Just started up a dedicated lude meet thread. Check out preludepower.com and/or preludezone.com for it! And, check out the GPC thread on this site and the group on Facebook!!! Welcome, and don't worry about having an automatic. Yes a manual is better, but it's no less of a car. If you love it and you take care of it, that's all that matters!
EDIT: I just figured out by your username that you're already in the group. Welcome to IA, anyway.