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Yep, you gotta learn it. It's pretty essential in tracking a manual car. Otherwise you'll be slow, inconsistent, and more importantly, more prone to wear & tear and damage.
Another thing I noticed when I tracked my 335 was that I didn't get much faster by redlining. So I always short shifted around 5.5-6k, and it still pulled well b/c of low end torque. (AND it kept the temps lower, which is a delicate aspect of these motors.) As such, I didn't really feel the need to downshift in many of the turns. I mean, of course it depends on the track/corner, but saving half a sec on upshifting vs keeping in higher gear might be worth an experiment on corner-by-corner basis for these cars.
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