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Originally Posted by Valuist
If I recall back in 2005 when Turfway decided to go Polytrack, it originally had nothing to do with safety. It was due to their main track freezing during their winter meet, and they would have too many cancellations. It wasn't until AFTER the first meet was concluded they realized that the inaugural meet had less breakdowns. I also have heard that while some types of injuries are down, soft tissue injuries are up.
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Interesting. I don't think I've heard that part of the story before, meaning, the history of polytrack at TP.
So, I would assert that polytrack likely addressed a problem at TP, and, that problem was related to the freezing and/or hard ground. Maybe even a problem with maintaining the track during that part of the year. But do the same set of conditions and circumstances exist throughout all venues? Some but certainly not here in southern California.
Thanks, Valuist, for the history lesson.
