This "removal of race from the IC" idea reminds me of Texan
traffic laws about 10 years ago. A law was passed for all new
vehicles to have a speedometer to go up to 65 MPH only, regardless
of the actual top speed of the car. The rationale of the law was
that if drivers didn't know how fast their cars could go, they
wouldn't push it to the limit.
In response to the new speedometers, Texan drivers developed a new
game. They pushed their cars as hard as they could to see how many
times they could make the needle go around the dial.
The intent of the idea is admirable; the stupidity of the idea,
however, is incredible.