lwdent wrote:
>
> This discussion reminds me of an event that happened early in Trans-Am
> history when the book was not as thick and officials sort of made it up
> as they went along, much as I do on occasion in running races for
> SOVREN.
>
> Seems that the stewards were just starting to weigh cars after the race
> and one sly team manager, knowing his cars were light, and having won
> the race with one, suggested to the stewards that the weight should be
> determined just as the car went on the track, not off.
>
> He reasoned that oil had been used, gas had been used, rubber was worn
> off the tires, etc, and the crew should be allowed to put the car back
> into before race condition for the proper weight to be found.
>
> The Stewards thought that was reasonable, and the crew promptly put in a
> couple of quarts of oil, 22 gallons of gas and rolled over 4 new tires,
> all mounted up on the mag wheels. Only problem is each tire was filled
> with water, not air.
>
> NOW THAT WAS CHEATING.
>
> Larry Dent, Chief Steward, SOVERN
And that's why cars are now weighed as they come off the track...
Grant
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