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socantra · 10-01-2007, 02:43 PM

Ted,

Thanks for the coverage of Sartin Downs. I've always loved that track and thought it was a brilliant solution for the problems they faced at the time. I have used a Timex/Sinclair, and its computing power was definitely underwhelming. Even if you could get the little power adapter to work, the picture tended to come and go. I love those references to it in the yellow manual.

Brohammer's 1st edition talks about using hand calculators and equalizing to the track you are playing. It makes a lot of sense when you are only playing Southern California and have few shippers.

When the Sartin Methodology spread out nationwide a few years earlier, adjusting to today's track was not feasible on the toy computers of the era. Enter Sartin Downs. When you don't have all the tools you need, use the tools you have.

I would be very curious as to whether you would gain anything with adjusting to today's track, or just add another layer of adjustment and create more error. Doc seemed to have a marvelous ability to balance pulling adjustments out of the air and then minimizing harmful effect those adjustrments might have.

I think it is great advice to get familiar with Sartin Downs from the old manuals. To a great extent, every race we handicap is still being run there.

Dick

10-01-2007, 02:43 PM	#13
socantra Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 387	Ted, Thanks for the coverage of Sartin Downs. I've always loved that track and thought it was a brilliant solution for the problems they faced at the time. I have used a Timex/Sinclair, and its computing power was definitely underwhelming. Even if you could get the little power adapter to work, the picture tended to come and go. I love those references to it in the yellow manual. Brohammer's 1st edition talks about using hand calculators and equalizing to the track you are playing. It makes a lot of sense when you are only playing Southern California and have few shippers. When the Sartin Methodology spread out nationwide a few years earlier, adjusting to today's track was not feasible on the toy computers of the era. Enter Sartin Downs. When you don't have all the tools you need, use the tools you have. I would be very curious as to whether you would gain anything with adjusting to today's track, or just add another layer of adjustment and create more error. Doc seemed to have a marvelous ability to balance pulling adjustments out of the air and then minimizing harmful effect those adjustrments might have. I think it is great advice to get familiar with Sartin Downs from the old manuals. To a great extent, every race we handicap is still being run there. Dick __________________ "Ils Sont Partis"