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...that every racer should be able to drop their worst race (or even 2 worst races). The bike is a part of the sport but this is an individual (the racer) competition. Things out of their control should not upset the points like this.
The Shop
And there goes another PC machine. BOOM.
Smelled like french fries till it started burning.
I have been an advocate for dropping a race to tighten the series, but there is always some unintended consequence.
Pit Row
Sometimes you make your own luck.
Of course that's what they are gonna say. Lot's of top teams try out new parts on all of their bikes on the same day in major races (sarcasm alert).
What would the truth sound like?
* Maybe we shouldn't have made the piston wafer thin like a Frisbee?
* I think we need to limit the ECU to 18500 RPM from now on?
* Probably best we keep the compression under 15/1?
* We might need to make our valve stems bigger than toothpicks?
Rider A . 12 motos finishes first (300 points) . 12 motos finishes second (264 points) Total points 564. Drop worst 2 finishes (-44 points) . Final total points 520 for best 22 motos.
Rider B . 12 motos finishes first (300 points) . 10 motos finshes second (220 points) Two motos crashes out and DNFs
Total points 520. Final point total after deducting 0 points for crashing out of two motos......520
So we have 2 guys tied for the championship after dropping a couple of motos but one guy actually did what he was supposed to do and finished all of his races (it's an individual sport, right). But because we think the other guy "identified" as a moto finisher and we don't think its fair that he crashed out, we're gonna let his failure slide and award him the same total points?
You hold a series so that the rider with the most cumulative points at the end of the series wins. It works every time.
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