Hey all, back from yet another disappointing race at Silverstone - all was going well, up to 3rd in class but 14 laps in the clutch let go again :-( . Pressure plate springs went making it difficult to change gear and then took out the crank sensor.   This is the second time this has happened - both genuine Valeo pressure plates; the springs are just breaking up.     Last season we ran a standard Valeo clutch all season with no problems (mildly tuned 1.9 mi on bodies - red line @ 7800 rpm but usually didn't see that).   This season with the new car we have a Gti6 race engine 194 bhp @ the wheels - sees 8000rpm regularly. I think the standard pressure plate can't handle the combination of higher rpm & added torque from the new engine.   We had a solid centre helix paddle clutch in for the first two races of the season, so assumed the very snatchy nature of the clutch plate caused the pressure plate to fail. Decided to run a totally standard clutch and the same thing happened, so it wasn't down to the paddle clutch.     Any recommendations for a reliable 215mm race pressure plate?   Note it doesn't have to have a higher than standard torque capacity; the standard clutch never slipped and we don't want to unnecessarily increase the pedal force required to operate the clutch.