Question 1
What are the race committee’s own records and what are the race committee’s own observations for the purposes of rule  90.3(c)?

Answer 1
For the purposes of rule  90.3(c), the race committee’s own records include any material produced by the race committee, such as written, audio or video records, while the race committee’s own observations extend to anything that the race committee sees or hears, irrespective of the source.

Question 2
In which of the following cases may the race committee make its own observations for the purposes of rule  90.3(c)?
1. Information arising from an invalid protest
2. Media content or social media posts produced by:
     - the organising authority
     - a party
     - a support person
     - an independent source

Answer 2
In all of the above. There is no limitation on what the race committee may observe.
See answer 1.

Published: 06 January 2022