Originally Posted by
Flatballer
No room to go up. We were at the bottom, he seized and moved up a few inches, to go up I'd hit him, down was the only option. He retired immediately I believe. His slowing was so sudden and violent and I was so close (few inches), I didn't have much choice.
Did you get pulled from the race immediately or did you learn of your relegation after the race was over?
1) If the official saw what happened, then you probably should have not been relegated. You were put in an unsafe situation and you made a good decision.
2) If you were pulled immediately, there's nothing you can do but give the official a polite, well-deserved earful. They are human and make mistakes...and deserve to hear about them. (I'm an official, too)
3) If you raced to the end then got notified after the race, you have 15 minutes to state your case and hopefully get the relegation overturned.