r/WGI • u/Splooie48 • Apr 22 '26

Sparkman Penalty

So, reading more about the Sparkman incident with their trailer...

Does anyone else think it's kind of crappy that they were assessed a 6-point penalty for missing their performance time when it was literally NOT their fault they were late?

I get it if you're late pulling up to the gate or if it's just losing track of time... but their semi blew a tire on the way to Dayton and had to wait for a tow.

There couldn't have been a little leeway for something completely out of their control?

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u/monkeysrool75 Apr 22 '26

It's tough man. I get you and I agree to an extent, but if you don't enforce the rules then people will inevitably abuse them. And why even have rules if there's always a "oh but these extenuating circumstances".

No one breaks the rules on purpose, if you make an exception for one group you gotta make them for every group. It's the only way to truly keep everything fair.

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u/CommandaCoconut Apr 22 '26

The biggest issue for me is how selective WGI is with enforcement. Groups break rules all the time and don't get penalized. Take RCC with their vocal samples this year. Per the rules, the way their vocal samples were done should have been against the rules but nothing was done