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[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Mike Gray

I?m not sure how this is done, would it be 2 tenths across the board? I?m trying to follow Gary?s opposition. Is it that 2 tenths to a 1000hp Copo is a lot less than 2 tenths to his 100hp ride or would it be adjusted down per class?
Why not leave it alone give the AHFS a chance to work by incentivizing qualifying positions. Maybe a few extra points distributed to the top 5 or 10 spots.

2tenths to a 1000 HP COPO is nothing. 2 tenths to Gary's car might as well be 2 minutes.
Look at it from a percentage point of view, need to make up 2 tenths in a 1000 HP COPO? Make 10-20 more HP. 10-20 more HP to a 1000 HP combo? A drop in the bucket. Need to make up 2 tenths in a 100 HP Neon? Make 10 more HP.
10 HP to 1000 HP? One percent. 10 HP to 100 HP? Ten percent. What's it going to take for Gary to make 10 percent more HP?
The powers that be never think of E.T.s or HP in this respect. That's why the majority of the cars in the fields are fast cars.

[Mike Gray]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

2tenths to a 1000 HP COPO is nothing. 2 tenths to Gary's car might as well be 2 minutes.
Look at it from a percentage point of view, need to make up 2 tenths in a 1000 HP COPO? Make 10-20 more HP. 10-20 more HP to a 1000 HP combo? A drop in the bucket. Need to make up 2 tenths in a 100 HP Neon? Make 10 more HP.
10 HP to 1000 HP? One percent. 10 HP to 100 HP? Ten percent. What's it going to take for Gary to make 10 percent more HP?
The powers that be never think of E.T.s or HP in this respect. That's why the majority of the cars in the fields are fast cars.

I see more problems locking out the slower guys from earning the same amount of points from round wins. (Changed my comments above)