This to me is yet another of the things in pigeon racing which you will get very different answers to,would a pigeon that wins the race in a south west wind have won if it had been a north west wind,some will say its the fittest bird on the day,personally I don,t think it is the case,just look at the result of some NFC races when its a South West wind and I would say 9 times out of 10 it will be won over London way,and then look at how many in Cornwall have got early birds.Personally I think the wind direction plays a very big part in where the winner is,perhaps not so much in club racing though if all the members live close together.