11-30-2020, 01:20 PM
"Would it not make more sense to take an average from the 5 best results? "
Well, if you get taken out in a race or get hit (both rending points deduction) due someone else's mistake you would need to do a lot of races to try and raise the average and repair the damage.
If you have limited time to race that might be really hard/impossible.
On the other hand, if you get a really good result in one of the five races you can't do a sixth one without lowering your score due to the average calculation.
Well, racing six or more races is an active choice you do.
Ending up in a crash/contact that's not your fault is not your choice.
Based on that I think it's good the way it is.
Also, if the rules would change according to Ted's suggestion you can choose to be super aggressive and more or less count on people getting out of your way trying avoid penalties from contact even if it's not their fault.
That behavior should not exist regardless but it's possible.
Well, if you get taken out in a race or get hit (both rending points deduction) due someone else's mistake you would need to do a lot of races to try and raise the average and repair the damage.
If you have limited time to race that might be really hard/impossible.
On the other hand, if you get a really good result in one of the five races you can't do a sixth one without lowering your score due to the average calculation.
Well, racing six or more races is an active choice you do.
Ending up in a crash/contact that's not your fault is not your choice.
Based on that I think it's good the way it is.
Also, if the rules would change according to Ted's suggestion you can choose to be super aggressive and more or less count on people getting out of your way trying avoid penalties from contact even if it's not their fault.
That behavior should not exist regardless but it's possible.