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Title: Tons of back-in-the day racing cheats...GOOD read!!
Post by: ZondaC12 on July 07, 2009, 11:25:21 PM
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=162615  This board is pretty neat, lotta old guys that have some good stuff to say, and this is definitely one of the better threads there. Some of the tricks had me laughing....
Title: Tons of back-in-the day racing cheats...GOOD read!!
Post by: Jim_Miller on July 08, 2009, 12:36:49 AM
I read some but not all (will save it for tomorrow)
Was there one in there about having a roll cage sealed to be used used as a nitro bottle?
Title: Tons of back-in-the day racing cheats...GOOD read!!
Post by: Ductape91 on July 08, 2009, 09:46:44 PM
thats some neat stuff, and some sneaky stuff as well.
that smokey unick was one wise  ;)
Title: Tons of back-in-the day racing cheats...GOOD read!!
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on July 09, 2009, 09:45:02 AM
Quote from: Ductape91;281476

that smokey unick was one wise  ;)


Yeah, if he'd been into financials, we'd be hearing about "Smokey" instead of Warren Buffet or D Trump...
Title: Tons of back-in-the day racing cheats...GOOD read!!
Post by: Tbird232ci on July 09, 2009, 05:19:58 PM
Quote from: Jim_Miller;281400

Was there one in there about having a roll cage sealed to be used used as a nitro bottle?

That's really not that uncommon. Motorcycle guys do that with their frames for CO2.
Title: Tons of back-in-the day racing cheats...GOOD read!!
Post by: thunderjet302 on July 09, 2009, 06:08:49 PM
I like the idea of having one side of the engine on a V8 bigger than the other :hick: