diff --git a/data/scripts/haybail.as b/data/scripts/haybail.as
index 7a6ad51bf..429120e72 100644
--- a/data/scripts/haybail.as
+++ b/data/scripts/haybail.as
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ void onTrigger()
 
 */
     displayMessage("Haybail deactivated");
-    disableAnimation("hayBail.b3d");
+    //disableAnimation("hayBail.b3d");
+    //track_obj_manager.disable("hayBail.b3d","mesh");
+     //track_obj_manager.disable("hayBail.b3d");
+	TrackObject @t_obj = getTrackObject("hayBail.b3d");
+
     squashKart(0,35.0); //id of kart,time to squash
 }
diff --git a/src/scriptengine/script_track.cpp b/src/scriptengine/script_track.cpp
index 7631755be..8828ded8d 100644
--- a/src/scriptengine/script_track.cpp
+++ b/src/scriptengine/script_track.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "states_screens/dialogs/tutorial_message_dialog.hpp"
 #include "tracks/track_object_manager.hpp"
 #include "tracks/track.hpp"
-
+#include <iostream> //debug
 namespace Scripting
 {
 
@@ -36,6 +36,24 @@ namespace Scripting
             func = engine->GetModule(0)->GetFunctionByDecl("void onTrigger()");
             return func;
         }
+        /*
+        void disableAnimation(std::string *name, void *memory)
+        {
+            std::string *str = name;
+            std::string type = "mesh";
+            World::getWorld()->getTrack()->getTrackObjectManager()->disable(*str, type);
+        }*/
+        void getTrackObject(asIScriptGeneric *gen)
+        {
+            std::string *str = (std::string*)gen->GetArgAddress(0);
+            TrackObject* t_obj = World::getWorld()->getTrack()->getTrackObjectManager()->getTrackObject(*str);
+            gen->SetReturnObject(t_obj);
+        }
+        /*TrackObject* getTrackObject(std::string *name)
+        {
+            TrackObject* t_obj = World::getWorld()->getTrack()->getTrackObjectManager()->getTrackObject(*name);
+            return t_obj;
+        }*/
         void registerScriptFunctions(asIScriptEngine *engine)
         {
             int r;
@@ -47,6 +65,21 @@ namespace Scripting
             r = engine->RegisterGlobalFunction("void disableTrigger(string &in)", asFUNCTION(disableTrigger), asCALL_GENERIC); assert(r >= 0);
             r = engine->RegisterGlobalFunction("void createTrigger(string &in,float x,float y,float z, float distance)",
                 asFUNCTION(createTrigger), asCALL_GENERIC); assert(r >= 0);
+            /*
+            //Test singleton, and various calling conventions
+            // Register the track object manager as a singleton. The script will access it through the global property
+       //     r = engine->RegisterObjectType("TrackObjectManager", 0, asOBJ_REF | asOBJ_NOHANDLE); assert(r >= 0);
+            r = engine->RegisterObjectType("TrackObjectManager", 0, asOBJ_REF | asOBJ_NOCOUNT); assert(r >= 0);
+
+            // Register the track object manager's methods
+            TrackObjectManager* track_obj_manager = World::getWorld()->getTrack()->getTrackObjectManager();
+            r = engine->RegisterGlobalProperty("TrackObjectManager track_obj_manager", track_obj_manager); assert(r >= 0);
+            //r = engine->RegisterObjectMethod("TrackObjectManager", "void disable(string name , string type)", asMETHOD(TrackObjectManager, disable), asCALL_THISCALL); assert(r >= 0);
+            //r = engine->RegisterObjectMethod("TrackObjectManager", "void disable(string &in name)", asFUNCTION(disableAnimation), asCALL_GENERIC); assert(r >= 0);
+            r = engine->RegisterObjectMethod("TrackObjectManager", "void disable(string &in)", asFUNCTION(disableAnimation), asCALL_CDECL_OBJLAST); assert(r >= 0);
+            */
+            r = engine->RegisterObjectType("TrackObject", 0, asOBJ_REF | asOBJ_NOCOUNT); assert(r >= 0);
+            r = engine->RegisterGlobalFunction("TrackObject @getTrackObject(string &in)", asFUNCTION(getTrackObject), asCALL_GENERIC); assert(r >= 0);
 
         }
 
diff --git a/src/tracks/track_object_manager.cpp b/src/tracks/track_object_manager.cpp
index ccc7ce5e8..6386f9322 100644
--- a/src/tracks/track_object_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/track_object_manager.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ void TrackObjectManager::reset()
 }   // reset
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void TrackObjectManager::disable(std::string name , std::string type){
+void TrackObjectManager::disable(std::string name , std::string type)
+{
      TrackObject* curr;
      for_in (curr,m_all_objects){
 		 if (type != curr->getType())continue;
@@ -103,7 +104,8 @@ void TrackObjectManager::disable(std::string name , std::string type){
             }
      }
 }
-void TrackObjectManager::enable(std::string name , std::string type){
+void TrackObjectManager::enable(std::string name , std::string type)
+{
      TrackObject* curr;
      for_in (curr,m_all_objects){
 		if (type != curr->getType())continue;
@@ -121,7 +123,8 @@ void TrackObjectManager::enable(std::string name , std::string type){
             }
      }
 }
-bool TrackObjectManager::getStatus(std::string name){
+bool TrackObjectManager::getStatus(std::string name)
+{
      TrackObject* curr;
      for_in (curr,m_all_objects){
             if (curr->getName() == (name)||curr->getID()==(name))
@@ -134,6 +137,21 @@ bool TrackObjectManager::getStatus(std::string name){
      //object not found
      return false;
 }
+
+TrackObject* TrackObjectManager::getTrackObject(std::string name)
+{
+    TrackObject* curr;
+    for_in(curr, m_all_objects){
+        if (curr->getName() == (name) || curr->getID() == (name))
+        {
+
+            return curr;
+
+        }
+    }
+    //object not found
+    return NULL;
+}
 /** Handles an explosion, i.e. it makes sure that all physical objects are
  *  affected accordingly.
  *  \param pos  Position of the explosion.
diff --git a/src/tracks/track_object_manager.hpp b/src/tracks/track_object_manager.hpp
index 95023a675..cf5647a2b 100644
--- a/src/tracks/track_object_manager.hpp
+++ b/src/tracks/track_object_manager.hpp
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ public:
 
     void removeObject(TrackObject* who);
 
+    TrackObject* getTrackObject(std::string name);
+
           PtrVector<TrackObject>& getObjects()       { return m_all_objects; }
     const PtrVector<TrackObject>& getObjects() const { return m_all_objects; }