Originally Posted by
Greg Amy
Yeah, well, the problem is with generating the political will to do it.
Consider the scenario: someone (say, me) builds a car they believe is a winner. Say, further, the car is newly-classified (e.g., Protege). I decide to build it slowly, never dominating, and bide my time for four years. During those four years it appears as a very good quality build. Typically places well, too, winning once in a while, but never by a mile, and usually runs locally so never high visibility. Lots of attention, but nothing outstanding.
Four years in, weight gets "set", and suddenly the car starts winning consistently. The first year gets everyone's attention, but hey, what do you expect? Second year mimics the first: rarely loses except for the rare "break". People start muttering, but nothing really moves on it. Competitors are sending in requests for reclassification, but ITAC/CRB return "correct as classified."
Third year, same thing. More muttering, more letters, more attention, CRB/ITAC start paying attention. Fourth year car gets sold, everybody relaxes, but the new owner continues the string of successes.
Are we there yet? Do we have an objective process of "percentage wins" or "number of track records" or "number of cars beaten" before the ITAC/CRB are willing to use the political capital to reclassify/reweigh the car?
In other words, in theory "the process" is a nice idea, but in reality it's highly unlikely to get applied, certainly not within a reasonable time frame. The A#1 problem with a system not based purely on a formula of physical characteristics is that there are humans involved, and whereas in some cases humans act quickly and decisively, other cases it's hard to get the ship to turn. Subjective opinion is, by definition, dependent on the whims and opinions of those making it... - GA
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