I wasn't there, but we'll have to take the word of @
gtrob. And if that's what happened, then that IS the worst thing that could've happened. They need to implement either the A,B,C, scale, or they need to have separate Cat 1, 2, 3 for track, apart from the road. They already separate the MTB from the Road. A cat 1 on the road should start at the bottom if they have no track experience. Their fitness will allow then to learn the skills soon enough, and their road pack experience will help them move up quickly enough. Throughout my racing career, every successful track where the racing was fast AND safe had this system.