IMHO, a simple tap of the brake pedal which would light up the brake lights
would be a signal to the loser that the race is over and he'd been spanked. If
he's beside you and can't see your brake lights, it's not really a spank.
Dr. Pat
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>From: "mike d. (Michael Z-Sykes)" <msykes@su.edu>
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: DML: What's a spank?, was: My truck will do anything! -Reply -Reply
>Date: Thu, Apr 1, 1999, 1:41 AM
>
> hhmmmm... good point... I'm basing my theory on the 1/4 mile rule, which
> reads "If I have accelerated to a speed above that of my 1/4 mile trap
> speed, and I am still ahead, I win and therefor shut down." So, if my trap
> speed is 80mph and I spank a Ranger up to 85, it is safe to shut down
> and say I got the spank, because I would've spanked him at the track
> anyway. Now, if racing a sportscar, there is a different set of rules that
> apply to function of vehicle and stuff.... =)
>
> hehehe
>
> -mike d.
>
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