T and S is a very exact science compared to the old days. It also is out there in the public domain. They are showing you all the loop data and they didn't do it 10 years ago, or 30 years ago. It just didn't exist. So for them to publish data indicating something hinky would be foolish. It is a system that is VERY accurate and that is part of the reason it is in the public domain, but I will also say it isn't always perfect. False hits, transponders cutting in and out, power being lost at loops can still happen.....

Good on you Dataman tho for trying to figure out why something didn't make sense. You should join the SCCA and do timing and scoring. They use the same system as the IRL does, and from there, you will start to see the pitfalls and ways the system works...