US contest scoring formula is broken

On Jun 23, 11:56*am, John Cochrane
wrote:
I also dislike the complexity of the scoring formula. But every bit of
this comes from pilot demand!

John:

Respectfully, I have never had the option (that I know of), on a RC
Pilot Poll, of answering Yes/No to the following question: "Would you
prefer a simplified rule system?" Maybe if we started out with that
question, we (as pilots) could determine if we need to continually
micro-engineer the rules to eliminate every perceived inequities.

As I can now with a young child in the house, I am going to get out
there to race when and where I can, get in the start cyclinder with my
fellow competitiors, and then go try and fly as fast as I can within
my limited understanding of the current rules. In this agree
completely with 21.

Do I really understand all, or even most, of the fine nuances of the
current rules... No. Will I live with what the RC gives me to play
with ... Yes. However, management of the rules to eliminate every
single perecived flaw in the rules should not necessarily result in
more complification, year after year.

EY

P.S. - For people who like flying all AT's, really racing your fellow
pilots side-by-side, and understanding a simplifed rule system - get
your local contest organizer to run a Grand Prix Format race! Its a
lot of fun, stays pretty simple and is understandable. Why there has
not been more buy-in from the American soaring community I do not know
- but I do know the fierceness of the opposition to this style of
racing runs very deep here in the States.