So let me get this straight (as a scorekeeper kind of guy!).
In a MoM contest I have 5 pilots in the group.
Pilot 1: -1 sec 85 Landing Pilot 2: -1 sec 80 Landing Pilot 3: +3 sec 75 Landing Pilot 4: +4 sec 95 Landing Pilot 5: -4 sec 99 Landing
What are the scores?
How about the SWC where I probably have dozens of pilots with the same times
scattered thru the standings?
I don't get it - I guess I'm thick. Any scoring method needs to be reasonably
understandable.
Jim
Rocky Mountain Soaring Association (anal scorekeeper).
Not hard, though you haven't shown the task time. Let's assume that it's 10 minutes. Closest times are the two tied -1 second. That makes 9:59, or 599 seconds, the 1000 point time, so +3 seconds is 597 seconds so it scores 597/599 or 997 points, +4 is 596 or 995 points, -4 same. Add landing scores for final
Pilot 1: 599 + 85 = 684
Pilot 2: 599 + 80 = 679
Pilot 3: 597 + 75 = 672
Pilot 4: 596 + 95 = 691
Pilot 5: 596 = 99 = 695
I guess this example shows that landings win, if that's someone's goal here. What you don't see is the fun that happens over a day of long tasks, 12 to 15 minute rounds when someone gets out alone, or one or two guys get out and others don't. Remember, nearly simultaneous launch, same air for all.
So now in a 15 minute task = 900 seconds:
Pilot 1: 15:03 90 landing
Pilot 2: 9:58 99 landing
Pilot 3: 9:56 90 landing
etc
Now top score is 897 secs for 1000 points, pilot two gets 598 secs or 598/897; 667 points all plus landings. If the event is seeded, at the end of the round, the pilot flight order is shuffled to put like points together. This gives the pilots with less experience the chance to win a round flying with their peers in a group.
In the above example, the pilot 2, 3, 4, 5 guys may have been playing cover, pilot one goes his own way, specs out. Fun to watch and fly, cause it ain't over til it's over. Last round can have one guy get away and reshuffle the trophies. I've been hurt and helped by that, always fun.
We nearly always use a simple landing tape, seems the fairest solution to me. How close can you get to the spot at the task time. Simple right?
Hope this helps; sorry it had to be long.
Barry Andersen
PS Cincinnati Soaring Society's Pumpkin Fly will use this method with a dynamite scoring guy, Bob Scheidt. Bob gets the scoring done really fast and guys flying without delay. Come have fun Oct 16-17.
Special extra fine trophy for weekend grand champion of the 25th anniversary event.
http://www.cincinnatisoaring.org
shameless plug for doing the math above <grin>
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