This was an interesting exercise. It was fun to see some of my favorites from the past again! Congratulations Captain Awesome!
Out of curiosity I did a quick comparison of the stats on my bike from RRBBO 10 to this one and found some interesting things that got me
thinking about the whole voting system again. I didn't get too nerdy with the numbers but one of the first things that jumped out was the percentage of votes. It more than tripled from 12% to 39.1% even though it only moved up from 6th place to 5th place. (On a side note, I was secretly hoping that it would finish 6th place again to keep a personal streak going). But I digress.
I also discovered that the 39.1% was actually higher than the winner of BO10 (Verboten - Kingfish) at 34.8%. (By the way, second place dropped to
19.3%!)
The reason for the lower percentages can be explained by the voting back in 2015 being restricted to only three votes. With only three votes available for each of the 233 members that voted, the votes were more widely distributed which naturally brings all of the percentages down. I can remember the difficulty of choosing only three out of 88!
I believe that even though unlimited voting as opposed to restricted voting has an effect on the final outcome, it is best suited for the spirit of our forum and its competitions. Ultimately our build-offs are more about the comradery that happens along the way than the outcomes which makes it that much more enjoyable for everyone!
Looking forward to the next one!