RacerRay52@aol.com wote:
<snip a bunch of PAX examples>
> If a street tire class is a sort of throwaway joke that
isn't important
>enough to organize in a stable, consistent way so that the
outcome reflects
>driving accomplishment and progress, then it doesn't matter.
Then, I'd suggest you work to get your local region to come up
with their own index.
> If the class is intended to attract drivers who like to
compete in at
>least a semi-serious contest
What the hell exactly is "semi-serious?" Is that like being
"sorta pregnant?"
>and who do not wish to invest in race tires then
>it deserves a format that reflects a bit more attention to the
formula that
>decides the outcome.
Such as? If you have constructive suggestions as opposed to
gripes, I'm sure all sorts of folks would love to see 'em.
> My suggestion has been to let the street tire cars compete
in their
>regular classes right along with the R tire cars but use a
percentage
>handicap to even the competition.
That would STILL favor the guy who buys the best street tires and
dedicates a set of rims to those tires. Or the R-tire competitors
if the handicap isn't enough to pull street tires even. Somebody
still wins, somebody else loses. I think that's inevitable.
> This percentage idea will draw fire from the R tire
contingent because
>they will say that the money they have spent for tires will be
wasted and
>negated by giving street tire cars a handicap.
There IS no "R tire contingent," only people who are skeptical of
"solutions" such as the one you propose. If you give street tires
a sufficient handicap, then serious local competitors will simply
get a set of the best "street" tires and continue spanking the
others in their class.
> So I'm asking for some ideas, if anyone has any to offer,
as to how the
>street tire class could be organized in a way that makes sense,
and is stable
>and fair.
ANY handicap system is intrinsically unfair, which is why you
don't see trophies at the national level based on indexed
performance (other than ProSolo, but that's another matter). To
stand a chance, an index must be based on the maximum potential
performance of a car when prepared to the limit of the rules, but
you've just pointed out that you don't want to do that. Ergo,
you'll always be at a disadvantage when running in indexed
competition.
Let me suggest that you simply find others in your local area who
think like you do and engage in a direct comparison of heads-up
times. If you insist on having your concept of "fairness"
codified into the rules, you'll simply find that other
competitors are more "serious" than you and won't hesitate to
take maximum advantage of the NEW rules. Ergo, you'll still be at
a disadvantage.
Why not just have fun?
Jay
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