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Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
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Hawaii Network UserName: Buschwick (4)

Here is another example:   Consider you are a lvl 1, racing against a
field of 19 other lvl 1's.  If you finish 11th or worse, you will
receive negative points.  If you finish 10th or better, you will receive
positive points.  
Keep in mind, you lose 1 point for each incident you are involved in.

You gain/lose 3 points for each driver of your lvl (lvl 1 in this case)
that you finish ahead/behind. (the system is weighted to account for
drivers of varying skill levels, but this is a simple example)

So, if you finished 7th, you would lose 18 points (6*3) for the drivers
that finished ahead of you, and you would gain 39 points (13*3) for the
drivers that finished behind you.  This amounts to a net gain of 21
(39-18) points, minus a point for each incident you are involved in.

Mike

Eldred Pickett

I am NOT paranoid.  And why are you always watching me?!?

Try it. I think you'll be pleased with the results.

Mike_L

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shhhh .. Mike giving away secrets :)

honestly guys what Mike says is very true ... my current level is an 8
which was obtained buy racing clean and finishing as many races as possible. I
think I've only got about 4 or 5 wins in April but ... my laps completed
percentage is very high meaning that I may not finish 1st or even in the top 5
but .. I finish.

 A very important side note here is ... if you're damaged and running simply to
finish, make sure you give the other racers the lines they need to get around
you cleanly.

see ya on the track
Jim

What about the flip side Mikey?
Say you go all the way through qualifying and then get hosed out of the
server.  How much damage does that do to a higher skill level?
I ask this because I got hosed out of HCS last night and I'm still wipin'
away the tears!

BTW, there was some really clean running on the server tonight.  I ran 2
0-15s and was very impressed with the driving.  There ARE some real sharp
new guys and gals running and I had a lot of fun running with them.

Later
MMc

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Ed Martin
Papyrus Design Group

Actually I guess it wasn't that bad, I had a couple Dega races that
started out as wreckfests and then had a few dimwits that would either
try to run all over a guy or stop in the middle groove and see what
happened.

Once I decided I was no longer going to run Dega, I had some good
runs.  Had a heckuva run at a slugfest at Bristol to finish 2nd by 0.1
seconds, even tried Dega again later and had a good run.  By the time
my night was over I racked up 4 2nds and a couple 3rds.

Now all I gotta do is win one of these stinkin races!

But I still think I'll avoid Dega unless there's no alternative.  Real
racers use their brakes!

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BTW - I finally had a clean race at Talladega Friday night and had a
BLAST!
The fact that short tracks seem to run ALOT cleaner than Tally seems to be
an ironic twist to Hawaii that I never expected...

Phil
<PJYoung>

Skill levels are calculated based on your 10 most recent races.  We drop the
2 worst from that window of 10.  The 10 races does not really have anything
to do with the day.  If you race exactly 10 races in 1 day, then there is a
corelation, but otherwise...

We re-calculate skill levels each week day morning.  Again, that calculaton
is based on your 10 most recent races, regardless of when they occurred.

On Hawaii, you can find a document describing skill levels in detail.  It's
in the "file libraries" section off of the main menu.

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Ed Martin
Papyrus Design Group

: >Looking at all the race statistics, it is
: >clear that less than 50% of the drivers who start a race, finish the
: >race. So... all you need to do to improve your level, is finish races.
: >In fact, finishing races is so important, that you should stay in a race
: >even if you are 10 laps down, if you are interested in upping your skill
: >level.  

: What about the flip side Mikey?
: Say you go all the way through qualifying and then get hosed out of the
: server.  How much damage does that do to a higher skill level?
: I ask this because I got hosed out of HCS last night and I'm still wipin'
: away the tears!

The inverse works that way as well. However, out of your last ten race
results the lowest TWO are dropped.  So, unless you get hosed 3 or more
times or more out of 10, your skill level won't be hurt.

: BTW, there was some really clean running on the server tonight.  I ran 2
: 0-15s and was very impressed with the driving.  There ARE some real sharp
: new guys and gals running and I had a lot of fun running with them.

: Later
: MMc

ML