Re: Lawyer Ron Track Record Verified (644 Views)
Posted by:
TGJB (IP Logged)
Date: July 31, 2007 06:00PM
They don't have to "do anything" for the track to change speed. Track speed is mostly about moisture content, and even if they don't do anything to change cushion depth or compaction, normal watering (or the lack of it) can raise or lower moisture content throughout the day. Moisture content only stays the same when the amount of water added between two races exactly equals the amount lost through evaporation, and today'sandier tracks are very responsive to moisture.
I ended giving LR close to that figure anyway, there was no way to avoid it. If you didn't cut the race loose you had to give him a minus 10, and give out a whole bunch of other crazy figures in the race-- or have the Go For Wand totally collapsing (and I do mean totally). I made the Whitney a little faster than Beyer did, the Go For Wand about the same. I'll be interested to see how Len does it, and whether he sticks with his one-size-fits-all theory of track speeds.