#1 no unless you are going to stall the car.
#2 its called slipping the clutch not balancing. But no after 1st gear you just bang through the gears.
#3 I think I start gassing it just a fraction before the clutch starts to grab. If you do it too late you will stall and too early you will rev too high.
Just get out there and drive, you will be pretty good in no time.
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