> Q: Why a region member, and why at nationals?
> A: Because I knew her car, and that the only way that this
> would surface beyond our region was to do so either at a tour or
Nationals.
> And this topic has come up regionally (Craig B.'s car) and mentioned
> on this list.
Coincidentally, I was talking to a friend (who also happens to be a frequent
Nationals/Tour competitor) a couple months ago about the deficiencies in
the "write a letter" approach. He was saying essentially the same thing as
Kevin M. here; that one would apparently have to lodge a protest at a
National/Tour event and have it appealed to get the SEB to address an issue.
Me: Why can't this be done at a regional event?
He: Because regional protests/appeals are handled by a regional protest
committee.
Me: Oh yeah? Who says? The road racers appeal regional event protests to
the national office, seems to me from all the entertaining reading in
FasTrack.
He: The rule book says.
Me: Where? What I see is 10.1 (sorry 1998 book), which says "Any person,
entrant or organization named as a party to a protest in any SCCA Solo II
event shall have the right to appeal to the National Appeals Committee (NAC)
any decision or penalty imposed..."
He: Hmmm...
So, the Katie/Kevin issue aside, can't this mechanism be employed to provide
clarifications? I've often heard the "have to protest it at a national
event" position; but it seems to me it could simply be protested at a local
SCCA sanctioned event and appealed from there. No?
KeS
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