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I believe that to even want to participate in these kind of races, you have to be eco minded and bona fide.
But if anyone wanted to play tricks, there is a lot that is possible. If the front wheels trail the steering point any sideways shake provides forward thrust, and it would be very hard to notice.
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You have to be a student member of SAE for the U.S. SAE competitions.
It would be easy to notice a contestant steering like a spaz instead of smoothly.
I don't know if there's any incentive to cheat except to get bragging rights. However I have wondered if anyone has tried to do something along the lines of the 1973 Shell Economy Run's infamous Opel "Vapor" engine.