It would absolutely wreck your transmission hahaha, But maybe our fake Takumi is doing a spinout or something, it works for gameplay. The stick position was intentional. I tried it with neutral but personally felt it was a bit too easy. Its easy to get blinded as the dev after playtesting countless times yourself and getting used to the muscle memory. Maybe I can add a difficulty selector later on that makes the times longer and also makes the shift recent at easier settings.
Thanks for the feedback!