PROTEST PROCESS UPDATES

June 01, 2026

We have received some requests to clarify the compliance and protest process within the Series. It has been exciting to watch the paddock and competition grow so quickly! With that, we understand maintaining the transparency within compliance only makes the event more fun.

At Zenith Racing Series, we believe that compliance is a crucial aspect of fair and fun competition. If you feel a fellow competitor is out of compliance, the below process is the appropriate method to take action. Protesting is a healthy, professional way of addressing concerns, and as a community our expectation is to formally hold each other to the extent of the regulations. Without this, it is easy for concerns to turn into rumors which undermine the effort that we are all putting in as a community. We also would like to highlight that holding each other accountable through this protest process is a strong function of maintaining transparency within the paddock. A protest does not signify blame for intentional cheating, rather accountability for compliance to the regulations.


Moving forward, we will be giving competitors access to the information that Series technologies are capturing through all vehicles' RaceLink systems. We have incorporated the main compliance models into the Zenith App for everyone to view. This includes stint length tracking for fuel compliance and acceleration rate logging for power-to-weight compliance. As a reminder, there are many circumstances that can influence these conditions, but we invite everyone to use these resources to guide your feedback.

UPDATED PROTEST PROCEDURE

STEP 1: Utilize the "contact race control" ticket in the official event Discord server.

STEP 2: Go to the "open ticket" channel and submit your claim to Race Control with accompanying evidence. Evidence includes items such as:

  • Car "xx" has "xx" higher acceleration rates than the class average, as seen in the data at “time” and/or “ on track location”. We would like to protest car "xx" for power-to-weight compliance.

STEP 3: Race Control will note and post your claim in the "Race Control Notices" Discord channel.

  • Car "xx" has filed a protest against car "xx" for power-to-weight compliance.

STEP 4: Race Control may investigate your claim if deemed necessary and will post next steps.

  • Race Control has reviewed car "xx" protest against car "xx" for power-to-weight compliance. No further action.

  • Race Control has reviewed car "xx" protest again car "xx" for power-to-weight compliance. Car "xx" to report to Impound post-session for inspection.

STEP 5: Official session results will reflect the results of any investigation.

NOTE: Per Sporting Regulations, Section 11.1, all protests must be submitted within 30 minutes of the provisional results posting for the session.

What has been removed from the previous regulations for Protests?

  • Section 11.1: $500 fee removed and ‘official form’ removed

  • Section 11.2: $100 fee removed, ‘official form’ removed, and section combined with Section 11.1