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1/23/2012 10:07am
There should be a small bonus for being on the overall podium... say 1st 3pts... 2nd 2pts... 3rd 1pt
would add some extra incentive in the second moto and help make sense of the overall/ per moto possible discrepancies to the casual observer don't ya thinK?
would add some extra incentive in the second moto and help make sense of the overall/ per moto possible discrepancies to the casual observer don't ya thinK?
not sure your system would separate the leaders even more then they are now or make it closer.
I would be willing to let the AMA pay me to do a study on it.
otherwise it is hard to explain to friends who haven't grown up with the sport why the overall matters
The Shop
1st over all 41
2nd 38
3rd 36
4th 34
5rh 32
6th 31
7th 30 all the way to 40th, with 2 points being the smallest amount you can make.
S
PS also what he said ^^^^^^^ about GP points not the lowest amount.
doooh!... didn't read your post completely Sondy! lol!
I think they changed to the current system for the fans to penalize a rider less for a bad moto/dnf and give incentive to come out in moto 2 for the fans.
Its actually VERY simple. Instead of 25 for a moto win, 50 for a moto win.
1 = 50
2 = 47
3 = 45
4 = 43
5 = 41
6 = 39
7 = 37
8 = 35
9 = 32
10 = 30
11 = 29
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20 = 20
21 = 19
~
30 = 10
31 = 9
~
39 = 1
40 = 1 (this is the only annomoly and its 1 point out of 50 total)
From 11th thru 40 1 point difference. done, solved. Mathmatically, it literally is the exact same for the top 20 as it is now, all you did was give.... scratch that, you let them earn what they in the least deserve... the the 21st thru the 40th fastest guys in the USA on that day something for their effort!
I even did a money break down, using the existing amount to pay out thru 40th. Granted the top 5 guys got raped in the purse.... gee, the 10k they got in bonus, how will they live to next week? The winner made 50k, and really needs another 10k meanwhile half your field got absolutely nothing.
How about this, a practice format, so everyone can be on the track, and regardless of weather, or track conditions, have an across the board fair shot. Impossible? nope and can prove it, its the main reason I flew out to meet him.
But I can tell you right now, first hand, why you wont see points for a holeshot and my source is as reliable as you can get in this business and from the top........ because teams want to know, when the checkers fall, exactly what points they got right then without having to wait. They see their guy came across the flag in 8th, then know right then and done. I know, but thats how it is.
Prolly a 8 point gap to second, 3 point gap back to 5th, 2 point gap to tenth...etc.
This would more fairly reward the Top 10...which is someting we all seem to pay attention to & it would surely put a good premium on a win.
As for the Tie Breaking system: It works already.
1. 60
2. 52
3. 49
4. 46
5. 43
6. 40
7. 38
8. 36
9. 34
10. 32
11. 30
12. 29
13. 28
14. 27
15. 26
16. 25
17. 24
18. 23
19. 22
20. 21
21. 20
22. 19
23. 18
24. 17
25. 16
26. 15
27. 14
28. 13
29. 12
30. 11
31. 10
32. 9
33. 8
34. 7
35. 6
36. 5
37. 4
38. 3
39. 2
40. 1
S
It's not that horrible now, tradition and history are important !
Anyone that makes the cut week in and week out should get something for it.
Since we've gone to a Lap-Time Qualifying System...it's become even harder to make the cut.
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