8. During the Protest Hearing the points below were raised: a) Rod Taylor stated that he did not feel that the Protest was properly presented with all the required information. b) That the position of the transponder fitted to Kart 183 had been such since the close of Scrutineering on Friday, 10th October 2025. c) The time for a Protest relating to the eligibility of the kart was 30 minutes from the time of the ineligibility being apparent, i. e. Friday 10th October 2025 and that therefore the time for any such Protest had lapsed. d) On behalf of Harry Radliffe, Sam Pollitt argued that the positioning of the transponder had changed following action on the track, citing the movement of bumpers, etc. e) There was a possibility that the seat to which the transponder was attached with a single bolt was not the one on the kart at the time of scrutineering.( The statement of Daniel provides clarity on this point, namely that the seat was neither changed nor adjusted following Scrutineering.)

9. The protest was finally rejected on the basis that the Protest did not meet the requirements of NCR Ch. 2 App. 9 Art. 1.10. Art 1.10 provides that:“ A Protest must under pain of rejection detail all of: a. The date b. The Event c. If applicable the number of the race d. The Competitor Entrant details including Licence

Number and Vehicle Number e. The Competitor Entrant email address and at-Event mobile telephone number f. The Competitor and / or Vehicle protested against g. The detailed reasons for bringing the Protest including any relevant Regulations h. The identity of any witnesses if appropriate i. The relevant Official Documents

10. Clearly the Protest document failed to comply with the above provisions and, in particular,( g) and( h), Rob Holland and his photographs.

11. Following the rejection of his Protest, Sam Pollitt in his statement dated 10th November 2025 that says: a) He received from one of Mark’ s employees, by WhatsApp, two photographs of the placement of the transponder on Kart 183, who said to Sam that he had been sent them by Rob Holland. b)“ In the light of these photographs” he decided to seek a review of the Stewards’ Decision. c) He first became aware of the alleged non-compliance of Kart 183’ s transponder positioning after the Race ended. The triggering event being“ the sight of the kart and the previous intimation from Rob Holland that a kart had an incorrectly positioned transponder”. d) The photographs he submitted“ appear to have been … taken before the start of the Race but were not taken by me or on my behalf or by my Team or on behalf of my Team”.

12. By an email dated 12th October 2025 at 18:42 Sam Pollitt submitted a Right of Review application on the grounds that a significant and relevant new element had been discovered which was unavailable at the time of the original decision. In particular, the application states that: a) The photographic evidence has been obtained showing the transponder fitted to Kart 183 on the grid immediately prior to the start of the final race. b) The photographic images are date and time-stamped to correspond with the start time of the race. c) The photographs clearly show the transponder mounted incorrectly( at floor level) confirming that this was its position during the race.

13. At the Review Hearing: a) Sam Pollitt explained that the photographs he submitted showed that the transponder was very low on the seat and b) He submitted that he had a right to request that the height of the transponder should be measured to support his claim that Kart 183 was not compliant with the regulations UK Karting Yearbook App. 4 F. 2. c) The Stewards requested that the transponder height should be measured. d) The transponder height having been measured by Keith Ramsbottom, the Chief Scrutineer, was found to“ not meet the requirements of the Motorsport UK Karting Yearbook”. It was announced that the previous rejection of the Protest would be overturned and that a sanction of Disqualification from the results of the Mini Inter Final would be issued against Kart 183 of X.

14. It is of note that: a) In Keith Ramsbottom’ s statement of 6th November 2025 he says: A. When requested to measure the transponder height,“ I had packed all my tools in my car ready to leave”.

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Revolution- December 2025