Never had a problem in XP. But then again, I have about 3 cars to push out of the way before I would be a consistent podium XP finisher with WDCR SCCA.
No one would much care until then. Hell, the Cobra guys I run with probably would not care even then, seeing as how both of them participated heavily in the build, and neither run e-brakes in their heaps. Protests are really frowned upon in our bunch . . . . Plus, what class would that push me into? How much more PAX-dorked can you get than XP?