• Mr. Baker's racing statistics

    From Thomas E.@21:1/5 to All on Sat Oct 15 15:44:52 2022
    Note to all: I gave Mr. Baker a chance to comment on this paper before release. He refused. So, I had to go with several assumptions. If those are wrong I'll be happy to make revisions.

    The bottom line:

    Mr. Baker's Honda-powered car is slightly faster than his Kent as measured by fastest race lap in similar races over time. The difference is statistically significant.

    Mr. Baker's recent race wins are due more to a decline in performance of the competition than any change in his car/engine or driving skill. The decline is due to the absence of all three drivers (Floer, McColl and McKay) who historically placed ahead of
    Mr. Baker. No other drivers comparable to those three have surfaced. This statistic, measured by winner's fastest lap time, is also statistically significant.

    The paper is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-5YrNtWBfc-U7xQ11I9PHOe4WEuzN_Tq/view?usp=sharing

    If anyone wants the data it's in a spreadsheet and I will send it for you to analyze.

    Constructive comments are welcome. Deflections and accusations are not.

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to Thomas E. on Sat Oct 15 16:08:13 2022
    On 2022-10-15 15:44, Thomas E. wrote:
    Note to all: I gave Mr. Baker a chance to comment on this paper
    before release. He refused. So, I had to go with several assumptions.
    If those are wrong I'll be happy to make revisions.

    The bottom line:

    Mr. Baker's Honda-powered car is slightly faster than his Kent as
    measured by fastest race lap in similar races over time. The
    difference is statistically significant.


    1. Is it that the CAR is faster...

    ...or could it be that the driver has improved over the course of his
    racing career?

    2. Even if it is the car, is it the engine that is responsible...

    ...or could it be that the previous car was significantly (nearly 5%)
    over weight compared to the current car?

    Mr. Baker's recent race wins are due more to a decline in performance
    of the competition than any change in his car/engine or driving
    skill. The decline is due to the absence of all three drivers (Floer,
    McColl and McKay) who historically placed ahead of Mr. Baker. No
    other drivers comparable to those three have surfaced. This
    statistic, measured by winner's fastest lap time, is also
    statistically significant.

    The paper is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-5YrNtWBfc-U7xQ11I9PHOe4WEuzN_Tq/view?usp=sharing

    If anyone wants the data it's in a spreadsheet and I will send it
    for you to analyze.

    Constructive comments are welcome. Deflections and accusations are
    not.

    Fallacious assumptions:

    'Background: Mr. Baker claims that there is no difference between the performance of the Kent and Honda cars he has raced at SCCBC.'

    That's simply a lie. I have said on more than a few occasions that my
    previous car—an RF89 Van Diemen that had been rebuilt after a major
    crash before I owned it—was significantly overweight.



    'There was no change in the track length over the years
    analyzed thus the lowest lap times are a valid and consistent metric
    among all races'

    Wrong. Race tracks evolve over time and everyone agrees that the track
    is was slower when I began racing, got better with new paving, and has
    since fallen off again.



    'There were 15 abnormally high fastest race lap time outliers,
    apparently due to track conditions'

    And what makes you qualified to determine that those laps should be omitted?

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  • From Thomas E.@21:1/5 to Alan on Sat Oct 15 17:53:05 2022
    On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 7:08:17 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
    On 2022-10-15 15:44, Thomas E. wrote:
    Note to all: I gave Mr. Baker a chance to comment on this paper
    before release. He refused. So, I had to go with several assumptions.
    If those are wrong I'll be happy to make revisions.

    The bottom line:

    Mr. Baker's Honda-powered car is slightly faster than his Kent as
    measured by fastest race lap in similar races over time. The
    difference is statistically significant.

    1. Is it that the CAR is faster...

    ...or could it be that the driver has improved over the course of his
    racing career?

    2. Even if it is the car, is it the engine that is responsible...

    ...or could it be that the previous car was significantly (nearly 5%)
    over weight compared to the current car?
    Mr. Baker's recent race wins are due more to a decline in performance
    of the competition than any change in his car/engine or driving
    skill. The decline is due to the absence of all three drivers (Floer, McColl and McKay) who historically placed ahead of Mr. Baker. No
    other drivers comparable to those three have surfaced. This
    statistic, measured by winner's fastest lap time, is also
    statistically significant.

    The paper is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-5YrNtWBfc-U7xQ11I9PHOe4WEuzN_Tq/view?usp=sharing

    If anyone wants the data it's in a spreadsheet and I will send it
    for you to analyze.

    Constructive comments are welcome. Deflections and accusations are
    not.
    Fallacious assumptions:

    'Background: Mr. Baker claims that there is no difference between the performance of the Kent and Honda cars he has raced at SCCBC.'

    That's simply a lie. I have said on more than a few occasions that my previous car—an RF89 Van Diemen that had been rebuilt after a major
    crash before I owned it—was significantly overweight.



    'There was no change in the track length over the years
    analyzed thus the lowest lap times are a valid and consistent metric
    among all races'

    Wrong. Race tracks evolve over time and everyone agrees that the track
    is was slower when I began racing, got better with new paving, and has
    since fallen off again.



    'There were 15 abnormally high fastest race lap time outliers,
    apparently due to track conditions'

    And what makes you qualified to determine that those laps should be omitted?

    Like I said, you had the opportunity to review and turned it down. Thanks for the constructive input.

    As I said later in the article with respect to the engine choice and performance: "It could be the car, Mr. Baker’s race prep, tires or other factors."

    As for track conditions you all run on the same track, so that does affect relative performance. Floer was running the same speeds in 2016 until he departed in 2018. He consistently beat you. On the weekend of 7/27/2019 you did a 71.875 fastest lap. That'
    s comparable to a 2016 Floer time. How is that possible if the track is deteriorating? It would be VERY interesting to see Dave, Doug or Alan come back and see what they could do after a few races. You are right it would be a more valid comparison.
    Regardless, your times have been consistent since 2017.

    I am outlier-qualified by a PhD minor in stats. Outliers are always somewhat subjective. In this case I used race speeds as a proxy for track conditions. If I had data on something like a traction metric that could have been used in a regression analysis
    to make the outliers comparable to good dry conditions. Lacking that the outlier times are highly variable and could yield erroneous conclusions if included. The 46 comparable races are enough to yield valid results.

    Do you have anything specific to say about the excluded races shown in endnote iii? Most of those lap times are 10-20 seconds slower than typical. The demarcation is pretty clear. But, looking back I might have also excluded an odd race on 4/20/2019 that
    Knuckelkorn won with a much slower faster lap than yours. But you had a quite typical fastest time in that one so I left it in.

    You are also the car owner. As such your performance reflects not only your driving, but all else that goes into car prep. Tires, setup, routine maintenance and likely many other items.

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to Thomas E. on Sat Oct 15 18:11:41 2022
    On 2022-10-15 17:53, Thomas E. wrote:

    Fallacious assumptions:

    'Background: Mr. Baker claims that there is no difference between the
    performance of the Kent and Honda cars he has raced at SCCBC.'

    That's simply a lie. I have said on more than a few occasions that my
    previous car—an RF89 Van Diemen that had been rebuilt after a major
    crash before I owned it—was significantly overweight.

    I notice you don't actually address your out-and-out lie that I ever
    claimed that my RF89 was the equal in performance to my current car.

    Typical of a lying little shit like you.

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to Thomas E. on Sat Oct 15 18:07:52 2022
    On 2022-10-15 17:53, Thomas E. wrote:
    On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 7:08:17 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
    On 2022-10-15 15:44, Thomas E. wrote:
    Note to all: I gave Mr. Baker a chance to comment on this paper
    before release. He refused. So, I had to go with several
    assumptions. If those are wrong I'll be happy to make revisions.

    The bottom line:

    Mr. Baker's Honda-powered car is slightly faster than his Kent
    as measured by fastest race lap in similar races over time. The
    difference is statistically significant.

    1. Is it that the CAR is faster...

    ...or could it be that the driver has improved over the course of
    his racing career?

    2. Even if it is the car, is it the engine that is responsible...

    ...or could it be that the previous car was significantly (nearly
    5%) over weight compared to the current car?
    Mr. Baker's recent race wins are due more to a decline in
    performance of the competition than any change in his car/engine
    or driving skill. The decline is due to the absence of all three
    drivers (Floer, McColl and McKay) who historically placed ahead
    of Mr. Baker. No other drivers comparable to those three have
    surfaced. This statistic, measured by winner's fastest lap time,
    is also statistically significant.

    The paper is here:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-5YrNtWBfc-U7xQ11I9PHOe4WEuzN_Tq/view?usp=sharing



    If anyone wants the data it's in a spreadsheet and I will send it
    for you to analyze.

    Constructive comments are welcome. Deflections and accusations
    are not.
    Fallacious assumptions:

    'Background: Mr. Baker claims that there is no difference between
    the performance of the Kent and Honda cars he has raced at SCCBC.'

    That's simply a lie. I have said on more than a few occasions that
    my previous car—an RF89 Van Diemen that had been rebuilt after a
    major crash before I owned it—was significantly overweight.



    'There was no change in the track length over the years analyzed
    thus the lowest lap times are a valid and consistent metric among
    all races'

    Wrong. Race tracks evolve over time and everyone agrees that the
    track is was slower when I began racing, got better with new
    paving, and has since fallen off again.



    'There were 15 abnormally high fastest race lap time outliers,
    apparently due to track conditions'

    And what makes you qualified to determine that those laps should be
    omitted?

    Like I said, you had the opportunity to review and turned it down.
    Thanks for the constructive input.

    As I said later in the article with respect to the engine choice and performance: "It could be the car, Mr. Baker’s race prep, tires or
    other factors."

    And yet, you've insisted over and over that it is the engine.


    As for track conditions you all run on the same track, so that does
    affect relative performance. Floer was running the same speeds in
    2016 until he departed in 2018. He consistently beat you. On the
    weekend of 7/27/2019 you did a 71.875 fastest lap. That's comparable
    to a 2016 Floer time. How is that possible if the track is
    deteriorating? It would be VERY interesting to see Dave, Doug or Alan
    come back and see what they could do after a few races. You are right
    it would be a more valid comparison. Regardless, your times have been consistent since 2017.

    How is that suprising? The track was at it's best and it has been
    deteriorating since then as the new asphalt that was laid down in some
    critical areas has lost grip.

    And if my times have been consistent, and the track has deteriorated...

    ..that means I've been getting better.


    I am outlier-qualified by a PhD minor in stats. Outliers are always
    somewhat subjective. In this case I used race speeds as a proxy for
    track conditions. If I had data on something like a traction metric
    that could have been used in a regression analysis to make the
    outliers comparable to good dry conditions. Lacking that the outlier
    times are highly variable and could yield erroneous conclusions if
    included. The 46 comparable races are enough to yield valid results.

    I think you cherry-picked what you would decide was significant.


    Do you have anything specific to say about the excluded races shown
    in endnote iii? Most of those lap times are 10-20 seconds slower than typical. The demarcation is pretty clear. But, looking back I might
    have also excluded an odd race on 4/20/2019 that Knuckelkorn won with
    a much slower faster lap than yours. But you had a quite typical
    fastest time in that one so I left it in.

    You are also the car owner. As such your performance reflects not
    only your driving, but all else that goes into car prep. Tires,
    setup, routine maintenance and likely many other items.

    <yawn>

    As ever, you want to dance away from your claim that I'm only fast
    because I have a Honda.

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to Thomas E. on Sun Oct 16 03:58:53 2022
    On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 8:53:07 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
    On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 7:08:17 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
    On 2022-10-15 15:44, Thomas E. wrote:
    Note to all: I gave Mr. Baker a chance to comment on this paper
    before release. He refused. So, I had to go with several assumptions.
    If those are wrong I'll be happy to make revisions.

    The bottom line:

    Mr. Baker's Honda-powered car is slightly faster than his Kent as measured by fastest race lap in similar races over time. The
    difference is statistically significant.

    1. Is it that the CAR is faster...

    ...or could it be that the driver has improved over the course of his racing career?

    2. Even if it is the car, is it the engine that is responsible...

    ...or could it be that the previous car was significantly (nearly 5%)
    over weight compared to the current car?
    Mr. Baker's recent race wins are due more to a decline in performance
    of the competition than any change in his car/engine or driving
    skill. The decline is due to the absence of all three drivers (Floer, McColl and McKay) who historically placed ahead of Mr. Baker. No
    other drivers comparable to those three have surfaced. This
    statistic, measured by winner's fastest lap time, is also
    statistically significant.

    The paper is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-5YrNtWBfc-U7xQ11I9PHOe4WEuzN_Tq/view?usp=sharing

    If anyone wants the data it's in a spreadsheet and I will send it
    for you to analyze.

    Constructive comments are welcome. Deflections and accusations are
    not.
    Fallacious assumptions:

    'Background: Mr. Baker claims that there is no difference between the performance of the Kent and Honda cars he has raced at SCCBC.'

    That's simply a lie. I have said on more than a few occasions that my previous car—an RF89 Van Diemen that had been rebuilt after a major crash before I owned it—was significantly overweight.



    'There was no change in the track length over the years
    analyzed thus the lowest lap times are a valid and consistent metric
    among all races'

    Wrong. Race tracks evolve over time and everyone agrees that the track
    is was slower when I began racing, got better with new paving, and has since fallen off again.



    'There were 15 abnormally high fastest race lap time outliers,
    apparently due to track conditions'

    And what makes you qualified to determine that those laps should be omitted?
    Like I said, you had the opportunity to review and turned it down. Thanks for the constructive input.

    As I said later in the article with respect to the engine choice and performance: "It could be the car, Mr. Baker’s race prep, tires or other factors."

    As for track conditions you all run on the same track, so that does affect relative performance. Floer was running the same speeds in 2016 until he departed in 2018. He consistently beat you. On the weekend of 7/27/2019 you did a 71.875 fastest lap.
    That's comparable to a 2016 Floer time. How is that possible if the track is deteriorating? It would be VERY interesting to see Dave, Doug or Alan come back and see what they could do after a few races. You are right it would be a more valid comparison.
    Regardless, your times have been consistent since 2017.

    I am outlier-qualified by a PhD minor in stats. Outliers are always somewhat subjective. In this case I used race speeds as a proxy for track conditions. If I had data on something like a traction metric that could have been used in a regression
    analysis to make the outliers comparable to good dry conditions. Lacking that the outlier times are highly variable and could yield erroneous conclusions if included. The 46 comparable races are enough to yield valid results.

    Do you have anything specific to say about the excluded races shown in endnote iii? Most of those lap times are 10-20 seconds slower than typical. The demarcation is pretty clear. But, looking back I might have also excluded an odd race on 4/20/2019
    that Knuckelkorn won with a much slower faster lap than yours. But you had a quite typical fastest time in that one so I left it in.

    You are also the car owner. As such your performance reflects not only your driving, but all else that goes into car prep. Tires, setup, routine maintenance and likely many other items.

    Which you've admitted that you've not corrected for. As such, your numbers are worthless.


    -hh

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to -hh on Sun Oct 16 11:43:43 2022
    On 2022-10-16 03:58, -hh wrote:
    On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 8:53:07 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
    On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 7:08:17 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
    On 2022-10-15 15:44, Thomas E. wrote:
    Note to all: I gave Mr. Baker a chance to comment on this paper
    before release. He refused. So, I had to go with several assumptions.
    If those are wrong I'll be happy to make revisions.

    The bottom line:

    Mr. Baker's Honda-powered car is slightly faster than his Kent as
    measured by fastest race lap in similar races over time. The
    difference is statistically significant.

    1. Is it that the CAR is faster...

    ...or could it be that the driver has improved over the course of his
    racing career?

    2. Even if it is the car, is it the engine that is responsible...

    ...or could it be that the previous car was significantly (nearly 5%)
    over weight compared to the current car?
    Mr. Baker's recent race wins are due more to a decline in performance
    of the competition than any change in his car/engine or driving
    skill. The decline is due to the absence of all three drivers (Floer,
    McColl and McKay) who historically placed ahead of Mr. Baker. No
    other drivers comparable to those three have surfaced. This
    statistic, measured by winner's fastest lap time, is also
    statistically significant.

    The paper is here:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-5YrNtWBfc-U7xQ11I9PHOe4WEuzN_Tq/view?usp=sharing

    If anyone wants the data it's in a spreadsheet and I will send it
    for you to analyze.

    Constructive comments are welcome. Deflections and accusations are
    not.
    Fallacious assumptions:

    'Background: Mr. Baker claims that there is no difference between the
    performance of the Kent and Honda cars he has raced at SCCBC.'

    That's simply a lie. I have said on more than a few occasions that my
    previous car—an RF89 Van Diemen that had been rebuilt after a major
    crash before I owned it—was significantly overweight.



    'There was no change in the track length over the years
    analyzed thus the lowest lap times are a valid and consistent metric
    among all races'

    Wrong. Race tracks evolve over time and everyone agrees that the track
    is was slower when I began racing, got better with new paving, and has
    since fallen off again.



    'There were 15 abnormally high fastest race lap time outliers,
    apparently due to track conditions'

    And what makes you qualified to determine that those laps should be omitted?
    Like I said, you had the opportunity to review and turned it down. Thanks for the constructive input.

    As I said later in the article with respect to the engine choice and performance: "It could be the car, Mr. Baker’s race prep, tires or other factors."

    As for track conditions you all run on the same track, so that does affect relative performance. Floer was running the same speeds in 2016 until he departed in 2018. He consistently beat you. On the weekend of 7/27/2019 you did a 71.875 fastest lap.
    That's comparable to a 2016 Floer time. How is that possible if the track is deteriorating? It would be VERY interesting to see Dave, Doug or Alan come back and see what they could do after a few races. You are right it would be a more valid comparison.
    Regardless, your times have been consistent since 2017.

    I am outlier-qualified by a PhD minor in stats. Outliers are always somewhat subjective. In this case I used race speeds as a proxy for track conditions. If I had data on something like a traction metric that could have been used in a regression
    analysis to make the outliers comparable to good dry conditions. Lacking that the outlier times are highly variable and could yield erroneous conclusions if included. The 46 comparable races are enough to yield valid results.

    Do you have anything specific to say about the excluded races shown in endnote iii? Most of those lap times are 10-20 seconds slower than typical. The demarcation is pretty clear. But, looking back I might have also excluded an odd race on 4/20/2019
    that Knuckelkorn won with a much slower faster lap than yours. But you had a quite typical fastest time in that one so I left it in.

    You are also the car owner. As such your performance reflects not only your driving, but all else that goes into car prep. Tires, setup, routine maintenance and likely many other items.

    Which you've admitted that you've not corrected for. As such, your numbers are worthless.

    There was never any chance he'd look at this honestly.

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to Alan on Sun Oct 16 15:30:29 2022
    On Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 2:43:46 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
    On 2022-10-16 03:58, -hh wrote:
    On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 8:53:07 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
    On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 7:08:17 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
    On 2022-10-15 15:44, Thomas E. wrote:
    Note to all: I gave Mr. Baker a chance to comment on this paper
    before release. He refused. So, I had to go with several assumptions. >>>> If those are wrong I'll be happy to make revisions.

    The bottom line:

    Mr. Baker's Honda-powered car is slightly faster than his Kent as
    measured by fastest race lap in similar races over time. The
    difference is statistically significant.

    1. Is it that the CAR is faster...

    ...or could it be that the driver has improved over the course of his >>> racing career?

    2. Even if it is the car, is it the engine that is responsible...

    ...or could it be that the previous car was significantly (nearly 5%) >>> over weight compared to the current car?
    Mr. Baker's recent race wins are due more to a decline in performance >>>> of the competition than any change in his car/engine or driving
    skill. The decline is due to the absence of all three drivers (Floer, >>>> McColl and McKay) who historically placed ahead of Mr. Baker. No
    other drivers comparable to those three have surfaced. This
    statistic, measured by winner's fastest lap time, is also
    statistically significant.

    The paper is here:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-5YrNtWBfc-U7xQ11I9PHOe4WEuzN_Tq/view?usp=sharing

    If anyone wants the data it's in a spreadsheet and I will send it
    for you to analyze.

    Constructive comments are welcome. Deflections and accusations are
    not.
    Fallacious assumptions:

    'Background: Mr. Baker claims that there is no difference between the >>> performance of the Kent and Honda cars he has raced at SCCBC.'

    That's simply a lie. I have said on more than a few occasions that my >>> previous car—an RF89 Van Diemen that had been rebuilt after a major >>> crash before I owned it—was significantly overweight.



    'There was no change in the track length over the years
    analyzed thus the lowest lap times are a valid and consistent metric
    among all races'

    Wrong. Race tracks evolve over time and everyone agrees that the track >>> is was slower when I began racing, got better with new paving, and has >>> since fallen off again.



    'There were 15 abnormally high fastest race lap time outliers,
    apparently due to track conditions'

    And what makes you qualified to determine that those laps should be omitted?
    Like I said, you had the opportunity to review and turned it down. Thanks for the constructive input.

    As I said later in the article with respect to the engine choice and performance: "It could be the car, Mr. Baker’s race prep, tires or other factors."

    As for track conditions you all run on the same track, so that does affect relative performance. Floer was running the same speeds in 2016 until he departed in 2018. He consistently beat you. On the weekend of 7/27/2019 you did a 71.875 fastest lap.
    That's comparable to a 2016 Floer time. How is that possible if the track is deteriorating? It would be VERY interesting to see Dave, Doug or Alan come back and see what they could do after a few races. You are right it would be a more valid comparison.
    Regardless, your times have been consistent since 2017.

    I am outlier-qualified by a PhD minor in stats. Outliers are always somewhat subjective. In this case I used race speeds as a proxy for track conditions. If I had data on something like a traction metric that could have been used in a regression
    analysis to make the outliers comparable to good dry conditions. Lacking that the outlier times are highly variable and could yield erroneous conclusions if included. The 46 comparable races are enough to yield valid results.

    Do you have anything specific to say about the excluded races shown in endnote iii? Most of those lap times are 10-20 seconds slower than typical. The demarcation is pretty clear. But, looking back I might have also excluded an odd race on 4/20/2019
    that Knuckelkorn won with a much slower faster lap than yours. But you had a quite typical fastest time in that one so I left it in.

    You are also the car owner. As such your performance reflects not only your driving, but all else that goes into car prep. Tires, setup, routine maintenance and likely many other items.

    Which you've admitted that you've not corrected for. As such, your numbers are worthless.

    There was never any chance he'd look at this honestly.

    There was always the possibility… just as how there was always the potential that he lacks the skills to do the appropriate analysis. After all, his chickens
    didn’t exactly have a learning curve to be concerned about.

    -hh

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to -hh on Sun Oct 16 16:48:02 2022
    On 2022-10-16 15:30, -hh wrote:
    On Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 2:43:46 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
    On 2022-10-16 03:58, -hh wrote:
    On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 8:53:07 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
    On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 7:08:17 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
    On 2022-10-15 15:44, Thomas E. wrote:
    Note to all: I gave Mr. Baker a chance to comment on this paper
    before release. He refused. So, I had to go with several assumptions. >>>>>> If those are wrong I'll be happy to make revisions.

    The bottom line:

    Mr. Baker's Honda-powered car is slightly faster than his Kent as
    measured by fastest race lap in similar races over time. The
    difference is statistically significant.

    1. Is it that the CAR is faster...

    ...or could it be that the driver has improved over the course of his >>>>> racing career?

    2. Even if it is the car, is it the engine that is responsible...

    ...or could it be that the previous car was significantly (nearly 5%) >>>>> over weight compared to the current car?
    Mr. Baker's recent race wins are due more to a decline in performance >>>>>> of the competition than any change in his car/engine or driving
    skill. The decline is due to the absence of all three drivers (Floer, >>>>>> McColl and McKay) who historically placed ahead of Mr. Baker. No
    other drivers comparable to those three have surfaced. This
    statistic, measured by winner's fastest lap time, is also
    statistically significant.

    The paper is here:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-5YrNtWBfc-U7xQ11I9PHOe4WEuzN_Tq/view?usp=sharing

    If anyone wants the data it's in a spreadsheet and I will send it
    for you to analyze.

    Constructive comments are welcome. Deflections and accusations are >>>>>> not.
    Fallacious assumptions:

    'Background: Mr. Baker claims that there is no difference between the >>>>> performance of the Kent and Honda cars he has raced at SCCBC.'

    That's simply a lie. I have said on more than a few occasions that my >>>>> previous car—an RF89 Van Diemen that had been rebuilt after a major >>>>> crash before I owned it—was significantly overweight.



    'There was no change in the track length over the years
    analyzed thus the lowest lap times are a valid and consistent metric >>>>> among all races'

    Wrong. Race tracks evolve over time and everyone agrees that the track >>>>> is was slower when I began racing, got better with new paving, and has >>>>> since fallen off again.



    'There were 15 abnormally high fastest race lap time outliers,
    apparently due to track conditions'

    And what makes you qualified to determine that those laps should be omitted?
    Like I said, you had the opportunity to review and turned it down. Thanks for the constructive input.

    As I said later in the article with respect to the engine choice and performance: "It could be the car, Mr. Baker’s race prep, tires or other factors."

    As for track conditions you all run on the same track, so that does affect relative performance. Floer was running the same speeds in 2016 until he departed in 2018. He consistently beat you. On the weekend of 7/27/2019 you did a 71.875 fastest lap.
    That's comparable to a 2016 Floer time. How is that possible if the track is deteriorating? It would be VERY interesting to see Dave, Doug or Alan come back and see what they could do after a few races. You are right it would be a more valid comparison.
    Regardless, your times have been consistent since 2017.

    I am outlier-qualified by a PhD minor in stats. Outliers are always somewhat subjective. In this case I used race speeds as a proxy for track conditions. If I had data on something like a traction metric that could have been used in a regression
    analysis to make the outliers comparable to good dry conditions. Lacking that the outlier times are highly variable and could yield erroneous conclusions if included. The 46 comparable races are enough to yield valid results.

    Do you have anything specific to say about the excluded races shown in endnote iii? Most of those lap times are 10-20 seconds slower than typical. The demarcation is pretty clear. But, looking back I might have also excluded an odd race on 4/20/2019
    that Knuckelkorn won with a much slower faster lap than yours. But you had a quite typical fastest time in that one so I left it in.

    You are also the car owner. As such your performance reflects not only your driving, but all else that goes into car prep. Tires, setup, routine maintenance and likely many other items.

    Which you've admitted that you've not corrected for. As such, your numbers are worthless.

    There was never any chance he'd look at this honestly.

    There was always the possibility… just as how there was always the potential
    that he lacks the skills to do the appropriate analysis. After all, his chickens
    didn’t exactly have a learning curve to be concerned about.

    -hh

    That's certainly a possibility too...

    ...but he has such an obvious agenda.

    If it can be interpreted negatively about me, that's how he'll interpret
    it... ...but the very same things (like missing race weekends) are never interpreted negatively about anyone else.

    :-)

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to -hh on Wed Oct 19 09:57:53 2022
    On 2022-10-16 03:58, -hh wrote:
    On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 8:53:07 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
    On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 7:08:17 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
    On 2022-10-15 15:44, Thomas E. wrote:
    Note to all: I gave Mr. Baker a chance to comment on this paper
    before release. He refused. So, I had to go with several assumptions.
    If those are wrong I'll be happy to make revisions.

    The bottom line:

    Mr. Baker's Honda-powered car is slightly faster than his Kent as
    measured by fastest race lap in similar races over time. The
    difference is statistically significant.

    1. Is it that the CAR is faster...

    ...or could it be that the driver has improved over the course of his
    racing career?

    2. Even if it is the car, is it the engine that is responsible...

    ...or could it be that the previous car was significantly (nearly 5%)
    over weight compared to the current car?
    Mr. Baker's recent race wins are due more to a decline in performance
    of the competition than any change in his car/engine or driving
    skill. The decline is due to the absence of all three drivers (Floer,
    McColl and McKay) who historically placed ahead of Mr. Baker. No
    other drivers comparable to those three have surfaced. This
    statistic, measured by winner's fastest lap time, is also
    statistically significant.

    The paper is here:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-5YrNtWBfc-U7xQ11I9PHOe4WEuzN_Tq/view?usp=sharing

    If anyone wants the data it's in a spreadsheet and I will send it
    for you to analyze.

    Constructive comments are welcome. Deflections and accusations are
    not.
    Fallacious assumptions:

    'Background: Mr. Baker claims that there is no difference between the
    performance of the Kent and Honda cars he has raced at SCCBC.'

    That's simply a lie. I have said on more than a few occasions that my
    previous car—an RF89 Van Diemen that had been rebuilt after a major
    crash before I owned it—was significantly overweight.



    'There was no change in the track length over the years
    analyzed thus the lowest lap times are a valid and consistent metric
    among all races'

    Wrong. Race tracks evolve over time and everyone agrees that the track
    is was slower when I began racing, got better with new paving, and has
    since fallen off again.



    'There were 15 abnormally high fastest race lap time outliers,
    apparently due to track conditions'

    And what makes you qualified to determine that those laps should be omitted?
    Like I said, you had the opportunity to review and turned it down. Thanks for the constructive input.

    As I said later in the article with respect to the engine choice and performance: "It could be the car, Mr. Baker’s race prep, tires or other factors."

    As for track conditions you all run on the same track, so that does affect relative performance. Floer was running the same speeds in 2016 until he departed in 2018. He consistently beat you. On the weekend of 7/27/2019 you did a 71.875 fastest lap.
    That's comparable to a 2016 Floer time. How is that possible if the track is deteriorating? It would be VERY interesting to see Dave, Doug or Alan come back and see what they could do after a few races. You are right it would be a more valid comparison.
    Regardless, your times have been consistent since 2017.

    I am outlier-qualified by a PhD minor in stats. Outliers are always somewhat subjective. In this case I used race speeds as a proxy for track conditions. If I had data on something like a traction metric that could have been used in a regression
    analysis to make the outliers comparable to good dry conditions. Lacking that the outlier times are highly variable and could yield erroneous conclusions if included. The 46 comparable races are enough to yield valid results.

    Do you have anything specific to say about the excluded races shown in endnote iii? Most of those lap times are 10-20 seconds slower than typical. The demarcation is pretty clear. But, looking back I might have also excluded an odd race on 4/20/2019
    that Knuckelkorn won with a much slower faster lap than yours. But you had a quite typical fastest time in that one so I left it in.

    You are also the car owner. As such your performance reflects not only your driving, but all else that goes into car prep. Tires, setup, routine maintenance and likely many other items.

    Which you've admitted that you've not corrected for. As such, your numbers are worthless.

    And the lying little shit has run away.

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