RE: RC: Heavyweight vs. Lightweights

["Kathy Mayeda" <Kathy_Mayeda@atce.com>]

The stats are probably correct, but correct because they are just statistically more featherweights and lightweights, at least in our region.  Maybe we just have smarter heavyweights out West :)  ------running for cover now.....

 

K.

-----Original Message-----
From: Truman Prevatt [mailto:tprevatt@mindspring.com]
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 4:43 AM
To: Kathy Mayeda
Cc: RideCamp
Subject: Re: RC: Heavyweight vs. Lightweights

The advantage usually fades quickly with the vet score. I looked at this for one complete year - every ride - the featherweight and lightwights win BC more often compared to their numbers in a ride than do the MWs and HWs if the BC was selected at "random.".  That is if you calculate the probability of a FW or LW winning BC compared to their numbers in the ride compared to the total number in the ride if the BC was selected by a random draw, the category of FW and LW had a larger number of BCs that if BC was selected at random.

Interesting fact was for 50's it was much closer than 100's - which may mean the handicapping is probably way off for a 100.

T

Kathy Mayeda wrote:

Ya know – I’ve been at several rides this year where being a Heavyweight was a real advantage in getting BC.  The Quicksilver Fall Classic and the SASO CEI-B had Heavyweights winning BC.