On Mar 21, 9:00*pm, wrote:
Bill,
Aside from your rude remarks and your inability to admit your mistakes
on several points (an automatic transmissions do not operate like a
cruise control), etc.....

I didn't say anything remotely like that. I said they ASSIST the
driver in maintaining speed by increasing torque multipication when
climbing hills.


Now let me ask you a question for once: What rope tension, measured in
g do you recommend for the first seconds of the launch? Or do you
advocate RPM controlled winches over tension controlled ones?

I advocate tension controlled winches and the tension should be the
maximum safe value.