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3.5.4. Grievance Procedures and Sportsmanship
While the right to protest in proper cases is undoubted, it should be remembered that SoloSport events are sporting events, to be conducted in a sporting manner and that all events are organized by volunteers who cheerfully give of their time and do their best. Competitors should expect some imperfections of the organizers and fellow competitors and that, to a reasonable extent, these are part of the chances taken when entering a competition. Competitors are encouraged to discuss the problem with fellow competitors before lodging a formal protest. Inquiry, Protest, and Appeals procedures are outlined in the GCR’s.
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I thought I'd post this one to remind everyone that although a National Championship maybe on the line, please keep it in perspective.
In the recent weeks, I have been receiving inquiries about the rules and car prep. legalities. Most question are simply clarification requests, though there have been some where there are undertones of "Can I get away with..?" or "Would I be successful in protesting this or that?"
OK, outright cheating will be appropriately penalized. But as the rule above states, please work things out w/ your competitors before going to event officials for further clarification. The last thing any competitor needs is to be blindsided by a protest for something that could've been an honest omission (and a readily fixable one) and the last thing officials want is a 'weenie' protest to process.
While I understand that the CAC rules have their shortcomings, such shortcomings are not to be exploited for personal gain. It is the goal of the Stewarding team that winners/losers are determined first and foremost on the autoslalom course and not via paperwork and technicalities.
While the right to protest in proper cases is undoubted, it should be remembered that SoloSport events are sporting events, to be conducted in a sporting manner and that all events are organized by volunteers who cheerfully give of their time and do their best. Competitors should expect some imperfections of the organizers and fellow competitors and that, to a reasonable extent, these are part of the chances taken when entering a competition. Competitors are encouraged to discuss the problem with fellow competitors before lodging a formal protest. Inquiry, Protest, and Appeals procedures are outlined in the GCR’s.
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I thought I'd post this one to remind everyone that although a National Championship maybe on the line, please keep it in perspective.
In the recent weeks, I have been receiving inquiries about the rules and car prep. legalities. Most question are simply clarification requests, though there have been some where there are undertones of "Can I get away with..?" or "Would I be successful in protesting this or that?"
OK, outright cheating will be appropriately penalized. But as the rule above states, please work things out w/ your competitors before going to event officials for further clarification. The last thing any competitor needs is to be blindsided by a protest for something that could've been an honest omission (and a readily fixable one) and the last thing officials want is a 'weenie' protest to process.
While I understand that the CAC rules have their shortcomings, such shortcomings are not to be exploited for personal gain. It is the goal of the Stewarding team that winners/losers are determined first and foremost on the autoslalom course and not via paperwork and technicalities.
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