The normal M2 impressed us greatly when it made its debut in early 2016, not least because BMW M had the faith to hold the launch event at Laguna Seca, a track that really separates the men from the boys. In a world where most performance cars have paddle shift gearboxes, BMW realizes that many enthusiast customers still want to select gears the old-fashioned way. So the choice is left to their customers and a roughly even number…