Has Launch Control taken the skill-part out of driving fast?

Thanks to modern technology, any idiot with a big enough checkbook, can press a button and make his Corvette perform panty-dropping launches, all day long. He no longer needs to experiment in order to determine the perfect RPMs at which to drop the clutch. And if Mr. Mid-Life P. Crisis can’t manage a stick, he needn’t worry. His 20-clutch automated manual has the same button. Continue reading »