Solenoid Shifters

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Originally Posted by Crew Chief

Wrong. Whether the car had a computer or not, only the driver can move the shifter from one gear to another. However the transmission can shift itself internally with the shifter staying in one position.

From post 2 and the 2016 rule book:

"Electronic rpm controls for the electric (internal or external to the
transmission) shifting of automatic transmissions permitted in
computer-controlled vehicles only. Otherwise, any gear change must occur as a result of an internal function of the transmission or from direct action by the driver."

The terms external, permitted, computer-controlled and otherwise (especially Otherwise), muddy this up. The poster needs to clarify this with a division tech.

Dale