with a bit of mental conditioning, RHD is actually more intuitive and easier to shift, easier to control the car too with one hand if you're right-handed.
Think of it this way, if you're sitting in the passenger side of your car, shifting becomes a more gentle operation, using light push pressure instead of pulling it, ie(Here's hoping I can explain this right)
1st you effectively push away, then up:
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Going into second, you keep the away pressure lightly on, but flick it down into 2nd:
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Third is even easier, since you roll your hand over to the other side of the shifter, and guide it upwards, letting the shifter center itself as you go up into 3rd:
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4th, keeping your hand on the left side of the shifter, just flicks it straight down into gear.
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And finally 5th is like 3rd, except you use some pressure to bring it across into the side of the shifter box as you go into gear.
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Hopefully in the next year or two my wife and I will be coming over to the USA to go to some of the NHRA events, watching 8000hp rails on tv is fun, but I'm betting being there is much better