| The reason is valid if the rumour is proved true. If you don't like the system then petition the ACU to change it.
The rules are black & white - they have to be otherwise we'd all be arguing over their application everytime the rulebook was exercised. It's the Clerk of the Course who ultimately decides if a bike can be protested - no-one else.
The C-o-C would normally listen to input from various people before deciding a protest can go ahead - I've never known this to happen on the basis of just one or two complaints. C-o-C's are normally pretty sensible and will weigh up the balance of evidence before allowing a protest to proceed.
He obviously felt that there was a valid reason - you should take up the issue with him instead of complaining here. | 
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