Whither the 425/427 decicion....

[Chuck Norton]

Originally Posted by Steve Hagberg

Other racers watching you do it don't count.

This is a troublesome conundrum, to be sure.

I wonder how things would work out if the system allowed for official actions to be taken on the basis of hearsay evidence? Should it be possible for anyone to have another racer disqualified simply by pointing a finger and stating, "I accuse (insert name) of (insert infraction) and I would like to see him/her disqualified? Or, possibly a cabal of comprised of a group of racers could be required to accomplish the same thing? How about something like, three competitors in the same class could verbally accuse another racer and the the accused would be required to leave the premises within a stated period of time? Is it conceivable that we might hear an announcement on the P.A. system: "Would Anthony Fetch, Anthony Davis, Dan Fletcher and anyone named Biondo, Lang, or Emmons please report to the front gate with your rigs ASAP. You have been voted off the island!!" Any chance of that? Racers would never do anything like that, would they? Obviously, neither you nor I would ever do it but, what about.....?

It would seem to me that such a system could end up being an even smellier kettle of fish than the disregard some show for the AHFS. Let's consider a wider range of possibilities before we pull the trigger on yet another land mine.

c