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Protests/Infractions
1. Official protests must be written and filed prior to, or within 1 hour, after the final heat for that class. Protest forms may be obtained from the Secretary or Asst. Secretary at Judges Stand. Completed protest forms and any fees are to be turned over to the Secretary, Asst. Secretary, Treasurer or Asst. Treasurer. Only a written protest signed by the boat owner and/or driver will be accepted. The boat inspection protest fee is $300.00. The engine inspection fee is $1000. This fee is to be paid in cash when protest is filed.
2. After inspection:
• If boat/motor is found to be legal, protest fee is paid to owner/driver being protested
• If boat/motor is found to be illegal, protest fee is returned to person/persons filing protest. Other actions by ODBA will result.
3. Gas Protest Fee is $375 (nonrefundable). Fee must be paid in cash at time protest is filed. ODBA performed fuel tests only.
4. ODBA rule infractions will not be tolerated. ODBA has three separate and distinct levels of infractions, each carrying its own distinct level of punishment.
5. Minor Infraction: an infraction deemed by ODBA’s Board of Directors to be unintentional. A minor infraction may result in loss of points and event.
Examples include, but are not limited to:
• Not wearing proper safety gear (i.e., life jacket, helmet, etc.).
• Removal of safety gear while on plane.
• Not showing up at scales.
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• 15 pounds or less under specified class weight.
• Not putting the boat into the water when instructed.
6. Failing fuel test.
7. Derogatory or destructive comments made post race can be construed as a Minor/Major infraction.
8. If a Racer is assigned to a work detail and does not show up for said detail he or she will be fined $100.00 for 1st offence, $250.00 for 2nd offence. Fine
must be paid before he or she will be allowed to join race competition.9. Major Infraction: an infraction deemed by ODBA’s Board of Directors to be intentional. This may, upon review of the ODBA Board of Directors, result in a
one calendar year suspension of membership and/or the boat from date of infraction. In the event of more than one Major Infraction, the penalties shall run consecutively. Examples of a major infraction include, but are not limited to:
• 16 or more pounds under specified class weight.
• Refusal to weigh.
• Refusal to submit to fuel test.
• Not passing fuel test.
• Refusal of motor or boat inspection.
• Not passing motor or boat inspection.
• Two minor infraction disqualifications for the same reasons in a single race season.
10. Gross Infraction: A most serious infraction deemed by ODBA’s Board of Directors to intentionally disrupt or discredit the operations of ODBA. May, upon review of the ODBA Board of Directors, result in lifetime loss of membership by an individual or the group responsible.
Examples of a gross infraction include, but are not limited to:
•[u] Directing any nature of reprehensible conduct toward any race official, including but not limited to, obscene, abusive, or threatening language.• Threatening gestures, including[/u], but not limited to, touching any race official or engaging in conduct which reasonably leads any race official to anticipate an offensive touching.
• Offenses punishable with lifetime penalty need not necessarily occur at a race event or even at an event location or even during the race event season to warrant disqualification for life. They need only occur anytime, anywhere. Then, upon the submission to the Board of Directors of an acknowledged affidavit by the official so aggrieved, the Board of Directors shall implement at least a one year disqualification and may, upon majority vote of a quorum of the Board of Directors assembled by any means, issue the lifetime banishment from any and all ODBA events or functions. (i.e. slanderous public comments)
• Each owner/driver is responsible for the conduct of his crew and the foregoing penalties shall be imposed upon an owner/driver for violations committed by his crew. Crewmembers participating in the infraction of any owner/driver may result in consecutive disqualifications to the owner/driver.
• Removal of hand or hands from the wheel or other dangerous moves, while boat is under race conditions, will constitute a loss. The second careless action is a disqualification.
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