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Unread 03-05-2014, 04:35
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Mechanical Auto-shifting

After seeing 971's friction clutch this year, I was wondering if any teams have made a mechanical auto-shifter in the past.
I'm not talking about code to shift when the current spikes or something like that, something more like a friction clutch that would automatically shift back into higher gear once load lets up. 971 definitely had a good design, but they were still using a pneumatic cylinder in place of something like a spring.