First, it's not just a formula, it's a process. And it started out as an attempt to add objectivity into the classification procedure, and to create a method for fixing classification errors.
As much, it was decided to incorporate major items that affect a racing cars lap times. All along, it's been accepted that no formula or process can create perfect parity, at least considering the practical limitations of the club we operate in.
So, there are certain cars that are just not treated well by the process, and others that actually do well by it. My car, the fist gen RX-7 falls outside the process goals because of it's severe lack of tq. Would I like to change that? Sure! But it is what it is. But, and this is important, the root cause must be identified.
I have been reluctant to move cars like it down a class, because if it isn't competitive in it's current class at it's process weight, then it won't be in any other class at process weight,
all things being equal.
(In the RX-7s case, if we were to add a level of fine tuning to the process that accounted for it's abnormally low torque, we would first have to solve for the current class, then, if it couldn't fit it would be solved for the next lower class)
I suspect that the original process was seen by many as a starting point, and that depending on the success and failures of the process, tweaks could be implemented along the way. To me, tq is something that i feel should be a standard consideration in the adderss and subtracters part of the process.
[/b]
Bookmarks