Well put I agree - well almost !
Those with no race experience need, where at all possible, to be placed in a group which best suits their ability. Give beginners/first time racers a good experience, don’t drive them away after their first race. I would rather a first time racer raced a category down than a category up. I wonder how many first time racers have found these test races a pleasant experience - I hope Zwift is getting their feedback.
Thanks for posting on the race ranking thread.
If anyone else supports a results based system (not necessarily instead of but as well as) please post your thoughts on how it might work on Race ranking discussion