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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
NONE of that was happening on the cars I'm familiar with, and I don't think it's possible besides.
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I'm sure it would be possible, and given enough interest in the competitions, someone would eventually resort to cheating.
The other day I was curious about soap box derby racing and Googled the subject. One of the cars was outfitted with a powerful electromagnet in the nose, and when the starting gate was thrown forward, it pulled the car along significantly enough that officials were skeptical of the results and ordered an x-ray of the car.
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