Simply focus on very low var and very low dd is the key, long track-record has no sense. I think it's even worse to invest in long track-record ! Because it's not really traders who manage the darwins, it is people who try to become traders. And it makes a big difference. Especially one big difference. As it is not really traders, the longer is the track record, the closer we get to the real deep drawdown. That is pure logical.
If we do not focus on long track record firstly, we have more chance to earn money. And if we focus on very low var, we increase our chance to earn money. That is also pure logical. My 2 cents.