Each Steward is an individual and interprets rules and the GCR differently. That is why you can protest one of the Stewards and it goes to the SOM, which is comprised of multiple Stewards. If you had two different Chief Stewards for these two events, you may have different opinions.

This is why we have the protest/appeal process -- It is not perfect, but it is better than some. (see post about NASA's penalty on a different thread).

Jason Benagh (Steward in Training)
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Jason is correct... I hate inconsistancies especially when you have different stewards with different "corrective actions" between race groups and/or different events within region, but it does happen, and when it does protest it and bring it to the SOM where multiple people can try to make a reasonable and fair decision... I have personally done it, others have done it and Stewards have even done it to each other in my presence!

Raymond "NASA was looking good, but it stll hasn't got anything on SCCA" Blethen