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How TurfTrack works - resiliency & fast recovery for natural grass turf grass track racing and athletic fields.
TurfTrack features and benefits - safety for the horses and riders, healthier for the environment, longer lasting than any alternative racetrack system in the world, bar none.
How TurfTrack provides resiliency and elasticity, instead of mud and slow tracks.Understanding how the ReFlex Elements in the grass root zone prevents sedimentation or damage to the grass.
Expert testimony about the safer racing using TurfTrack - Dr. Eugene Stephen Reynders, Singapore Turf Club chief veterinary surgeon.
TurfTrack installations around the world - including high-usage horse race tracks in the Tropics and rainforests, never a single cancellation; Olympics athletic fields, baseball and soccer fields; NFL football stadium Reliant Field in Houston; US Olympic Tryout stadium Tad Gormley Stadium in Louisiana, etc.
The real experts speak - what the Jockeys, Horse Owners, Trainers, Veterinarians, Track Stewards and Track Owners have to say about TurfTrack.
Letter from the President - the hard science behind race tracks that are never hard or soft; consistent times throughout the race card meeting and across the track history.
Scientific proof - by Dr. Clarke Andrews, with the assistance of American, Japanese, and Australian veterinary boards, confirming the reduction of catastrophic and non-catastrophic injuries to both the equine athletes and their riders.
If you only click once, CLICK HERE. Documentary Video - interviews with independent experts about the advantages of TurfTrack, including international racing experts, Jockey Clubs, horse racing analysts and experts.
Natural grass athletic and sports fields - TurfTrack provides football and soccer fields, baseball and cricket fields, polo grounds and jumping courses that are rain-proof and mud-free regardless of torrential rainfall or heavy, constant use.
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Additional advantages of Reflex® technology
StrathAyr®
better growth – high infiltration – fast recovery
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ReFlex® mesh elements add an extra dimension to the performance of StrathAyr surfaces.
When ReFlex® mesh elements - 50mm by 100mm (2" by 4") pieces of flexible polypropylene mesh – are blended uniformly within a rootzone profile the mesh elements reinforce three dimensionally, acting like thousands of springs to improve load bearing ability and resistance to compaction.
The spring back action also creates a cushioning effect on impact, "bounce back" after impact. Improved rootzone aeration is achieved resulting in greatly improved grass growth and recovery after wear.
ReFlex® performance benefits have been scientifically demonstrated over 20 years and proven in some of the world's leading sports stadia and racetracks over the past 17 years.
No alternative product can match the engineering performance of ReFlex®. In fact, some alternative rootzone reinforcement products have the opposite effect and actually increase the likelihood of compaction and poor turf growth.
 The flexing action creates and maintains voids along the length of the filament.
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Understanding ReFlex® Technology
Soil particles interlock with the mesh, packing to the mesh apertures to form a soil/mesh cluster. These clusters then interlock to form a stable composite rootzone matrix.
When this matrix rootzone is compressed by players, horses or vehicles the mesh elements provide a dual effect. They act like thousands of springs, flexing vertically as the load is applied to the surface and returning to their original form after the load is released.
At the same time the applied load compresses the soil within the mesh apertures causing them to expand laterally. As the load is removed the apertures shrink back elastically and the surface profile recovers. This combined mesh flexing and elastic straining of the apertures provides unique impact absorption and surface recovery properties.
Equally importantly it creates and maintains voids along the length of the mesh filaments, which maintain air spaces in the rootzone, enhance capillary water retention and ultimately provide an improved environment for grass growth.
The load bearing properties provide a significant increase in surface strength and a built in resistance to compaction - leading to a greatly extended working life.
 ReFlex® mesh elements distribute load to resist rutting and compaction.
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