re-engaging before hammering down is so key. The lurching and driveline oscillation tips were great too. Thanks for the videos, always love the content!

This series has been super helpful. Especially the part where you explained the jerkiness that happens when slow maneuvering I had been wondering about that for a long time. Keep up the good work.

Amazing honest guy which is extremly rare to see vlogs of instead of editing and masking everything he shows us.... bravo, thats to me the real man material !

Really glad you explained all of that. I've only been driving stick for 5 years (one car; Genesis Coupe), but it's validating seeing you explaining all of the things I learned over time. Never knew if I was doing things right, wrong, indifferent, etc.

Thank you for including the pedal view and going over different launches!

Thank you and KZfaq for sending me here. You’re videos are so informative. I just started driving stick shift and to have a pro driver going deep into the fine details of a manual transmission and a clutch really helps! Thank you and I just subbed.

I watched all of your manual tip videos before purchasing my manual. Now that I have had it for a bit, going back and rewatching these helps me understand things even more.

I just bought my first stick shift Mazda Miata and these videos have been helping me learn so much. Thank you

Thank you for this video! I've been driving stick for 8 years now and it's still quite helpful. I've been trying to teach my little sister that's going through driving school a bit more about shifting properly and this is one of the videos that I'll be sharing with her.

I’ve been driving for a year now, always manual, I learned a lot from this vid! Thank you from Portugal 🇵🇹!

Nice video. One note though : when you are already driving and you do not expect to shift gears for quite a moment, put your left foot on the space at your left. Do not let it on the clutch. It can damage your clutch because, even if you don't notice it, you will press like 5% and any bounce might engage slightly the clutch. Over the time, it will damage your clutch amd/or car :) I understand that in this vid he left his foot over the clutch cause he's a pro and knows what he's doing, and also because he had to change constantly. But I thought it would be a good idea to share this note with you.

After pretty much teaching myself a few years ago ow to drive stick I started naturally doing most of the intricate little things you explained here. Im glad Ive been doing it right this whole time. Im still too chicken to heel toe though since it feels so awkward especially in my tight car.

I have only driven stick shifts, never driven an automatic myself yet and I learned something new. Always trying to improve and perfect my technique, it's actually very enjoyable. Thanks for the video.

Absolutely the best video I've seen for anyone beyond first-time/beginner for driving a manual. There's plenty of things for people that are trying to learn to drive a manual for the first time but not much after that. I've been trying to figure out double-clutching on my own and have had to piece it together from a lot of separate sources over the years, mostly text descriptions I've have had no one to really affirm if I'd gotten it completely wrong and was going to destroy my clutch. Awesome video. Thanks.

I just bought my first manual about a month ago and these videos are super helpful! I actually was trying to figure out why it does that back and forth jittering at low speeds in parking lots and you explained it. Being new to manuals the first thing I had to learn was to use the clutch a lot more. I didn’t realize you use it as much as you should. Once I stopped being afraid of using the clutch more. I got a lot better. Using it on and off in parking lots is crucial to smooth driving. Also biggest thing I still struggle a bit with is letting off the clutch slower from 1st into 2nd. It lets me know i did it too fast when it jerks me. I have rev matching on my car so it helps learning immensely! Keep up the videos.

I'm looking at buying my first manual car (at age 48) and learned two or three ways to improve. Thanks for the video!

Love the videos, been driving stick for a bit of my first car e36 with an engine swap. It’s cool to learn from a pro how to be better because there’s always room for improvement. Thanks for all the videos please keep me up they are awesome man!

Best Teacher! Videos are so helpful because you actually show us how we make mistakes, and how to correct them :)

I just loved the energy that you bring man, gotta have a person like you in my life.

I definitely get a kick out of your videos man! I gotta say that I thought these driving tips videos would get repetitive quickly but I find that as a 22 year old who has driven stick since 16 I'm still finding new things in your videos to try out, notice, and adapt into my own driving (even if it is in a Nissan Sentra...pray for my head gaskets as it ages...it was a gifted car and I'm blessed to have it lol). Either way, love the content! Thanks for offering a "let me mess up my car so you don't have to" approach with your slotting into 1st gear and now borderline roasting your clutch. God bless!

Just got a manual transmission in Ontario! thanks for the great vids.

Just finding this video now after buying my first car (Civic Si) and you've given me a bunch of info I've wondered about after driving my car for about a month. Thanks for helping a new stick driver and sorry for the damage to your viper😭

Ive been driving stick for about 21 years now and still learning. Great tips brother.

Thanks for the tips. I've been trying to drive stick smoother lately and this definitely helps!

Incredibly helpful! Defiantly cleared up my launch question as well as the double clutching. Also nice to see what your feet are doing the entire time during different scenarios. I remember back when fast and furious came out vin diesel said "granny shifting not double clutching when you should" LOL. Now I know he may have meant that the cars are so overpowered that the syncros cant catch up quick to engine speed to shift quickly; so double clutching was probably a faster technique. Even though my car has launch control its so much better to know how to launch without it (because you dont really know when the light turns green) hahahaha. AWESOME VIDEO! Also great talking point about the tires. I used to believe that I should take a corner with my foot not on the gas, but you def want your foot on the gas (possibly in the higher revs?) to control the car through a turn and modulate the throttle. MY GOSH these videos are fantastic. Much better than staying on the forums and hearing contradicting opinions of people who may not have credibility. THANKS CASEY!

Love your personality. This is definitely extremely helpful. My dad explained all this to me when I first started driving manual. It all makes sense when I get a visual example.

I've watched a lot of videos on KZfaq to learn the right techniques and I got to say this one is the best. Great work Casey!

Thank you! 10 min mark was helpful for quicker starts at intersections for a new manual driver

Bro, I just bought my first manual transmission BMW 3 days ago and after watching your previous videos on how to drive stick and just today I was wishing that you could have explained why my car was bucking back and forth in first gear. I can't tell you how happy I was when you brought it up in today's video. Thanks bud, you're a gem. Ignore the trolls, they're just jealous.

Thanks for the tips just learned last week and was interested in learning to down shift. But everything you said I went through and I will definitely apply some of these to my everyday driving. Especially the bucking when I go over speed bumps! Also sweet Viper 😍

Literally cant wait to try utilising more of the methods you laid out in my M3. Thank you Casey !

I’m 16 and about to pick up my first car from my uncle next week. A 2009 manual Mini Cooper. This entire series has helped me understand the do’s and dont’s so much better than I could of hoped for. And will hopefully save me some embarrassment in front of my recreational race car driving uncle!

Casey has THE BEST series on the internet about learning to drive stick. Thanks for making these videos! I'm starting to get the confidence to buy a manual.

That is more than accurate. Keep doing videos and keep focusing on teaching everybody!! Everyone start sharing and keep the manuals alive 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

My first car is a 1971 VW Super Beetle and your videos have been very helpful in learning how to drive it, thanks!

On today's episode: Casey glazes a clutch, strange man told to just start working and hot as balls is a thing.

Dude years ago I used to OBSESS over how I would let out the clutch when racing. Until I finally realized that when I watch more seasoned drivers do it, they don't lift their entire leg up and away from the pedal as much as I did. You would just barely see their left leg moving as they let off the clutch. But their shifting would still be quick and crisp. Really good and unique content. Good points on the how the tires generate the most traction when they're slightly "grinding."

I've been trying to figure out why I get that bump bump bump back and forth for awhile and this is the first video I have found that explained what causes it! Thank you so much! Subscribed and looking forward to more videos!

I like the whole series you have done. I daily drive my Cruze Eco 6 speed and have a ton of fun with a typically not so fun car. I like teaching others the art of driving and I find your videos helpful the next time I take someone out.

18:31 To this day i have to thank you for this, i couldn't comprehend what was going on with my clutch and you gave me, not only an explanation, but a solution for the problem. Once again, thank you so much!!

Teaches how to drive standard better Holds clutch in while in neutral

Thanks for the video , just bought my first manual car . Your tips made learning a lot easier

Thanks again for this video! Been driving a new 2022 BRZ and I keep coming back to this video for pointers. I'm starting to get better at creeping on the clutch. Initially I was too hesitant to ride the clutch at low speeds (pulling out of garage), but then I realized that it's probably not too bad if the engine is close to stalling.

This gave me so much more confidence. You went over just about everything I second guessed myself about, and helped me actually understand everything I’ve learned about driving stick

I drive a stick everyday. Never heard of double clutching. Learned something new.

You're great!! Good tips, keep the good work and also the fun parts.

Thanks for the clutch sacrifice for education. I’ve been driving stick for a long time and stumbled across your videos. Very entertaining wish I would have seen these when I was learning how to drive 10 years ago but your more advance stuff is still educational and entertaining for someone that has had experience for a while keep up the good work and thanks for the sacrifice rest easy stock viper clutch.

Love the quirky personality there Casey. This makes me wish I had the money for a Gen1 Viper.

I remember when I was learning to drive stick and I did this all the time at 16:30.

bro. you're doing a phenomenal job. i appreciate all your help and videos. Very useful

As I said before, you're a great teacher! I've been driving Manual for decades and all of my daily driver cars have been and currently are Manual. My daily driver is a 2018 Mustang GT, which is slightly modded and has plenty of horsepower. I wish you were around decades ago when I was learning to drive Manual. Not to take anything away from my Dad because he did a great job, but he didn't teach me some of the things you do, like double clutching and toe-heel. I had to learn them later on. I like watching you now as refresher training from a great teacher. Great video!

These are great approachable tutorials. I've been driving a manual for 14 years now, but taught myself (stock clutch only lasted 80k...wonder why...) so I'm always up for hearing tips/tricks I never thought of -- I was driving stick for 5 years before my wife showed me the e-brake trick on a hill (def one of those "can't believe I never thought of that" moments). And it's great to hear I haven't been reinforcing any bad habits all this time. Still...your double clutching is black magic to me. I drove a 70's fiat 500 w/ no synchros once. I *could* do it, but one shift would take me 5 sec and half the time I ground it going in if I tried to speed it up at all. And you make it look so easy

"If i was just being sporty on th street This would be the tempo of my feet..." 4:42 Pure. Poetry. !!!

Thanks so much for talking about the bucking at the end, I've always found it hard to remedy

Keep them coming bro we love these videos

When the car started jumping, "WhEeEeeel SpPiiiiNnNn!" 13:30 😂 👏

Ahhh that feeling of "you just trashed your clutch" Last time I was on a 21% uphill grade and you could see the clutch smoke, good times

22 year old car enthusiast. Live in Rual country Pennsylvania . Our back roads and country twist and turns are almost race track esque. Learned on a mazdaspeed3 stage 2 clutch. Not the best time. But bought 2 ep3 Si's ( Honda) and now a turbo mazdaspeed3 with 300whp. These videos help me have more control and fun on my spirited back road driving. Thank you so much. Well put explanations. manual transmission is a dying breed and i want to pass it on and continue driving manual

Thankyou for your honest and helpful advice!! Especially low speed advice!

This is the first video I've found to talk about the "boing"! I always thought something was wrong with my car...

19:15 I've always been told I was wrong for doing this! Glad to finally have a professional back me up!

1st video of yours that i am watching... 48 seconds in I already subbed. You got great personality man. Stay blessed!

This was a great video and I’ve learned so much in this short amount of time!!!

The stuttery still happens to me from time to time, mostly when I'm stressed or I want to ride out of a parking lot but with too many traffic around me, you cant quite 'go' yet.

Hey man, I’m a European and you are helping me drive manual better. Just because we do it doesn’t mean we all do it well 😂

Old guy here, but I still think I learned a little something from this video and I've been driving stick since 1984. I don't think you're ever too old to learn something even with a skill you've been using for years. I have 7 hours books this coming weekend with a professional racing instructor and I only hope he's as good as you are Casey.

I just discovered this channel and I conveniently just bought my first manual. This is legendary info

Very grateful for KZfaq suggestions showing me this channel

Oh hes slipping the clutch, or hes riding it. my dude abusing his viper to teach us a lesson to show us what CAN happen, he normally doesnt drive like that. thats pretty sub worthy

Super cool tips! Thanks man!

Thank you for this video. Especially, the dual foot view/driver view because we can see exactly what your feet are doing at the same time you are shifting to explain "double-clutching". For some people like me, it's easier to understand it when I see what is happening. Great Vlog. Manny F.

I typically double-clutch when I skip gears on downshifts, and always when shifting from 2nd to 1st.

Top video man :)

Just purchased a standard stick car and found your videos extremely helpful, thanks for posting. Toronto, Canada

Love your videos, man! Keep it up!

Tuesday morning: I need to order a new Viper clutch, throw out bearing and pressure plate.

From an English person, when you want to change gear, press in clutch, change to chosen gear, release clutch slowly. Easy day.

thank you all of this will help me push my driving to the next level

Great video. Showing the pedals was really helpful