Retreads have been around for years in kartingGive him the Smokey Yunick award....
Loss of all points, and a little suspension from the trackKart competes & wins numerous races in a EL points & pro classes, using rebranded HT3‘s made to look like EL’s.
What should the track officials do?
Cheating happens in every class, most dont get caught. Lots of re caps that look like Els out there being used and winning races.This problem is something that happens often in el classes ?
More then one person knew about it or did it ?
The same person did it and more then one person knew it ?
Said person got caught how many times ?
Judging from post #8 thats about all that can be done as its now after the fact .
Dont kid yourself recaps are used in many different classes that spec a hard tire, many years ago they were doing Burris 55s here.This problem is something that happens often in el classes ?
More then one person knew about it or did it ?
The same person did it and more then one person knew it ?
Said person got caught how many times ?
Judging from post #8 thats about all that can be done as its now after the fact .
Tech harder the rest of the season and not wait until the last night? As pointed out already you can't conclude he was on them all season.Kart competes & wins numerous races in a EL points & pro classes. In the last points race, said kart was caught using rebranded HT3‘s made to look like EL’s.
What should the track officials do?
Really stinks for the kids! but where I come from apples don't fall far from the tree! They keep doing this the kid/kids will pick up bad habits when they are old enough to make their own decisions. Just my two centsCheck out this response on FB
In my opinion the kid without the plate should be banned from the track for good especially his parents and crew for the fact that this is what will kill the sport we all love. Teaching your kid to be a cheater and to intentionally wteck someone is uncalled for and piss poor parenting. Its and unfortunate that you have people like this. Also I say the track should hold something with the class and let them know because of one idiots decision there will be no points awarded for that night in that class and possibly run a make up race without the cheater
Who said anything about it being the last race? This is a series event, and it wasnt the last race.Tech harder the rest of the season and not wait until the last night? As pointed out already you can't conclude he was on them all season.
If you told everyone who cheated they couldnt come back, you wouldnt have much of a crowd.If I was track owner,I believe I would tell them they aren't welcome at my track. I know some people will say well you are chasing away racers but I look at it as the cheater or whatever yall wanna call them are chasing away racers. This sport does not need competitors like this! It makes it frustrating for everyone! Just my 2cents, like I have said before I haven't been around this sport long so please feel free to make me look at this situation differently.
So let me ask, Have the big names only cheated once, or did they only get a little smack on the wrist and they come back for more of the honest mans money? What should the guys who try and do everything right do? Set back and deal with these big name people/upcoming big name people? Innovative is one thing I believe, butt down right cheating is another, I have no idea what process it takes to recap a tire but I'd say alot of work went into that! Its not just setting intake lift at retainer .238 and 5 races later its at .239-.240 when you get check and get tossed! Now I just opened another can of worms talking about engines! This was on tires and every where you read its all about TIRES TIRES TIRES,SETUP! haha sorry made myself laugh. Anyways what should the average person do really?If you told everyone who cheated they couldnt come back, you wouldnt have much of a crowd.
The biggest names in racing have cheated. The biggest names yet to be heard will cheat.
5 minutes after the 1st race, was the first cheater.
Let me ask this, if you won $50,000 on something cheated up, then a DQ for a $5000 race, are you upset? No, you are $45,000 ahead of the game.
NOW LETS BE CLEAR, i dont condone this but im not naive enough to think it dont happen. Ive been around a while, and ive seen the things, innovative things, thats been done in karting. And i promise i aint seen the last, theres lots of smart folks in the sport.