SlartyBartFast wrote:And no one, IMO, has yet given any reason why these variances have to be accounted for to create fairness.pack529holycross wrote:Lane variances, track variances, starting gate variances, finish line location variances, and all other environmental factors slice into the reliability of "timed" racing ( in my opinion ).
Why run on a track if "fair" is the best built car should win?
Test the wheels for friction and inertia, test the car for balance and CG, throw the numbers into the Derby Calculator. Fastest theoretical car wins!
"Best" car/runner/team does not make you a winner in competition.
So the world series, Stanley cup, super bowl, etc, should all include regular season statistics in order to correctly determine the outcome and the present systems are "unfair" and "inaccurate"? Player/equipment performance variance should be accounted for?Stan Pope wrote:But if the The accuracy of the finals is no greater than the accuracy of the preliminaries! For Finals to add accuracy, the times accrued during the preliminary racing must be included or the duration of the finals must be extended.
I would say that regular season statistics come as a result of performance, and performance determines STARTING position when it comes to playoffs. Additionally, statistics ARE used when it comes to "tiebreakers" in determining STARTING position in playoff tournaments as well. SO in that sense, statistics, and the ACCURACY of statistics is CRITICAL to accurately set up the tournament initially..
Nicholas