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Originally Posted by gwyllion
The whole point of racing and a lot of other sport disciplines (cycling, running, swimming, rowing, ...) is to finish first at the end of the race. Points for pole, fastest race laps, position after 1/4 or 1/2 race distance, etc. don't match with the spirit of endurance racing.
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Not always. Cycling has
points races and
points classifications.
I love to invent competition rules and this idea has some adventages. I wouldn't use it for Le Mans or any WEC race, but a separate competition could use it.
It has some benefits. Since there's a finish line closer, drivers are encouraged to race harder. To make it work, I believe that the points scale should increase every sprint. For example, after 4h points could be 3-2-1, then 5-3-1 after 8h, 10-6-3-2-1 after 12h, 20-12-8-6-4... after 16h and 50-35-25-20-16... after 24h (I'm supposing a 10-15 car field.)