Scouting, is it important?

[gblake]

Originally Posted by jamie_1930

... I think it be much better if we just did away with scouting.

If you add one word I agree 110%. Because when you add that one word, the statement becomes a tautology.

Try this and see where it leads you:

"I think it would be much better if we just did away with useless scouting."

Toss out what isn't helping. Redirect the freed resources (people, time, whatever) into what does have an effect. Continuously improve. Replace the illusion of scouting with actual scouting.

Actual scouting gives the drivers, designers, pit crew, programmers, everyone the information they need. One way to determine what they need is to pay attention to what they use and what they don't use. If information isn't being used because it is irrelevant, then stop producing it.

It's just common sense, but common sense often gets lost in habits. Also, common sense sometimes becomes misdirected when producers and consumers aren't "on the same page".

So, "Yes" replace any and everything that is truly ineffective with something (either on the consumption or production side) with something that is more useful. Who can argue with that?

Blake