On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>wrote:

> dear legs
>
> why not install hand controls like on a motor cycle
> then you could shift ...
> yours
>

I would love to have a "sequential gearbox" like a motorcycle.  They always
shift in one of two direct movements, selecting the next gear in the
sequence as long as you move the shift lever one way...if you move it back
the other way, the gear selection goes the other 'direction' also.  So, one
tap down get you first, then you lift the lever for 2nd, lift again for 3rd,
etc etc..and when you want to go back down you tap down on the lever..no
shift "Pattern" at all.  Many racecars have this system.  The  really fancy
ones have a computer to 'blip the throttle" and match revs for the
driver....hey...an automatic!  Slightly different than a production street
automatic..but that Triptronic is coming very close now..

  Don Hanson