Protest Procedures: Disputing Eligibility of Tractors *Protest may be placed by anyone competing in same class as tractor in question. * Protest must verbally be made within five (5) minutes of the conclusion of the class & written protest received within 30 minutes of verbal protest. *Protester (person placing the complaint) must put up a $50.00 fee. If Protester is found correct and the opposing tractor is found to be illegal -by JDP rules , then the Protester retains the put-up fee and the opposing tractor is disqualified for that event & loses all distance totals accumulated. If the Opposed tractor is found to be legal, the opposed tractor acquires the put-up fee and they are legal to participate and /or retain their score in that event & keep all distance totals accumulated. *Protest must specifically identify the nature of the violation. *Refusal to be inspected for eligibility shall constitute disqualification. An illegal Tractor must be proven legal before being allowed to compete again. *Tear down consists of an overall inspection on the complaints made. *Tear down is done by the owner or owner’s mechanic. At the request of the owner of the vehicle in question, this tear down / inspection process may be completed with the only witness being the owner, owner’s mechanic, and the JDP officials * The protested tractor shall summit tractor for inspection immediately after JDP’s event. *The protested tractor can be pulled in other classes at that event before submitting to be checked at the end of the event. However, if determined to be illegal on protest, tractor will be subject to inspection for ruling on other participating classes. *Protest must be addressed at the event in question, Even if the situation cannot be resolved on the spot, all relevant data ( including photos) must be collected prior to the vehicle in question leaving the event site. *If either party is not happy with results they can appeal within 10 days of event ruling. Appeal fee is also $50.00. In this case JDP will choose a board of members, unassociated to both parties involved, & meet to decide final decision. Parties disputing can state their cases by written form, but not attend meeting and forms must be received before Appeals meeting begins.
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