Stewards Report for the period ending June 29, 2012:

Of all submitted protests for the period being reported only a single protest was unable to be reviewed due to improper filing or missing information. (The number of invalid protests have declined for the 3nd term in a row.) Of all the valid protests, 58% were found to be a 'violation' of the policy protested, and remaining were found to be a 'non-violation' (38%) or a simple 'racing incident' (5%).

Of the protests upheld in 'violation', 76% of the violators received a penalty affecting their race finishing position, mostly due to repeated failures. Other actions included official warnings for first-time offenses or minor infractions in which a penalty was not required to correct the member's behavior.

The Punting policy was the most cited policy (30% of all protests). Of these, 44% were found to be 'in violation' and 25% of the violators received a penalty due to repeat failures to comply. The Off-Course Excursions policy was the next most commonly cited (19%) and resulted in a 'violation' 42% of the time.

References: Race2Play Rules & Regulations | Procedure to file a protest | 'What is a protest' discussion | Discuss our Codes and Regulations

The occasion of accidental on-track incidents is an everyday part of motorsports and is addressed almost exclusively via the post-race protest procedure. However, willful violations, particularly those violations of the Participant Conduct policies, are often handled on the spot by the live Steward. These include arguing, accusing, harassing use of headlamps and horns and other forms of unsportsmanlike conduct.

In total, 100% of all live actions resulted in some form of consequence, which ranged from race penalties (44%) to removal from the event (11%) to suspensions from the service (39%) to removal from Race2Play entirely (0%) for refusal to follow Race2Play's codes of conduct.

Participant Conduct - Expectations:
"It is expected that every participant... shall conduct themselves according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship... Failure to do so may result in harsh penalties"

References: The role of a Race Steward | Participant Conduct Regulation