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Originally Posted by sperry
Um... no.
Dean was talking about a rewards/penalty based system where your position relative to others determines your handicap. This is not a golf handicap system.
Either way, it'll never happen.
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Okay, I guess I'm missing something.
As I understand it, a handicap system is intended to level the playing field for two competitiors who are at different skill levels. The one who played better relative to his or her usual level of play is the winner, not the one who was better on the absolute scale for the game in question. So I don't see how a system like that works for autocorss, when the whole idea of classing and PAX is to isolate the skill of each competitor so that other factors (budget, car choice, level of mods, etc.) aren't what solely determine the winner. I think "position relative to others" is not relevant to the arguments related to street tires. If you beat me by an average of 20 PAX spots this season, and the next event you only beat me by 5, does that mean I drove better than you, or does it mean you beat me by a smaller margin? I don't think improving relative to you should be a basis for awarding me a victory if you're still better than me by any objective/absolute scale of scoring. Or I could still be missing what you and Dean are actually trying to explain.