Pretty amazing to see all the new autos out there. Who would have thought there would be 8 speed autos, some autos with no speeds at all (Nissan). I was a pioneer in my days of the early '70's running a B&M auto manual shift tranny while others were still gear jammin'. I had a 5500 stall converter as well. I would launch just like dumping the clutch. Made fun of at the time. I didn't care. I could shift with the best of them. Still can, but what's the point if you can be faster with an auto. Today, with trans brakes, drag racing isn't like that anymore. They're all autos to some point. Now paddle shifters for the road courses. Pretty crazy stuff. But I get it. I still shift everyday at work and would never drive an automatic tractor/trailer...lol.