But not true with inanimate objects such as Pinewood derby cars ;-)
Nothing more from me on this G

John

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 19:42:08 -0600, "Swingman" wrote:

"John Mc" wrote in message

Yet in track races (people running) the "fastest" qualifiers make the
finals, not necessarily the heat winners. That identifies who is
fastest, not who had the slowest competitors in a particular heat.

Not necessarily always the case. With horses, as with humans, the ability of
the competition often dictates the speed.In which the particular race was
run.