[GH85Carrera]

Once again, with no power steering, I need both hands on the steering wheel to turn the corner. I need a third arm to downshift, and I guess a 4th hand to use the parking brake.

Some of the threads on the technical site on replacing the parking brake shoes are discuss the challenge of replacing the two little brake shoes. They don't press on the brake rotor surface. It is a separate drum as part of the wheel hub. The good news is you will not warp brake rotors of if you pull the parking brake with hot brakes. It is a totally separate system from the regular brakes. On a 914, they just use a lever to press on of the brake pucks up against the rotor. That would not be so bad, because it would just wear down the inside brake puck.

In the end, I am only out there to have fun. I can't possibly care less about the fastest time out there. With a 200 HP car and slow shifts, it ain't gonna happen. I see the modern Porsches accelerate with 300 or 400 HP and PDK millisecond shifts, and ABS brakes and traction control controlled corners and it is obvious I will never be competitive. Even against a modern Honda 4 door coupe. Torsion bar suspension and a car designed in 1963 just can't compete. But I love my car and plan on keeping it many long years. After over over 100 autocrosses on my car I have never damaged the car. Just drive and have fun.