Not sure I understand question but in my car I used a B&M Pro ratchet shifter with the linkage kit I shifted 1st to 2nd then immediately back into 1st to hold second, then back into 2nd for third then drive for top gears. I never really got out of 2nd gear long as I only raced 1/8th mile....lol
My current 90 coupe I purchased the hammer ratchet shifter will get back to you on it performance after I install & test it out.
Right now I am fighting a troubleshooting nightmare on car.
You can hold second gear now! I suggest getting some sort of shift kit Im doing Transgo now! Manually shift it from 1 to D then when the tranny shifts to 2nd shift back down to 1 to hold 2nd gear to any rpm, its very hard on the manual valve, so id really think about a shift kit before you do this, often referred to as the 1 d 1 shuffle!