[Eric Merryfield]

Before I go jogging this morning, I reread in detail Mike's original post. Maybe Travis, etc can explain;

Is there a typo/decimal point error in the reduction? .1-.55 under count under review. .066 up and .04-.065 up couldn't happen with data ranging from .1-.55.

I copied and pasted it below, 1 last thought, maybe a 3.25% reduction spot to really spice things up.

So every run every where will be used for both adding and reducing..Not just national events, this is spot on especially for reductions.....Mark, this could be good for you!

And to truly give people incentive right now to be on the phone to Mark, etc, looking for parts, make the Reduction Requests rule changes effective right away and make the reductions happen like the additions do, effective on Tuesday.


SO:

The screenings will look for an overall engine family average less than 0.550-seconds under. Runs of 0.100-second under and slower are not included in calculating the engine average:

In addition, the combination must NOT make two runs of 0.650 or quicker for the review to continue or any run 0.850 or quicker.)

Engine family average: The overall engine average for all cars, regardless of class, running the particular engine combination being reviewed is included in this screening.

If the engine family average is found to be slower than 0.550-second under, a change will be initiated.

To more clearly illustrate how the AHFS program affects a given combination, the following is a hypothetical evaluation in Stock Eliminator for a 305 cubic-inch, 150 factory rated horsepower, carbureted Camaro during a review period:

A written request triggered a review by the committee. As per the procedure outlined above, there were NOT 2 runs 0.650-second or quicker preventing a review or ANY run 0.850-second or quicker preventing a review. The overall engine average is analyzed next. Upon reviewing the engine average made by the combination, 10 runs had been recorded (2 in I/SA and 8 in J/SA) with a total engine average of 0.535-second under. Because the overall engine average did not hit the required 0.550-second under, the combination proceeds with the evaluation.

Once the need for an adjustment is determined, the following sliding-scale formula, based on a percentage of horsepower, is used to calculate the horsepower decrease:

Under Index
Horsepower Decrease
Index Change

0.066-quicker
1.25%
+.05

0.04-0.065
2.25%
+.10

Thanks

Eric