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[Rick Schilling]

Originally Posted by Lynn A McCarty

Shouldnt we at least follow proper statistical methods according to Science? Our current method isnt statistically accurate. It is better than doing nothing but it has several errors built in. It isnt that hard to do it more accurately.

I have been in and/or around drag racing since the late sixties when the handicap system was based on national records. The index system, in my opinion, is really a much better option for a number of reasons, (especially cost) but it really is overdue for some major refinement.

Nothing is perfect but the basic index concept is as fair to everyone as it's going to get. If you have the resources to go faster than everyone else, have at it. If you don't, you can still take part and have just as good of a chance at success (winning) as the next guy. Either way, nothing worth having is going to come easy.