How did nitrous get such a bad rep...?

No problem with it today as I assume most are running it....at least from what I’ve seen at various tracks. But back in the 80’s in its infancy many guys were going to great lengths to conceal their nitrous setup on their car and running around being deceitful, lying, bullshitting about their cars engine. Saw it firsthand with a buddy and his 67 Ford Fairlane w/390 4-speed and 4.10. Rode in it with and without around the streets and he ran against a lot of others and sometimes would use it to pull out a win. There’s some legitimacy to the notion that some don’t like to lose and will do anything to win. That’s where my dislike for it came from for many years, but actually it’s the dislike of deceitful or bullshitter types, not the nitrous.