I under stand what John is saying on the add wear and tear to it

I also drive them like stumpy,if not harder

I have had a lot of jy stockers last yrs and I have went through 4-5 in a yr

so my ? is...if you are drag racing with a more or less "stock" 727/904 auto

instead of putting it in 1st on launch,put it in 2nd on the colum and then launch and let it do the wot 1-2 shift on its own,then do the 2-3 shift manualy

would that be any better?

less wear on the bands?