Re: Wind Adjustments? (525 Views)
Posted by:
bobphilo (IP Logged)
Date: November 29, 2005 07:36PM
I agree that that PL had a more favorable trip relative to the wind than much of the field, but to quntify it accuratly you would have to know precisely what percentage of her race she ran facing the negative influence of the wind, drag and vortex effects, vs. the percentage of the race she recieved the positive efeects of drafting, vs. the neutral effct of just runnung shielded. I think the best one can do is to acknowledge that she recieved a favorable trip relative to most of the others and look at her figure in that context. Just like a horse that avoids a dead rail or steals an easy early lead.
Bob