You will get the usual response of 'ITS TOO EASY IN THE SOUTH' or 'ANYBODY CAN WIN IN THE SOUTH' Neither of which are true. Yes I think the west route has improved as we have learned to jump racepoints in the hills, have been proactive where we can with bops and have been more flexible with transportation and weather forecasts. By the way, there are quite a few in the fed that would like to fly east again