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Endurance racing is not anywhere near the same as drag racing.  Be careful that you don't build a "fast" car that will only last a few laps.

Better to focus less on performance parts and more on things that will help the car last, like oil coolers, radiators, new hoses and belts, that sort of thing.

Lots of discussion about the new People's Curse rules going on in another thread, look around for it.

But, generally speaking, the most curse votes usually go to a team with drivers who are driving way too aggressively or otherwise poorly.  Most of us leave the budget concerns to the judges.

How to avoid being seen as a cheater by the judges:  Document, document, document.  And don't show up with a car that LOOKS like it's cheating, or looks like you're hiding something.  Does your "better" carb look like a new off-the-shelf Holley?  Think about how the judges will perceive that.

Banned, not likely even if you are big-time cheating. You gotta do something REALLY bad to get banned.

Crushed, also not likely unless you are cheating and also driving like utter jackwagons.

Bought unwillingly, unless you have a $100k V12 you are trying to get rid of, or try to sneak by with a $7k motor I wouldn't even worry about it.

Norcal1320.com forum guys ran a 300zx with big super b wing .

Here is the thing about you Drag racers that I've seen becoming enduranced Lemons racers . they were downshifting and locking upp rear tires before corners and killed there clutch.

Another thing is when you get to the end of the straight away you don't slow down and come back you keep going around in circles . 
They only lasted 30 minutes stints they were tired after that .PLus they aall had 10 second cars and we figured they got mor seat time in 3o minutes than 5 years of drag racing.

I don't mean to be a hater but the chances of you finishing  are real high if not blackflagged out of race !

Hey but good luck !
where you racing?

the best way to not get perceived as a cheater, is bring your best friendly social attitude, and your best senses of humor. documentation can get ignored(and it has) bribes can be poured all over your engine(and they have; here's a clue don't offer milwakee's best) and totally legit cars can(and do) get penalty laps. If you can't laugh it off, share a beer and a story with your paddock neighbors or people who pass on by, I can guarantee someone won't like the cut of your jib. There are some teams out there that i can almost certify are cheating in some fashion but it doesn't matter because they're some of the coolest people anyone will ever meet. On the track; keep your pace and effort at around an 7 or 8 and you'll minimize ire from other guys trying to just keep their cars running. Your car won't win you a race or award, but your attitude and effort definitely will.

...nah, if you have the skillz, then you should make it absurdly fast.

Superkak wasn't just absurdly fast, they were very annoying. use of the cop siren in EVERY corner almost.

Superkak was also cheating by thousands of dollars.
What's the point of bringing a nuclear weapon to a pistol shootout?

The only super-cheater that's ever been claimed was the Pratt & Miller Camaro (the Pendejo Racing S600 was claimed after Los Pendejos made it clear they never wanted to see the damn thing again). If you're not cheating at P&M levels (i.e., putting together a $10,000 decoy engine from stuff "lying around the shop" for their Camaro to distract us from their not-quite-as-cheaty Supra), you don't need to worry much about the claimer rule. Well, unless you drag-race Alfa Romeos and have a 350-horse Alfa Twin Cam, in which case Jay will grab your engine for his way-less-than-350-horse GTV.

I've built a few Detroit V8s for dirt cheap using swap-meet goodies, so I know it's possible to get a lot of power for a dollar figure not too far removed from a Lemons budget, and the same applies to some of the Honda and Toyota engines as well. I've also been to 34 of the 42 past Lemons races and have seen over and over that big engine power without corresponding suspension upgrades makes a car into a terrible endurance racer (thrown rods, constant spinouts, etc)... and you can't hide the kind of suspension upgrades that make monster power relevant. Your best bet is to go with near-stock engine power and concentrate on reliability and low-budget handling improvements.

As for getting the People's Curse, you need to be a total jerkola on and/or off the track to win the ballot; these days, mega-cheaters get hammered with so many BS Inspection penalty laps that they're safe from the Curse.

Of course, we will overlook a certain level of engine cheatery... provided you bring the right car. 400 horses in a Kaiser Manhattan, no problem. 400 horses in a Camaro bores us.