Current Rule:

12.3
AA.Within two weeks of the appeal, the MRA Board of Directors shall appoint a three-member appeal board. The appellant will be given written notice of the location and time of the board hearing, and may appear on their own behalf. MRA officials will determine the time and place of the hearing.






  1. The decision of the appeal board will be rendered within seven days of the hearing, and is considered the final word on the matter. The decision is binding to all parties.
  2. If the appeal is turned down, the $300 fee will be forfeited. If the appeal is upheld, the fee will be returned.


    Rule Suggestion: Delete all references to an independent appeals board



    1. Within two weeks of the appeal, the MRA Board of Directors shall review the case and make a final decision based on the published rulebook. The appellant will be given written notice of the location and time of the board hearing, and may appear on their own behalf. MRA officials will determine the time and place of the hearing.










    1. The decision of the board of directors will be rendered within seven days of the hearing, and is considered the final word on the matter. The decision is binding to all parties.
    2. If the appeal is turned down, the $300 fee will be forfeited. If the appeal is upheld, the fee will be returned.


      Rationale: The MRA is an extremely small community and there is no way to assemble an objective panel of non-involved parties. Furthermore, club officers are the only individuals who should be able to make binding decisions based on the rules that affect club members either in penalization, points, finishing position or sanction. Finally getting non-obligated parties to volunteer what could be a considerable amount of time and expense (driving) may be difficult given busy schedules and the time constraints in current appeal rule.