haha i dun quite understand what you're trying to say eh?
i mean do you even know tt fastest timing will be placed in 3rd lane and so on?
i guess NP was just lucky or by coincidental 4th best timing in both the ivp and mens open which they topped last year right?
in a race where lanes are tight, anything can happen, anybody can win. So i see there's no point in putting the best timings in 3rd lane and so forth. that's just my opinion.
even if you row your hardest, a dragon head/tail falls off or your rudder breaks, it's too bad. you would need more than lanes placement to win.