Racetracks should start measuring wind direction

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I don't think it's asking a whole lot for tracks to measure wind direction a couple of times a day.

The Ragozin Sheets and Thoro-Graph claim they have people doing it at almost every track. If small entities like they are can do it at dozens of tracks - it shouldn't be a tall order for a track to do it.

It what you write is true, then we'd have much more accurate results charts and there wouldn't be so many tracks out there that are unable to time their races correctly/consistently.

Ask yourself this, which matters more in the big picture scheme of things: wind direction/velocity or accurate beaten lengths information?

I can pretty much estimate the wind by viewing the headon replay. If it's noticeable in the replays then you know it's a factor.

It takes me a lot longer to correct bad charts. In fact, I've stopped doing this as I just can't keep up --- especially since I focus on more than a single track.