During the March 17 to 19 2023 AHRMA Carolina Motorsports Park RR event Mr. Davis was reported by the Track operations manager, AHRMA race control, the AHRMA Referee and the AHRMA RR Director to be in violation of several rules in the 2023 AHRMA Handbook and a report was subsequently written up by each party.
Mr. Davis’s violations consisted of several parts of the 2023 AHRMA Handbook, Section 6 is listed as the primary reason for suspension under section 6.2.1 g) Suspension: Competition licenses may be suspended for flagrant breach of AHRMA rules. Unsafe actions were the primary issue.
6.1.1 Failure to obey the instruction of a recognizable race official (see attached reports)
Per the violations made there is no path to appeal listed under section 6.4 Appeals.
Mr. Davis was also found to be in violation of 18.1 Member Code of conduct, Section b) Use of profanity. (See attached reports)
This violation is also not subject to appeal per Section 18.3 in the AHRMA Handbook.
The Board agreed to hear an appeal made by Mr. Davis primarily on the basis of Section 3.5 Rules Interpretation and Application a) “such determinations are reviewable by the AHRMA Board of Trustees,“ and Section 17.5 “the suspended member shall be entitled to a reasonable opportunity to be heard.“
On May the 19th 2023 the entire Board of Trustees, the RR Director and the Executive Director held an appeal hearing via video conference to hear Mr. Davis. After weighing the appeal where Mr. Davis was allowed to present his version and be questioned by the Board, a closed session discussion was held which concluded with a 7 to 4 vote (1 member abstained ) in favor of upholding the 13 month suspension imposed.
Carl Anderson
AHRMA Chairman of the Board
