Woops!! APR Motorsport busted cheating!

[No457 Snowy]

It may be harsh, but from a business perspective it's true.

Having a company name emblazoned under your posts while finger-pointing at the faults of competitors, is not flattering to the professional profile of that business.

If he's not associated, then it's all good.

[gregozedobe]

Are we discussing the nature of the infraction or the fact that "Regulation Interpretation errors" occur in Motorsports?

With regards to so called cheating, I have heard some interesting anecdotes of certain "creative engineering efforts" on behalf of a certain Nissan Touring Car team from the 90's. Sure they won some great races, but evidence suggests its wasnt exactly to the letter of the law.

In some (many ?) racing series there seems to be an attitude of "It aint cheating 'til you get caught". As the profile of a series increases, so does the pressure on the team to get results (ie win), so it is no surprise that some teams will resort to "creative interpretation" of the rules and regulations to gain an advantage.

Many series have a cat and mouse game going between the teams and the regulators, where the regulators keep closing off loop holes, but the engineers and mechanics and programmers keep finding new ones.

I like the concept of the "low cost" series that have a claiming rule. If you (illegally) spend more than you are supposed to (and thereby make your car too good), a competitor can simply claim your car and pay the fee (eg $2,500 or whatever the limit is supposed to). It certainly puts the focus back on the driver's skill rather than how deep the team owner's (or sponsor's) pockets are.

[Tim]

Its interesting that there seems to be no information in regards to the details of this issue published anywhere yet. Even the threads on golfmkv and the koni challenge forums seem to have been gagged until an official press release is made in the next day or so..
Soooo much speculation.. it just fuels the rumour fire!