If the track broadcasts on FM, and the announcers call out reaction times and such, and you have an FM radio in your street car............
that is one way they cheat here. at one of our tracks the announcer ALWAYS calls out best reaction time first and like you said if you have a radio...
Then the announcers who do this suck at their jobs. I was taught as an announcer to NEVER give a reaction time until the race finished. It didn't matter what class was racing, no need to take that chance. Most guys can figure it out at the finish line anyhow.
I once had a racer complain that I had announced "this race is too close to call off the tree!" when in fact there was a HUGE difference. So he lifted early expecting the other car to break-out. I suggested he turn off his radio and pay attention to the race.
Don
