AHFS Question

Chuck Norton · 07-29-2009, 09:56 PM

After reviewing the most recent list of horsepower assessments, it occurs to me that it must be possible for one car, at one race, on one weekend, to earn a percentage hit based on exceeding -1.15 the index more than once and, at the same time, establishing an average for the combination that makes the assessment inescapable. Obviously, I don't have access to all the run data but I've been going through the limited information that's available and I can't recall a previous instance in which the system was applied in this manner.

A case in point that caught my attention is the instance of the number one qualifier in Stock at Topeka. As far as I can tell, that car attended only one national event during the first half of this season and was assessed a horsepower penalty last week based solely on runs at that one event. I am not aware of anyone else running that particular combination during that segment of the season so it appears that one racer at one event both triggered a review and established the average leading to an assessment all in the course of one day.

Were there other combinations affected by this interpretation? Has this interpretation been applied previously and I just missed it?

c

07-29-2009, 09:56 PM	#1
Chuck Norton Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Covina, CA Posts: 474 Likes: 106 Liked 89 Times in 19 Posts	AHFS Question After reviewing the most recent list of horsepower assessments, it occurs to me that it must be possible for one car, at one race, on one weekend, to earn a percentage hit based on exceeding -1.15 the index more than once and, at the same time, establishing an average for the combination that makes the assessment inescapable. Obviously, I don't have access to all the run data but I've been going through the limited information that's available and I can't recall a previous instance in which the system was applied in this manner. A case in point that caught my attention is the instance of the number one qualifier in Stock at Topeka. As far as I can tell, that car attended only one national event during the first half of this season and was assessed a horsepower penalty last week based solely on runs at that one event. I am not aware of anyone else running that particular combination during that segment of the season so it appears that one racer at one event both triggered a review and established the average leading to an assessment all in the course of one day. Were there other combinations affected by this interpretation? Has this interpretation been applied previously and I just missed it? c