1badtk

TOP TRUCK
Page 91, REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS
Add: "Non pick-up trucks or SUV's not permitted."
Add: "Air or electronic shifting devices prohibited.
Transmission must be shifted by the driver."

All Gen 2 Lightning's use an electronic shifting transmission, some with performance chips that tell the tranny when to shift. So does this mean we can't run, or do we have to shift our trucks manually? Something wrong here...... asked for an explanation but no reply yet from Mr Alexander,

FMOS Racing

The shifting rules would also apply to Gen 1 trucks since the two trannies are almost identical.

Notice it says "shifting devices." The rule refers to air-activated "Cheetah" style shifters, not full-on automatics.

1badtk

And the last line?
Transmission must be shifted by the driver

2kL

I think your reading a little to much into that. IF you put it in drive, you have shifted it.

1badtk

OK, I hope so. Been in one to many protest for nothing but rule interpretations.

[This message has been edited by 1badtk (edited 09-26-2001).]

Sixpipes

Seems to me the rules have a way of eliminating options. Doesn't say no automatic transmissions. Instead of telling you what you can run, they tell you what is prohibited. Do all the "big boys" run manual transmissions?

hotrodford_87

No worries. About 99% ot the entries in TopTruck run automatic trannies. As long as it's not shifted by an electric or air solenoid, as in aftermarket shifters, you're safe. Leaving your stock tranny in drive and letting the computer shift it is fine. Just don't get caught with a manual valve body and a solenoid-shifted device on it.

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Randy Morrison, SGA Racing. 1987 Ford Ranger-351w. Best ET 11.000 @ 124mph. 2000 TopTruck World Champion. Sponsored by Level 10 Performance Transmissions in Hamburg, NJ. Visit them @ www.levelten.com

1badtk

Thanks Randy for the note. Just read a little funny to me when I saw the rule changes. Will be looking for you in Ennis.