As said in an earlier post, it's a shame that officials who as so certain about things didn't know the rules - three events for new members is clearly stated in General Rule 2.
What's wrong here is people hiding behind H&S and rules in order to avoid assessing risks. It has become easier for people not to do things than to assess the risk, make a reasonable decision and then act accordingly. A bit of snow outside a stadium - let's cancel the event and so on.
Safety is the concern. If the throttle is turned down and Dad is supervising, then risks have been assessed and mitigated. What reason could one have to prevent the lad having a drive? Apparently it was easier to ignore the hard bits and simply tell the guy to bugger off.
The sport survives because of the volunteers who give up their time and money to organise events so we can all race. Nonetheless, club committee members should also know the rules and promote the sport.
After all, knowing the rules is what makes sure they know which risks to assess and what liability they have. Imagine not knowing the rules, making a decision the other way and then finding themselves on the end of a law suit?!! And, promoting the sport is what keeps their clubs alive. Think on...
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