That's bs about not being able to do anything about it. A responsible club can make appropriate changes even after voting has begun. If they didn't want to make changes, then they should have awarded two first places in your class and moved everyone up appropriately.
That is one of the things my club is very careful about--especially since I'm the show chairman of our regional MCA show. The cars' classifications are checked at registration and tech-in and if the owners have selected the wrong class they are changed at that time. Having the wrong car in a class can cause a lot of problems and hard feelings--clubs must be careful to make sure that what you described doesn't happen.
That is one of the things my club is very careful about--especially since I'm the show chairman of our regional MCA show. The cars' classifications are checked at registration and tech-in and if the owners have selected the wrong class they are changed at that time. Having the wrong car in a class can cause a lot of problems and hard feelings--clubs must be careful to make sure that what you described doesn't happen.