Has anybody tested out manual mode vs sports mode vs normal mode on the same day with same tyres etc at the drags and if so what did you find?

We've just started discussing this on a much smaller forum than this so I thought I'd also ask the question here where there is likely to be a lot more input from experienced guys. It came about because I posted a video of my car doing a run at Heathcote last Sunday and someone commented that the manual shifts seemed slow (which others disagreed with) and from there it evolved into a discussion of which mode to use.

The consensus so far (small sample) is that normal mode gives best results. For example one guy said he couldn't quite get into 12s manual shifting but normal mode gave him 12.7s and 12.6s with a best of 12.61.

Sports mode seems to be more for the twisties where hanging onto gears longer is an advantage.

I don't know whether stallies or FI have any impact but if so I'm particularly interested in stock stall, non FI car please.

Thanks,
Gary