Get rid of Rank altogether.
I agree. But: Lets be honest.
If they did that how else would they sell the wannabe-pilet uberness on their webpage to a prospective sucker........ Its the bait on the hook to compete and be ranked with the elitist of the game. Its the first thing you see.
Most of us know the dweebery these guys do to get ranked month after month, Its usually the same ones.
Yet its proudly displayed as some contest or badge of honor that they have achieved against all odds or some awesome ability, yet most of them are there not for any of these reasons, they consistently are there for learning how to manipulate their scores by exploiting the game irregularities. Nothing more.
Dont get me wrong, some are decent sticks, timid, but decent sticks. They just know how to: and by the term "game the game".
Congrats on your achievements by the way. Kudos.

January 4, 2010
Main Arena Tour 119 Completed
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Kudos to the top pilots of Tour 119. Early, Mid, and Late War Tour 120 has now begun.
----->Late War
Top Overall Ranking – Hoagi, runner-up pacerr
Top Fighter Ranking – Grizz, runner-up Wmaker
Top Bomber Ranking – Boom, runner-up Chalenge
Top Attack Ranking – Snailman, runner-up Ammo
Top Vehicle Ranking – SHawk, runner-up pacerr
----->Mid War
Top Overall Ranking – 1IH420, runner-up Dotcommi
Top Fighter Ranking – Shuffler, runner-up Dotcommi
Top Bomber Ranking – BobCat1, runner-up Bul1dog2
Top Attack Ranking – RS59, runner-up 1IH420
Top Vehicle Ranking – 1IH420, runner-up TonyJoey
----->Early War
Top Overall Ranking – flatiron, runner-up 2AEvan
Top Fighter Ranking – IrishOne, runner-up Banshee7
Top Bomber Ranking – flatiron, runner-up Mato
Top Attack Ranking – Pluto, runner-up flatiron
Top Vehicle Ranking – flatiron, runner-up 1MADDOG1