I read that Pace mowers were considered better than Victas at the time Victa bought them out. They were fIerce rivals. It's a shame Victa eliminated it's competition this way and just used the name to badge engineer their own products.
I'm glad somebody is focussing on Pace products before the Victa takeover.

PS hope your hand heals soon. At least you're making the most of the situation.

Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!