I've been fortunate to be pretty good on the tree thru out my career. Very early on in N/SS I tried a delay box. We contacted the race organizer and were granted permission to use it. When we got there, foul was called by other racers. We used it with permission that weekend amongst protests. It didn't work out well. It was connected to an air throttle stop and line lock. Never used it again. Fast forward a few years. Weve now finished #2 in NMCA 1997. Won NSCA championships in 1998 and 2000, finished 4th in 1999. During this time the line lock button was on the steering wheel. With 5 turns lock to lock the cable would get tangled up. So I added phone jack at the lower dash and wheel. When I staged I'd plug the cable in. At the end of the track I'd yank it out and let it lie on the floor. There started to be delay box rumors, which we encouraged. My son was set to graduate from High School on a Friday before a NSCA race at Virginia Motorsports park. So a buddy towed my car there, we came after the H.S. all night party. On Saturday I asked if he got the car teched? He said yes but they spent 45 minutes looking it over. Finally he asked what they were looking for. They told him a delay box. He laughed. Told them they'd never find it. As I kept it in my jacket. Oh did that start the rumors. We really got into some people's heads. And yes my current car has been scrutinized more than once at NMCA.
Doug