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Old 08-19-2003, 05:19 PM
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Agree totally with Ken that a rule book read by a few experienced circle burner types might yield
a wealth of additional ideas.

I have never CHEATED (as I was a Tech Inspector for racing for 11 years in SCCA Trans AM) but I
have have bent the rules to my team's advantage
many times.

A little known trick in Trans Am (with PG checking of cubic inches) was firing a Laser or EDMing a hole through an intake valve stem. This would bleed off compression to the checked cylinder when the engine was cranked over and show a legal cylinder displacement.

A team with the owners initials JR was successful in this arena until some mechanics bragged about how stupid the tech guys were. One of the guys
was cheating on his wife, she caught him, and as
payback she called us.

Guess who got caught during the PG check the next race.

Tom V.


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