
08-20-2007, 02:18 PM
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Sha Tin
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 20,855
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Riot
If Kristufek had any small knowledge regarding the biomechanics of the surface, and why it is much safer for 470kg animals striking it during a race at 35-40mph on a slightly concave 4-5-inch round foot, he wouldn't have written anything so silly regarding what happens when 115 pound men strike it at the same speed.
When he publishes his opinion that, "Polytrack has proven safer for racehorses, but not for jockeys", stating it as a fact, unfortunately alot of people are going to believe anything they read, and take it as inviolate truth.
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No surface is going to be safe to land on head first going 35 mph and if you get stepped on it is not going to matter much either way.
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