the covers at cheltenham(tu)

great invention in this day and age when we lose meetings and billions of rand to bad weather but we have had this discussion before and the knowitalls say nothing can be done to cover the tracks and therefore not lose meetings ...

That's the difference between 1st world and 3rd world.

pirates Wrote:

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> great invention in this day and age when we lose
> meetings and billions of rand to bad weather but
> we have had this discussion before and the
> knowitalls say nothing can be done to cover the
> tracks and therefore not lose meetings ...

Cheltenham had 630 covers laid by 60 staff using 10,000 pegs and, after all, it was The Festival. I doubt any other course went to such measures to save their meeting yesterday.

Tipster,

correct 2 other meetings abandoned. but covers are used on quite a few racecourses.

Tipster Wrote:

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> pirates Wrote:
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> > great invention in this day and age when we
> lose
> > meetings and billions of rand to bad weather
> but
> > we have had this discussion before and the
> > knowitalls say nothing can be done to cover the
> > tracks and therefore not lose meetings ...
>
> Cheltenham had 630 covers laid by 60 staff using
> 10,000 pegs and, after all, it was The Festival. I
> doubt any other course went to such measures to

> save their meeting yesterday.

A couple of years back, I suggested some kind of covering to prevent abandonments, andI was called a loony............lol
This effort is to save 1 festival,albeit famous....................What I was talking about is a more portable/permanent type solution for our limited no. of tracks,all year round!

With respect Tipster,why is it that everybody in the industry is obsessed with the "why we can't " syndrome.

The going at Philadelphia last night was posted as SLOPPY. And they raced on as usual without getting a mudbath!!!(

easy Wrote:

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> Tipster,
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> correct 2 other meetings abandoned. but covers are
> used on quite a few racecourses.

Easy would the covers be able to save a meeting from rain as opposed to frost, as I believe the latter is what they protect against?

tipster u been working for the circus for to long

rob faux Wrote:

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> With respect Tipster,why is it that everybody in
> the industry is obsessed with the "why we can't "
> syndrome.

If it could protect against rain as opposed to frost I am sure it would be considered.

not against rain , water always gets in and then you would have "patches" that were soaked due to concentration of water running towards it

easy Wrote:

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> not against rain , water always gets in and then
> you would have "patches" that were soaked due to
> concentration of water running towards it


Are you sure it couldn't be designed to suit eg.to create a run off ,wide of the racing surface?

no expert in

fibre
bollocks
tipping

not in rain covers