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Weight Distribution and Nitrous Oxide

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Legendary Racer Gary Balough’s Cheating Stories: The Miami Gang was WILD in the 1980s

What happens here

More stories are shared, including one about placing lead shot in racing suits for weight distribution and another about an adjustable bell crank system that could shift weight mid-race. The group also recounts an incident involving nitrous oxide hidden in a car's intake during inspection, which led to a dramatic explosion when activated.

Goal: Illustrate advanced and risky rule-bending techniques in racing

Tools and materials

  • Bell Crank Mechanism N/A — Adjusting weight distribution during a race
  • Carburetor Fire Bottle N/A — A container for lead shot, disguised as a fire bottle
  • Nitrous Oxide Bottle N/A — Providing a temporary power boost to the engine
  • PVC Pipe N/A — Housing the bell crank and lead shot
  • Racing Suit N/A — Concealing lead shot for weight distribution
  • Lead Shot N/A — Adding weight to specific parts of the car or driver to alter weight distribution

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So every Sunday when the phone rang, we knew it was Gary. Well, he was seeing how we did at the go-kart races. Well, then he's like, "You got to get a lot left side weight. Got to get offside weight." So he calls and I said, "Well, during the week, I called Brian said, "Hey, that that is in the tubes. We need that." I didn't know it would kill you or it was dangerous. So, we went over there and we duct taped the tie wrapped it to the side of the go-kart. Well, we get 65% left side wide in this go-kart. And he calls up, "Well, how'd you do?" Like, so that whole week he's thinking, "How the hell did these get that weight in this go-kart?" Cuz you ain't doing that. He go I says, "What's that we had in the cage?" He's Oh, Jesus Christ. I had a fire bottle. I had a fire bottle and like a a hook for a seat belt with a rod stuck in a carbon fiber on the back about that wide top. I can move it from the right side to the left side. Yep. And that little got caught between the steer wheel and my knees about wrecked me. I had to get it over. I wanted to laper. It's $10,000. I said, "How am I going to get this thing back over there?" [Music] I passed out. Concord Concord. And then then it was light, like 10 lbs. Yeah. Jesus Christ. What are we going to do to win this race tonight? Yeah. Everybody was handing me gears. I'm putting gears in my pocket. I go to get in the car and the cop wants to pat him down. Get your ass off me. Ain't no cop deal here. You you ass off me, man. You're not touching me. I had all all the gears and stuff in my pockets and stuff. Make that 10 lb. We stuff that thing, the rag and I've had to do that go-kart races in my pocket. We You got to get close, man. You got to get within two, three pounds. Yeah. I remember you come down pit road with with lead shot bags in your arm. That was all American 400. You walking like this my legs WR got hit. Yeah. I couldn't get up on the front of that court cuz my legs are so heavy. Oh, I said, "What's the matter?" Said, "I can't get on it. Help me." I tell you another story. Gary, we used to murder them. We practiced and all that stuff, qualified. And about 9:00, Gary called me. He said, "Daddy, we got to go back to racetrack." I said, "What for, Gary? I got worried. I got worried that they're going to take

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