yeah. everybody stalls once in while. if not in their car, in someone elses that they haven't driven before. they important things are don't grind gears, which can happen if you don't clutch right, and if you put the trans in gear at an improper speed especially frist gear. you don't really need to downshift into first, and I've seen some people complaining that their car would grind or bump when they rev it really hard. Common sence. The car was designed to be shifted at a less than red-lined rev. so putting it in gear evan while up-shifting at a really high rpm is just going to have that kind of outcome.... you'll learn the speed and rpms of each gear, and if your like I was, you'll obsess about speeds, rpms, torque steering, braking..... good times bro.