Questional Behavior???

To give a little background, our club is struggling to keep our 10%rpm rule into effect. The problem is that the board of directors have no procedure to check rpms, Unfortunately, They chase a puller down like police would a criminal! By doing this that way it does nothing but single out people and make them upset because they fell like they are being picked on. Everyone who has had this happen to them, knows what I am talking about. This is the way it goes in our club. Probably many other organizations are like this as well. My point is this. Since our club has no stated procedure for checking rpms, they should change the rules to enforce a rpm policy so its fair for everyone!!! I belive that an organization must be strong, and faithful to its own, to a certain extent.

So, the driver got chased down and his rpms checked. the driver opens the throttle, the rpms are checked, and idles the tractor down. Without warning, and without permission from the driver, the board member checking the rpms, grabs the throttle and opens it up! The driver got upset, due to the lack of courtacy from the director, the driver removed the board members hand by a light slap, and idles it back down. (the rpms were right on the money) Anyway, the board member got mad and started hassling the driver, soon a fight breaks out, an emergency board meeting is called to order, and the board member states his case. Complety opposite story of what actually happened. (There is always a different story between versions) So, the driver is asked to leave and barred forever from the club! First time that has ever happened in a 18 year history! Anyway, a major scene for all of our spectators to wittness! I personally belive that the driver was railroaded! He did not have an oportunity to appeal a decision by the board!

POSSIBLE RESOLUTION::: This is just my opinion! A procedure must be adopted for checking rpms at a pull. Either check them when they finish pulling, as soon as the tractor crosses the scales. Or, check the top 5 winners in each class. Either way everyone is checked, disqualified, or approved, to continue to compete, and it is fair for everyone!!! What do you all think? I hope our club figures something out, soon, because we are losing pullers due to their techniques! Any sugestion, comment is welcome, maybe together, we the pullers can take a stand and solve hostility between us!! Pullers and the board! The pullers do have a voice! FULL PULLS!!! ChadS

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At the drivers meeting hand out the rules, RPM rules should be written down. It takes three to check the RPMs. One on the tach, one driver pulling the throttle and one support person checking for full throttle stop at the drivers signal.