TO BRAINPOTTER
Good thinking, however, I guess the author had something else in mind; try this one: during take off roll with cross wind, in order to keep the nose wheel on the center light, rudder pressure is applied DOWNWIND counteracting the weathercocking. Should an engine fail between V1 and Vr, on the downwind side, rudder pressure would have to be reversed whereas an engine failure on the upwind side would only necessitate an increase or the already applied rudder pressure.