Competition Averages

[rh77]

Background: Brucepick brought-up an excellent point:

The baseline and final averages are taken by averaging the MPG value in the GasLog. In this form, a cumulative value of total miles/kilometers, vs. total gallons is not taken.

A cumulative average seems to be more fair and accurate.

Vote:

1) Keep the Current System
2) Implement the total/cumulative average for the Cycle

This is a public vote. Please provide reasoning for your input. Thanks all!

The Commish

[MnFocus]

Cumulative. Maybe subdivide per quarter so as to see trends by season ?

[skewbe]

I know I'm not playing, but if I understand correctly, the current situation: One tank may have only 3 gallons of "extra good behavior" then that tank would have the same weight as a 15 gallon tank of low mpg?

[rh77]

Originally Posted by skewbe

I know I'm not playing, but if I understand correctly, the current situation: One tank may have only 3 gallons of "extra good behavior" then that tank would have the same weight as a 15 gallon tank of low mpg?

Yup...

[thisisntjared]

man just as i expected, nobody voted for the average of mpgs. good.

i thought that they were the cumulative and the cumulative

[LxMike]

I don't think a rules change in mid "season" is right. with the mileage that some get here they would only get 1 fill and it would get posted near end of cycle.

[thisisntjared]

i dont know about you, but i commute all year round... there is no mpg season.

if anything the winter is the mpg season because i cant race and my wife(teacher) is commuting daily again.

[Fourthbean]

I was actually pondering this the other day, and meant to bring it up. But was too lazy. I think we should change to the new system as it does seem more fair, shouldn't be that hard to implement either since everything is pulled straight from the site anyhow.

[MnFocus]

Originally Posted by thisisntjared

i dont know about you, but i commute all year round... there is no mpg season.

if anything the winter is the mpg season because i cant race and my wife(teacher) is commuting daily again.

You have no : spring summer fall or winter in Jersey ? Same temps all year 'round ? How about winter / summer fuel formulations ?


"2) Implement the total/cumulative average for the Cycle" <--- this will help balance what I ask about above .

[CO ZX2]

rh77, Rick,

Guess I'm not understanding this very well. How does the proposed new rule differ from the currently posted Version 2.0 rule quoted below??

Excerpt from current Version 2.0 rules:

Calculations:
6. The ?Final Percentage over EPA? is figured by the cumulative, Gaslog-sourced MPG values vs. the vehicle?s EPA FE-Combined (?Cycle-End Cumulative Percentage Over EPA?)

7. A member?s final calculation is the difference between the Baseline and Cycle-End Cumulative? or ?Improvement? (negative numbers reflect a decrease in efficiency).