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Old June 23rd 09, 06:13 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default US contest scoring formula is broken

On Jun 23, 12:56*pm, John Cochrane
wrote:

If you fly 400 miles and land 10 miles from the
airport, I think you should get more points than the guy who does 61
miles and lands 2 hours early.


I agree. What I would suggest is replacing "MDP" in the scoring
formula for finishers with MDP*DIST/BESTDIST.

-T8