Doubt They Run at SA.. UPDATE: Charles says synthetic out..

[Riot]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Anyway what I am questioning is IF they spent 10 mil or whatever they spent rebuilding SA on a new dirt surface with todays technology.. It just might be much better then Pro Ride..

Well, we're gonna see for sure, when they take the Pro-Ride out and reinstall dirt with "today's technology".

I imagine the whole base and drainage system has to go. Dirt track. From scratch, ground up.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Riot

Well, we're gonna see for sure, when they take the Pro-Ride out and reinstall dirt with "today's technology".

I imagine the whole base and drainage system has to go. Dirt track. From scratch, ground up.

To be fair I am not sure what goes into building a safe surface.. I'm guessing that a surface that was built in 1920 isn't the way they would do it today?

[Riot]

Originally Posted by freddymo

To be fair I am not sure what goes into building a safe surface.. I'm guessing that a surface that was built in 1920 isn't the way they would do it today?

What did they just do at Gulfstream? Anybody know? Fluff up the top layers?

I do know that, aside from the surface, the turn radius, the steepness of banks (inclines), and flatness effects obviously speed, and that effects injuries (the faster they go, the more they blow apart). I know with Keeneland they changed the incline of the turns when they installed Polytrack.