[John Brown]

Eric, I hope someone has told you to never slip clutches that have solid metallic pucks on them. It's a recipe for sure death to the clutch. Had a friend that started using that style clutch back in 1968 or so and it was a learning experience. The local clutch builder said it would hold all the power we could put to it. He neglected to warn about trying to drive it like an everyday street car. We finally learned from a truck driver that was experienced with that type of friction material, that the clutch was meant to be either fully engaged or fully disengaged. After we found that out, clutches lasted nearly the full season.