Great to hear your loving it Rob, I agree of course as i love mine , its without doubt the best car i have owned.
I have exactly the same procedure as Steve when i get in, and he is so right the gear change using paddles is so quick, it even does blips by itself between changes, which you can also program to certain revs etc.
Not to forget the launch control, not tried it yet as been advised it takes loads off the clutch.
I am fortunate enough to have the CS which has the quick rack and of course the MTrack button, which removes most of the traction control but not all, its fantastic you can loose the arse but the mtrack steps in just in time, takes some getting used to trusting it, but its cool.
Rob, you really need to come to Germany, i need the support