Yep, studying laptimes at my first big race many years ago was a big wake up call for me. Despite being in the D main, my best laptimes were just as fast as Josh Cyrul's (who went on to win the title). So to me, that meant my equipment was fine. The problem was consistency. ALL of his laps were that fast while only a few of mine were. Ever since then I have put less stock in the HP wins theory and worked more on set-up and driving.