An Inconsistent Random Idea From NASCAR
It’s good there is going to be random testing. But how random can you get?
NASCAR on Saturday morning at Dover International Speedway announced an updated drug policy, which will include random testing beginning in 2009.
NASCAR held a mandatory drivers’ meeting for the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series competitors on hand for Saturday and Sunday’s events at Dover, including some team owners and crew members.
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The selection would be so random that O’Donnell said a driver could be tested every week in the season, or never after the preseason test is given. And he deflected any concern about bias.
If your test ends up so random that one particular driver is picked every week, there’s something wrong with your “randomness. Then again, why would an organization unconcerned about consistency worry about randomness either?
Their “randomness” is so random, it made me laugh :D.
That seems pretty weird. I don’t see why they don’t come up with a better system.