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Originally Posted by Mike Soukup
No reason. He didn't see the play, but said he trusts the ref that made the call.
The full description of the incident. We were on the far side of the field and were about to climb the bump. The drivers didn't see a ball on the plywood and started to ride up it. They immediately backed up & off the ball, then crossed over the bump. We got a penalty plus a DQ for a second infraction.
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That play was shown clearly on the webcast and the 111 drivers definitely did immediately back down off the ball, then clear the ball before crossing the bump. After Update 16 there should have been no penalty and even before Update 16 there should not have been a yellow card.
If anything this rule is being called more strictly at Wisconsin than at any event than was webcast last week. From what I can tell they were giving a yellow card for every infraction, even before the update a yellow card should only be given if no immediate attempt is made to fix the incursion.
EDIT:
Jeff,
From what I saw (which was quite a few matches from Florida, WPI, Pittsburgh and Arizona) it appeared that there were a lot less ball incursion violations being called at these events compared to week 1 events.