You seem to have found the one weakness of this change, and as in any change it
will have its good points and its bad points. I would imagine this rule was
put in place
as an incentive to reduce sandbagging.....You may recall there was a lot of
complaining
about sandbagging last year. The situation you bring out is entirely possible,
but I think
it will be the exception and not the norm. Like other changes made in responce
to our
input, lets give it a chance before condeming it. If we don't like it after
this year, we can
ask to have it changed back.
Scott Troyer
2001 Z06, SS #171
P.S.
My opinion may have no value as I have yet to make a challenge or win my class,
but I will be at several ProSolo events and have already registered for the Pro
Solo
Finale.
Rick Cone wrote:
> > But there is a single extra point awarded if you win your class by enough
> > that no one else qualifies for the challenge.
>
> Ugg... I don't like this new rule....
>
> While it rewards those that go out and kick ass one weekend...
>
> It penalizes those that run highly geographic competitive classes... East
> coast FS back a few years... GS on the east coast the last few years...
>
> You could have driver A win a lightly competitive class and get a bonus
> point and at the next event get 1st no bonus.
> Driver B wins and gets a second with no bonus points.
>
> Driver A has 41 points going into the finale
> Driver B has 36 points going into the finale.
> Neither driver has ever raced against each other.
> Driver B wins the finale
> Driver A finishes second.
> Final Points
> Driver A = 57
> Driver B = 56
>
> In years past this would have been a tie, with the tie breaker being the
> Finale finishing order.
>
> So if you are driver B, even though you beat driver A, in the one chance you
> had to race him, you still lose....
>
> I wonder how many instances of this will happen this year?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy Hollis" <awhollis@swbell.net>
> To: "Rick Cone" <rickcone@bellsouth.net>; <autox@autox.team.net>;
> <evolution-discussions@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 9:24 AM
> Subject: RE: [evolution-disc.] ProSolo Bonus Points
>
> > If you are talking about the new proposal, the deal is: Next year.
> >
> > This was initially announced, then rescinded.
> >
> > But there is a single extra point awarded if you win your class by enough
> > that no one else qualifies for the challenge.
> >
> > --Andy
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Rick Cone [mailto:rickcone@bellsouth.net]
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 8:09 AM
> > > To: autox@autox.team.net; evolution-discussions@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [evolution-disc.] ProSolo Bonus Points
> > >
> > >
> > > Someone out there with a rulebook that can tell me the deal with bonus
> > > points for class competition?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > > Rick Cone
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