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
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