[Lynn A McCarty]

Engines can actually be rated by how exactly they perform against a racing standard. That is, we can actually rate them according to how they should have been factored to start. They should all perform the a prescribed NHRA Performance standard. If they out peform the standard they should get enough HP that warrants setting the engine back.

The biggest statistical error that the AHFS makes is all runs need to be corrected or it isnt apples to apples. Second is you dont compare a trigger of 1.15 under to an upper limit average like a second under, nor do you hit them with such a small number that it always stays on top. An engine going 1.6 under what does 15 HP do? That isnt even a tenth. How do you know if it deserves a tenth when he just ran in a mine shaft?

Bad statistics sometimes are better than none at all. If give you a feeling that something is actually being done when not much is happening. It could be a very useful tool if done correctly.