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Ingall's fine cut, Skaife waits
December 5, 2003
V8 Supercar driver Russell Ingall had his fine for last weekend's Eastern Creek race rage incident reduced on appeal overnight, but Mark Skaife was left to wait another day to learn of his fate.
Ingall's original $15,000 fine was reduced to $10,000 after a marathon three-hour appeal hearing in Melbourne.
But his other penalties of 150 championship points, a three-race suspended ban and 12 month's probation for conduct prejudicial to the sport still stood.
Skaife's appeal against a careless driving charge was earlier adjourned to a later date after V8 Supercar law enforcer CAMS decided to consider new evidence presented tonight.
Skaife was fined $10,000, docked 105 championship points, given a three-race suspended ban and 12 months' probation for careless driving and conduct prejudicial to the sport after the controversial incident at Eastern Creek. Skaife was found guilty of careless driving while exiting the corner just prior to the collision between Holden and Ingall's Ford which sent Skaife slamming into a wall.
He then remonstrated trackside as Ingall drove past on the next lap and Ingall deliberately swerved his car towards the Holden driver.
As well as his fine, Ingall lost a total of 220 championship points to slide from fourth to seventh in the final series standings.
He also received a three-race suspended ban and 12 months' probation for his part in the incident.
A three-man appeals board deliberated for more than an hour over Ingall's case after two hours of evidence – in which the Stone Brothers Racing driver appealed against the portion of the penalty for conduct prejudicial to the sport. Ingall said he was disappointed with the decision, saying he was not the aggressor in the incident.
"We thought we put a fairly good case forward – what we thought was right and correct," Ingall said.
"We argued we were intimidated to the position we were in and the course of events was caused by another driver – not ourselves.
"But we have to respect the decision the judges have made."
Skaife's 90-minute appeal was heard separately earlier tonight before the panel decided to adjourn it to a date to be fixed. Skaife said he was unable to comment on the specifics of the appeal, but made it very clear his ill-feeling towards Ingall was not going to go away any time soon.
The pair came face to face during Skaife's appeal hearing for the first time since their trackside confrontation at Eastern Creek.
"I saw him for a nanosecond, but I didn't take any notice," Skaife said before leaving prior to Ingall's hearing.
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Good old Stewards - these blokes really know what they are on about.
Ingall's fine cut, Skaife waits
December 5, 2003
V8 Supercar driver Russell Ingall had his fine for last weekend's Eastern Creek race rage incident reduced on appeal overnight, but Mark Skaife was left to wait another day to learn of his fate.
Ingall's original $15,000 fine was reduced to $10,000 after a marathon three-hour appeal hearing in Melbourne.
But his other penalties of 150 championship points, a three-race suspended ban and 12 month's probation for conduct prejudicial to the sport still stood.
Skaife's appeal against a careless driving charge was earlier adjourned to a later date after V8 Supercar law enforcer CAMS decided to consider new evidence presented tonight.
Skaife was fined $10,000, docked 105 championship points, given a three-race suspended ban and 12 months' probation for careless driving and conduct prejudicial to the sport after the controversial incident at Eastern Creek. Skaife was found guilty of careless driving while exiting the corner just prior to the collision between Holden and Ingall's Ford which sent Skaife slamming into a wall.
He then remonstrated trackside as Ingall drove past on the next lap and Ingall deliberately swerved his car towards the Holden driver.
As well as his fine, Ingall lost a total of 220 championship points to slide from fourth to seventh in the final series standings.
He also received a three-race suspended ban and 12 months' probation for his part in the incident.
A three-man appeals board deliberated for more than an hour over Ingall's case after two hours of evidence – in which the Stone Brothers Racing driver appealed against the portion of the penalty for conduct prejudicial to the sport. Ingall said he was disappointed with the decision, saying he was not the aggressor in the incident.
"We thought we put a fairly good case forward – what we thought was right and correct," Ingall said.
"We argued we were intimidated to the position we were in and the course of events was caused by another driver – not ourselves.
"But we have to respect the decision the judges have made."
Skaife's 90-minute appeal was heard separately earlier tonight before the panel decided to adjourn it to a date to be fixed. Skaife said he was unable to comment on the specifics of the appeal, but made it very clear his ill-feeling towards Ingall was not going to go away any time soon.
The pair came face to face during Skaife's appeal hearing for the first time since their trackside confrontation at Eastern Creek.
"I saw him for a nanosecond, but I didn't take any notice," Skaife said before leaving prior to Ingall's hearing.
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Good old Stewards - these blokes really know what they are on about.
