Downgrade Rules

Downgrade lowers your career level index when rules require it. It is distinct from declined verification on a single run or from division band movement in the League.

Triggers (principle)

Defense failure—falling below the maintenance requirements for your current level after you already earned it (Level calculation).
Enforcement outcomes (Penalties, DQ, integrity findings) that include level adjustment.
Structural rules for sustained inactivity or metric collapse published for the league (see Accuracy / Discipline when tied to policy).
Administrative correction when data or governance shows a level was awarded in error.

What downgrade is not

A dispute over one race placement—use Appeals for that race where open.
Automatic division reassignment unless the division algorithm says so; division and level are separate levers (Division structure).

History

Downgrades do not wipe older achievements from the record; they change current standing and what gates apply going forward (Appendix A (A.6)).

Promotion Rules

Level promotion follows multi-factor criteria and defense bars—not URX Points totals; it interacts with rankings where level affects display.

Accuracy Metric

Accuracy scores verified pacing consistency using pace stability and coefficient of variation over a rolling window—aligned with internal diagnostics and Appendix A (A.5).