It is really not so much the shifting, though a driver does need to know what gear to use and when, it is really the clutch work that makes these automatic boys conk out where they can't even get going.
i'm 77 and have been driving nothing but "clutch" cars since i was 16 and i've owned a lot of cars during that time and now. i believe it is a complete waste of money to buy a performance car with an automatic transmission. if i wanted to just step on the accelerator and steer, i'd get myself...