Things you were bounced for in the olden days when there wer

[Jim Kaekel]

Cool thread.
I heard one second hand from the "ole days" that was pretty funny. A Stock class racer made a pass and proceeded to get out of his car, with helmet in hand, prior to scaling. He then walked away from his car, picked up a large piece of lead that he had hidden in the weeds and placed it inside his helmet. He then hopped back in his car and strolled across the scales. Of course he must have been caught or I wouldn't have heard this story.

Another good one was a fellow that was caught with loose lead ballast in his trunk. From what I was told, the official grabbed it and tossed it on the ground. The official then went about his business, while the racer then grabbed the ballast and tossed it back in his trunk.

[Dan Lattimore]

Originally Posted by Jim Kaekel

Cool thread.
I heard one second hand from the "ole days" that was pretty funny. A Stock class racer made a pass and proceeded to get out of his car, with helmet in hand, prior to scaling. He then walked away from his car, picked up a large piece of lead that he had hidden in the weeds and placed it inside his helmet. He then hopped back in his car and strolled across the scales. Of course he must have been caught or I wouldn't have heard this story.

Another good one was a fellow that was caught with loose lead ballast in his trunk. From what I was told, the official grabbed it and tossed it on the ground. The official then went about his business, while the racer then grabbed the ballast and tossed it back in his trunk.

That story reminds me of something that happened to me a long time ago and I'm sure the statute of limitations has run out so I'm going to tell on myself. I had set the record in my class and was just getting ready to hit the scales after my backup. It dawned on me that I hadn't added any fuel after the previous pass and told my wife that I thought I might be a couple pounds lite. Just as I was pulling onto the scales she handed me a big gulp cup full of ice tea and set it on the window frame. I reached for it and she backed up. I couldn't hardly pick it up, she had put a big lump of lead in it and poured tea on top of it. I don't know what shocked me most , the fact that she did it or the impact it delivered when I put it in my lap. The good news is I was heavy enough without it but God bless her I asked her to never do that again. :-)