[Jeff Waegelin]

As the Head Referee who issued the card, it was most assuredly a joke. I would have thought the staged ceremony where I handed the card to 40's driver was enough to sell it, but I guess it wasn't clear enough. So, let me make is abundantly clear:

It was a JOKE. It was merely the referees having fun with some friends from Team 40, nothing more. They were disappointed when they got "just a yellow card", so we came up with a funny way for them to "earn" a red card. It had no bearing on the outcome of the match, or anything else - just the amusement of the teams and audience.