Are poles adjusted in turf races when the rail is shifted?

[Storm Cadet]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Have Belmonts turns ever been addressed without the word 'sweeping' in front of them?

Sweeping as the Red Sox are sweeping the offensively challenged Giants?

[Bobby Fischer]

Speed Figures - 2 seconds makes a big difference.

- With the exception of the shorter turf sprints(all out sprints with a lot of early speed types) I don't think 150 feet or so distance is going to draw stamina into play.

In routes I think the biggest factor, if it exists, is a benefit it would give to inside or outside runners.
I don't understand this factor - I have heard Rails Out= Inside Turn Bias

[BillW]

Originally Posted by Bobby Fischer

I don't understand this factor - I have heard Rails Out= Inside Turn Bias

That's probably referring to it being easier to run around a wider (more sweeping ) turn. Try running in a 20 foot circle then move out to one that is 40 feet in diameter. The centrifugal force is less as the turn flattens out. As far as it being a real impact on turns of the radius that exist on a racing oval, I don't really know.