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In match race and team racing, an umpire is an on-the-water referee appointed to directly enforce the Racing Rules of Sailing. An umpire is also used in fleet racing to enforce Racing Rule 42 which limits the use of kinetics to drive the boat rather than the wind.
On-the-water umpiring is now the norm, since its first introduction in 1987. Boats have the option to do one penalty turn after an infringement. Otherwise they do two penalty turns if they sail on and are penalised by an umpire. The 'Team Racing Companion'. [1] gives an excellent brief exposition of team racing and its required skills. The ...
Umpires are a type of race official used in the running of sailing races run under the Racing Rules of Sailing.Their role is primarily linked to making on the water decisions about rule infringements during match racing events or rule 42 calls during fleet racing.
Strickler has been racing in the DIRTcar UMP modified dirt car series since 2014. [2] He won the first two runnings of the modified portion of the Dirt Short Track Classic at Charlotte Motor Speedway, [3] and won the event for a third time in 2020. [4] Strickler usually drives a No. 8 modified car, [5] usually for his own self-owned team. [6]
Brennan Poole in a UMP Modified at Houston Raceway Park in 2008.. United Midwestern Promoters (UMP) is a short track motor racing sanctioning body in the United States that sanctions short track racing on dirt race tracks from 1/5 mile (0.3 km) in length to 1-mile (1.6 km) in length.
LaJoie, 33, is running a partial schedule for Rick Ware Racing and trying to make his ninth consecutive Daytona 500. He has three top-10 finishes in the season opener, including a career-best ...
A fired minor league umpire sued Major League Baseball on Wednesday, claiming he was sexually harassed by a female umpire and discriminated against because he is male and bisexual. Brandon Cooper ...
The team was founded in early 2017 when racing team owners David Gilliland and Bo LeMastus came together to form a collaborative effort from their respective teams, David Gilliland Racing and Crosley Sports Group, known as DGR-Crosley. DGR-Crosley fielded Toyotas in 2018 and 2019 before announcing its switch to Ford starting in 2020. [3]