I guess I'm just taking exception to the very alarmist title of this post.

Just because some local people in the southeast, running a series that the SCCA national program doesn't even specify, made a bad decision does not paint the alarmist picture that the subject line paints.

This was a bad decision by some local volunteers. It doesn't mean that the rest of the club is falling apart.

BTW, the rule quoted makes it sound like this was the response to a protest -- is it possible that the results of that race weren't official yet?