Howdy,
On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, Dave Whitworth wrote:
> For instance, with the FM protest, it would be good to see something like
> "recognized F500 expert John Doe explained that adding an exhaust can
> could result in powerband modifications that could be beneficial to the
> competitor. As such, the illegal exhaust can is considered to
> be potentially performance enhancing and the penalty is DSQ."
>
> is redundant isn't it? To me, it isn't pertinent whether the mod makes a
> performance difference or not....it's either against the rules or not. The
> PC interprets the rules as written, they don't interpret the validity of the
> rules themselves.....the SEB does that.
A PC has the ability to apply a range of penalties. What penalty they
choose, one assumes, is based on the performance potential of the
infraction.
Or maybe not. Perhaps they base it on day of the week and color. We
don't ever know, because that information isn't public.
Mark
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