Paul, this is where reading the rules comes in. I have read the rules book, both AMA and FAI over and over and still before each Nats for the past 15 years. It is the responsibility of the contestants to know and understand the rules beforehand. Ask any past team member, Steve Ashby, Chuck Snyder, Richard Schneider , Dick Byron, Keith Throstle, Mike Scott, Ralph Burnstein that you build and compete knowing the rules beforehand. You can’t blame the judges or the system. Each is the sole responsibility of their outcome.
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