Greyville 15th March..

Guys how long have they been talking about an all weather track in KZN?

greg..it doesnt even need an all weather track..that same money be invested and it will probably cost a 10th of what it costs to build an all weather track....to get the expertise in and carry on business as usual....what we have to understand..that u cant go build something and spend that much money...on a situation of rain and inclement weather thats occurs in dbn for about 4/5 times a year

Yup,I have been suggesting,for years, the need to figure out risk management that saves a much higher % of abandoned meetings, during normal weather patterns.
The problem is,there is no sign of risk management ,of any sort,forming part of the industry.

(In return,we will be tolerant of future cyclones,tornadoes,tsunamis etc.....................fair trade............lol)

I have just come from a breakfast with Gold Circle and other interested parties and just to start an all weather track is definitely a priority. Now for the other rubbish I read when I got back. This applies to the other post on Super soppers or what ever you want to call them. A few points for those who dont know or want to know. 1) S Soppers only soak up the surface water not the water in the saturated soil. 2) Drains only work when the soil is saturated and then the excess will be released into the drain. That is just nature.3) To compare a cricketer or soccer player playing on a wet field to a racehorse going flat out is just downright ludicrous.A cricketer/soccer player is playing with studs/spikes and can decide for himself how fast he runs on the surface.If he slips he would probably just slide and get up. A racehorse cannot have anything besides normal shoes, is going at least twice as fast, weighs an average of 5x or more than the human,has someone on his back urging him to go faster and when at full gallop is putting 14 tons per sq inch pressure on his foot. Now all that on a soft surface and it is a recipe for disaster. If he falls at that speed something is likely to break.You cannot compare the 2 unless you know nothing about horses or at the best very little.

Nike is coming out with an all weather horse-shoe cleat. Look out for the Nike Air Nijinsky at Total Sports & apparently there is a free set of blinkers with every purchase.

Many dont need blinkers as they have them built in.

craig you can explain all you want you have obviously missed my point but rob faux hasnt ...thats the end of my contribution on this topic cheers

Daai goed sal nie werk op Clairwood, Greyville of waar ook al nie.....wat perde wedrenne aanbetref....net op sokker, rugby of krieket velde. Dit is beperkte afstande

Die gras is te lank, die afstand te ver en te breed

27-30 HP What a joke