Stewart, I read that story about S&M protesting Stepp in the recent book that came out about SS and Pro Stock from back in the day. I don't doubt there were intense rivalries between even the Chrysler teams themselves especially considering Ronnie's driving abilities. That would be something others would have been trying to figure out a way to equalize or overcome I would think. S&M always used the 4 speed before the Lencos came on the scene or did they ever use a Clutch-Flite or even experiment/test with one? From what little I know about those Clutch-Flites, they sound like they may have been an explosion waiting to happen...