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I don't open track, so take this with grain of salt...
I think you need to buy a second camaro with the TR6060 to DD some, to increase "muscle memory" (a high mile SS would be cheaper than more engines)
we had a "Garage Queen" 4th Gen M6 SS convertible, we only drove it for special occasions or weekends, and i was never great at shifting it.
years before, I had a DD Z28 LT1/T56 that I DD'ed, we beat the snot out of, I could toss it around & always felt in control, and never missed shifts, they were both T56. we autocross'ed the Z28 and I slid it around backwards & sideways all over.
i would recommend a Shift Light.
Modern hotrods are so quite (eps if you have a helmet, hearing protection, or Comms), you need another indicator you are at the RPM limit.
I had the garage queen out on the interstate once, went to pass someone, jammed it from 6th to 2nd, and the Shift Light SAVED MY BUTT.
even if you have to rent a camaro, you need to drive it, sleep on it, drive it again, sleep on it, (that's how Boot Camp teaches Marines to fire weapons: repeat, sleep, repeat, sleep) till it becomes second nature.
i don't think you will get enough track time in every scenario to gain muscle memory, there is a LOT going on during track time. i think the track is taking 90% of your mental capacity, and there is no room for learning some basics if you are not totally in tune with the car.
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