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how did this racer get the opportunity to go up and mess around with the tracks tree by putting up a gloss black shield?

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THis is a small non sanctioned track that is run what ya brung If it dosen't fall apart

SOunds like it was a sunny day & the racer & one employee just went up & attached it......

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Lucky Land or Sunset?

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i have seen a suspicious act at a track where this 1 person won alot. his wife would stand on the wall and point the camcorder directly at the tree. not at the car or tires as is normal. at the tree. is this some light sensor, leave on remote, or trying to stir the pot?

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Using a cheap remote start box, a car could be wired to leave remotely from the starting line, stands, etc. Toss in an optical sensor, light trigger, or a similar piece and it's entirely possible to make a unit that when pointed at the tree, would see the top bulb and remotely activate the delay box. [/quot



There was a guy out of Texas openly selling optical sensors for reaction times..$900.

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Only thing those guys were doing wrong was winning just like the woman with the video recording her husband in the other post. If you win more than other then you must be cheating because it isn't fair.

There may be a fancy expensive way to cheat the tree but I highly doubt it. Anyone racing would be farther ahead learning how to cut a light and then be able to drive the top end. You can learn one or the other but I believe you have to be able to do both to be a consistent winner (and be called a cheater to boot).

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trust me, there is a lot of cheating in box racing just not as you have described. Fiber optic cables laid into the paint with photocell, NHRA's brilliant decision to allow programmable digital ignitions, and many other ways I won't go into.

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Wayne, What about that Midget hididng in your scoop ?

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trust me, there is a lot of cheating in box racing just not as you have described. Fiber optic cables laid into the paint with photocell, NHRA's brilliant decision to allow programmable digital ignitions, and many other ways I won't go into.

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EXACTLY!! The possibilites with the programmable ignition are endless. how about some dead on technology haha! maybe some GPS...

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The story of the video recorder is not a wives tale. This actually took place a Kanawha Valley and can be corroborated by Jeff Johnson (Fast Forward) dakota and a few others. Guys wife would point camera at tree and for first flash to trigger delay box. It was at one time that someone stepped in front of the camera and the guy was left sitting at the line that someone got wise to it. From what was stated to me the guy stopped racing after this incident, appearently he did not want to start a new list.

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The story of the video recorder is not a wives tale. This actually took place a Kanawha Valley and can be corroborated by Jeff Johnson (Fast Forward) dakota and a few others. Guys wife would point camera at tree and for first flash to trigger delay box. It was at one time that someone stepped in front of the camera and the guy was left sitting at the line that someone got wise to it. From what was stated to me the guy stopped racing after this incident, appearently he did not want to start a new list.

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Can someone explain this a little bit more? How does a camera pointed at the top bulb activate the delay box? I'm not getting it.

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The story of the video recorder is not a wives tale. This actually took place a Kanawha Valley and can be corroborated by Jeff Johnson (Fast Forward) dakota and a few others. Guys wife would point camera at tree and for first flash to trigger delay box. It was at one time that someone stepped in front of the camera and the guy was left sitting at the line that someone got wise to it. From what was stated to me the guy stopped racing after this incident, appearently he did not want to start a new list.

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I have also seen this deal in action at the division three et finals somewhere in the mid to late 90,s.Rich Matty(in the fine 409) was winning a lot of big races . And i guess a few knew what he was doing, he staged for first round and 4 or 5 guys grabbed the dude with the camera and his car just sit there on the two step as the other car easily took the win. It was one of the funniest things i ever saw at the track.