Air shifters in stock?

[NHRA3106]

Okay, I will own this one, and also give you my reason. I can’t say he presented this, but I can say I pitched this to Larry Hodge for about 1.5 years now. I won a div championship with a manually shifted automatic trans. My question is, why is this any different from anything going on now? I suggested an elec.solenoid, not air, but no real difference there. Most everyone is using either e-shift or pressure 1-2, and this just adds cost, and difficulty getting a valve body at times. With controller and solenoid, we can now not worry with exotic valve bodies. Not changing anything we aren?t already doing. There are so many things that are so far removed from when I started in 1997 it blows my mind. I love class racing but the more I do it, the more I realize we are to a place that takes CLASS out of racing. My 2 cents!

Kevin Wells

[JP1738]

Is a change this big not normally brought to some kind of vote through SRAC or some other kind of public forum?

[Dyno]

Nothing to vote on! This just makes any advantage equal for everyone in all classes.

[Adub464Q]

Originally Posted by JP1738

Is a change this big not normally brought to some kind of vote through SRAC or some other kind of public forum?

I believe it was discussed with SRAC, but maybe not officially voted on yes/no. The discussion stemmed from the e-shift and older automatic cars being treated with equal opportunity. I think Dyno is spot on with this one.

[Rich Biebel]

My Firebird can use the E-shift and over the years has had that in the car but does not now

The controllers are hard to come by and the trans obviously has to have the correct VB for the E-shift and I don't have either

I opted to put an air shifter in my car for bracket racing which is all 1/8th mile anymore...

Manually shifting 2 times in an 1/8th mile is a disadvantage

I can easily remove the air shifter for NHRA 1/4 mile racing and manually shift as I did when I had this car nearly 20 years ago....

It's no problem in 1/4 mile racing...

I do welcome the new rule for 2026 making my air shifter acceptable...

[Casey Miles]

NHRA has determined that a Stock racer can't move a lever, but a Pro Stock has to move a shifter going in the mid 6's. Makes sense? Why not cluchless air shifted stick shift cars with magnet released cluches?
Making Stock more basterdized every year.
Just my look at it.

Casey Miles
248H E/S

[L.Fite]

Sneaking up on roller cams!...

[1320racer]

Some of you are too much, trying to hold onto the past. It?s the year 2025, nothing is like it was 25 years ago no mind 50 years ago and very little of competitive, winning, stock eliminator cars today is stock. Air shifters is just the latest in the evolution of NHRA Stock Eliminator. More changes will come, guaranteed!

[Terry Cain]

Originally Posted by L.Fite

Sneaking up on roller cams!...

Say it ain't so