Nhra releases 2017 rule book amendments

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

The air shifter is not new. Maybe they decided to enforce it. There are a few out there.

Yes there are,.....It's better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission....

[Mark Yacavone]

Here's a good idea..Let's not have tech at Nat'l meets..Save money.

[Mickey Whaley]

when could we ever have them?????

[Lew Silverman]

Some of us could -

Pneumatic, hydraulic, electric, etc. controls and shifters in all non-computer controlled electronic fuel injected vehicles prohibited.

Added on 5/30/2017 -
The use of air assisted shift is prohibited in all Stock applications.

The word "pneumatic" is still there, so is that somehow now different from "air"?

There were cars with them that were let go, then 1 or 2 more had them. Time to enforce the rules.

[Ed Carpenter]

Shifting should be a function of the driver. No assisting devices whatsoever. The same for everybody. Just my .02

[Bobby Fazio]

If you need assistance shifting a 2 or 3 speed automatic you probably shouldn't be racing. Now when is Elegal-shift going away in stock?

[Bobby DiDomenico]

Originally Posted by Ed Carpenter

Shifting should be a function of the driver. No assisting devices whatsoever. The same for everybody. Just my .02

Ed,
We could never figure out how or why they ever let some automatic cars have an electronic 1-2 shift.

[novassdude]

Originally Posted by Ed Carpenter

Shifting should be a function of the driver. No assisting devices whatsoever. The same for everybody. Just my .02

By the name automatic transmission it should not take any function of the driver or it would be a manual transmission.
A true automatic you just put it in drive and go.

[Mark Yacavone]

Let's not get too carried away here. Governors in automatics were OEM items, long before TA or ratchet shifters were around.