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2008 OPeR Award: Worst Attempt at Adjusting the Rules

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by Charlie Turner

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January 5, 2009 3:24 pm UTC 2 Comments

Unlike my pal Steve, who never read a rule book tight enough for his satisfaction, I love cheating. Therefore, though awkwardly named, this is my favorite OPeR.

And in 2008, it was well won.

By using a glorified refrigerator magnet to limit the apparent power of their engines in dyno tests, Joe Gibbs Racing nabbed the ON PIT ROW hutzpa award for ’08.

But it was no slam dunk. Bob Osborne and the no. 99 team nearly stole it with the “ejecting oil tank lid”. Nice try guys.

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2 Responses to “2008 OPeR Award: Worst Attempt at Adjusting the Rules”

  1. Clance' on January 6th, 2009 3:11 pm

    Cheating? You mean “I love Creative Engineering”.
    Me too!

  2. User Avatar Marc on January 6th, 2009 5:58 pm

    If it ain’t in the (near mythical) rulebook it ain’t cheatin’.

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