Cheating [2-step And Buttons]

Mike Mayhew · 09-20-2007, 08:41 PM

It was my good friend Al Peters that figured out the guy that was using a delay box in stock about 3 years ago at an NHRA national event. Don't remember the guys name. It's a pretty intersting story how AL figured it out. I'll tell ya at the track sometime if anyone is interested. Al gathered up the Emmons boys at the national event in Texas and they nabbed him.
But guess what. That guy had used the box in NHRA and IHRA and won in both bodies with it.
It took another racer to find it.
I just heard a story last weekend in Jackson about a SS racer that was caught with a box in a previous NHRA race. The story was from a guy that saw it first hand.

I've personally never called anyone a cheater. I don't even think about it at the track. I always feel if I do my job I can win. Can't think of a sole that I think would cheat with a box.
But every year or so someone is caught.
Sittin at home, just thinking about things, I guess it's easy to think that 'someone'...'somewhere' is doing......'something'.

Without a 2step it's 90% impossible to use a box. This is like what they say about locks I guess. It keeps honest people honest.
Maybe no 2step/button would take the temptation away from an honest racer. If only 1 "hidden-delay-device " person a year decides to do otherwise it's worth it.
I guess ?

Remember that 2 steps have only been legal for a few years. They were not legal longer than they have been legal ( in Stock ). So history isn't an accurate way to judge this I believe.
I can live with it either way.

09-20-2007, 08:41 PM	#1
Mike Mayhew Banned Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Savannah Ga. Posts: 124 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cheating [2-step And Buttons] It was my good friend Al Peters that figured out the guy that was using a delay box in stock about 3 years ago at an NHRA national event. Don't remember the guys name. It's a pretty intersting story how AL figured it out. I'll tell ya at the track sometime if anyone is interested. Al gathered up the Emmons boys at the national event in Texas and they nabbed him. But guess what. That guy had used the box in NHRA and IHRA and won in both bodies with it. It took another racer to find it. I just heard a story last weekend in Jackson about a SS racer that was caught with a box in a previous NHRA race. The story was from a guy that saw it first hand. I've personally never called anyone a cheater. I don't even think about it at the track. I always feel if I do my job I can win. Can't think of a sole that I think would cheat with a box. But every year or so someone is caught. Sittin at home, just thinking about things, I guess it's easy to think that 'someone'...'somewhere' is doing......'something'. Without a 2step it's 90% impossible to use a box. This is like what they say about locks I guess. It keeps honest people honest. Maybe no 2step/button would take the temptation away from an honest racer. If only 1 "hidden-delay-device " person a year decides to do otherwise it's worth it. I guess ? Remember that 2 steps have only been legal for a few years. They were not legal longer than they have been legal ( in Stock ). So history isn't an accurate way to judge this I believe. I can live with it either way.