[Mitch44]

The track variant applied to a SR such as a TrackMaster SR is totally different that the variant as applied to individual Factors within the program or how it adjusts the line you selected.

With a SR its all applied to final time. In the program the variant is applied different and is spread out throughout the different Fractions and Factors in the Program. By distributing it among the 3 Fr's it lessens the impact on the race because it diluted by spreading it out to 3 places(3 FR's) as to putting it all in one place( final time).

Its diluted even further when applied to other Factors such as FX, FW etc.
With the SR the whole variant goes into the SR and is accounted for with in SR. I.e.
the variant shown is +27, That +27 is within the SR and there is absolutely no way for you to change it. If the SR is an 85 that its an 85 and that +27 was incorporated and is taken into account for the horse to earn that 85.

Now with the RDSS program we have choices we can make with that +27, we can use it all or 50% or we can use it all or 50% up to what ever setting we set the slide bar to such as -15 or +15. When I say use ,I mean on the line selected and whatever the variant is for that race and that day.

Sartin found that too many members were losing races by over adjusting therefore he increased their winning of races by recommending they only use 50% of the true variant. Their reports proved him to be correct. He also said that given an adjustment we tend to take it every time even when it shouldn't be used.
Having these options no two will get the same results. If one person uses 100% and another 50% their results should not be the same . There may be small differences but there will be differences, despite how Sartin figured out a way to nullify most of it.

His solutions to adjustments problems eliminated the need for a Model and Track Profile and took his methods to new heights. Huey Mahl understood that distributing the variant among 3 Fr. lessen it impact rather that putting it all on final time such as in a SR. Sartin took it even further with fuzzy logic to lessen the impact of the Variant even more.

Abnormal variants are a fact of racing that must be dealt with to be successful. There is nothing anyone can do about the variant of a SR, its in there weather you like it or not. Most SR's don't even disclose the variant that's within its SR. I.e with a Bris SR no one but the computer knows what the variant was for that day and race.

Appling it to Pace is a whole other story and greatly effects success or not. Whatever your setting are within RDSS has nothing to do with how applied to a TrackMaster SR, that's done solely by them and their written program to determine the SR.


Mitch44