I have always failed to grasp what the RA and even the NHRA do for the owner - I assume the NHRA could argue that they maintain the 'admin' of racing (including laboratories etc.) - but it still seems excessive at R1,650 per year for this 'priviledge' - as for the RA - they do zilch imo.
Back to the subject, if one really needs to be able to watch replays (and I admit that these add to form study) - one can subscribe to the TT package of R889.95 - still a saving if compared to the R1,610 yearly fee for being a member of the RA - so it does not make sense to join the RA if the only reason for doing so is the free access to TT
The tote don't realize that for the sake of a few thousand a month in subscription fees here, they're giving up on hundreds of thousands of the Marginal or On the Fence punters' Rands in takeout, who will forego having a bet during the day due to not having readily available access to the race stream.
Racing is struggling to attract new punters? Let's charge the existing ones to watch the product we're battling to sell.
