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

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Did you ever consider that if they rebuilt a dirt surface are installed propper drainage, created a world class base, and maintained it correctly that it could be as safe and as well received by the industry?

I agree with you. If any of these tracks spent $10 million on a state-of-the-art dirt track (with a brand new base), I think it would be just as safe as a good synthetic track. I would actually prefer a good dirt track over a good synthetic track.

The only advantage of a synthetic track (with the exception of Santa Anita) over a dirt track is that they normally hold up great to rain and they don't have to be sealed like dirt tracks. Those sealed, rock-hard, sloppy tracks are really dangerous. I would actually much rather if they did not seal the tracks. The problem if they don't seal them is that they get really muddy and they end up getting a ton of scratches.