Damaged Pressure Plate Straps

Once when I was young, I raced with Lee Smith/ CRAZEE CUDA. Lee made an experimental 5-speed Vertical gate shifter for the Doug Nash 5-speed trans. For some reason we had a ramp problem from 2nd to 3rd, resulting in a back into 1st shift. It sure made the valves in the Hemi tap the pistons in the over rev! But, the pressure plate never did that, and this condition happened several times! Don't think that I will ever own a McCleod pressure plate. The good will from their end for a replacement would go a long way. This could happen to any mfg'r, but this time it is McCleod.