Writing down the rules seems to be a thing of the past. This includes the DL race, where there were several differences between literally every other DL race in the country/world and the one at Collegiate Nats. Collegiate Nats had special rules like no aero helmets without being specifically defined, just a general "I don't want anything with a tail that can hurt someone" and a rule that the University's name must be the main logo on the kit, which was not enforced. They also had an aero wheel rule adjustment that meant wheels we left at home would've been allowed, but this wasn't written anywhere. We were also told that any athlete who missed the meeting would be Dq'd, and this was not enforced. These rules were only mentioned at the day before briefing, making it hard, in my mind, to enforce them. Many kids showed up with their ITU kits, and according to the head referee the day before wouldn't be allowed to race, but ultimately were. I'm glad that these mostly weren't enforced, you can't announce 12 hours before the race what equipment, kits, etc is and isn't allowed.