Randjies a birds eye view
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Re: Randjies a birds eye view
9 years 8 months ago
Randjies grass track looks great not sure why they can`t use the track for proper meetings 4 or 5 times a year ?
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Re: Randjies a birds eye view
9 years 8 months ago
They raced at Randjies when Charles Laird introduced the Fun Day meetings at the course years back.
It was not a spectacular event as the track gives a distinct training track look compared to the other Tvl tracks.
Bloem was far better IMO.
It was not a spectacular event as the track gives a distinct training track look compared to the other Tvl tracks.
Bloem was far better IMO.
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Re: Randjies a birds eye view
9 years 8 months ago - 9 years 8 months ago
Nice clip (sure my house is somewhere in there) .....can clearly see the grass track, the 'black', the 'red' and the 'beach' - can't pick up the poly strip though - is it still there 
I agree with Bob - the 'fun' days imo was great - not sure who paid for having the infrastructure in place to hold a race meeting - but would be nice to have say 2 meetings a year - especially now that the sand is going .... suppose money would be the issue.
I have never been to Bloem, but for me the grass track is adequate - field sizes obviously need to be restricted - also some years back the idea (scrapped because of some logistical reasons - I think) was introduced to have Randjies turned into a 'boutique' track - an idea that could have worked imo had the area to the north-east (currently occupied by commercial warehouses) not been sold off years before the 'boutique track' idea jumped into somebody's head - still think a mini-series could be made about the Randjiesfontein saga :ohmy:
Not sure what 'fuss' Bonski is referring to?

I agree with Bob - the 'fun' days imo was great - not sure who paid for having the infrastructure in place to hold a race meeting - but would be nice to have say 2 meetings a year - especially now that the sand is going .... suppose money would be the issue.
I have never been to Bloem, but for me the grass track is adequate - field sizes obviously need to be restricted - also some years back the idea (scrapped because of some logistical reasons - I think) was introduced to have Randjies turned into a 'boutique' track - an idea that could have worked imo had the area to the north-east (currently occupied by commercial warehouses) not been sold off years before the 'boutique track' idea jumped into somebody's head - still think a mini-series could be made about the Randjiesfontein saga :ohmy:
Not sure what 'fuss' Bonski is referring to?
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Re: Randjies a birds eye view
9 years 8 months ago
The fun days were great and always fully booked, I am sure one of the problems was the gambling license ?
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Re: Randjies a birds eye view
9 years 8 months ago
The power pylons? Having many people under them at once?
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