I don't like the people who make things dangerous. If you drive like an A-hole, my team will vote accordingly...
I think you guys worry about the cheaters too much though. Cheating is part of the race. Bribes are encouraged. I have spent plenty of time watching cars go through the BS tech inspection. The judges kow a cheater when they see one. The first thing Jay ever said to me was "Who wants to be the first liar to explain to me this car is only worth 500 bucks?" I was armed with papers and pictures to document the cars cost. The only problem was that cost does not necessarily mean value and it was decided our car deserved some laps even though it was acquired and prepped within the $500 allowed budget.
It was difficult to argue with guys who knew more about our car than we did so I decided to try something unheard of when going thru tech..... I got honest. I told them that we had a hidden boost bottle on the car they did not see. They were stunned. "Are you serious? Show us!"
Luckily the boost bottle was actually a very difficult to locate jug of scotch that my research had determined was a favorite of the Judges... I pulled away the paper bag around the bottle and showed them the label...
They exclaimed "This car is the biggest piece of crap we have ever seen and it will blow up before the end of day one. Zero penalty laps!"
Captain of The UNDERGROUND and Lemons SPAMBASSADOR