Brodie Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Who would have thought That Motukarara needed a cell tower for phone and internet connection? Finally after decades of racing Motukarara has decided it needed a cell tower! Glenn Hames the club secretary thinks with tote operators eventually not being oncourse, having the cell tower, punters will be able to bet on their phones. Mr Hames thinks this will be a boost for oncourse turnover, Who would have thought this??????? Motukarara has been pathetically behind the times without having phone or internet reception for decades. This has not only been very costly with many punters not going oncourse because of the lack of reception and also that it is just blatantly dangerous, not being able to be contacted if needed!!!!! This is very much overdue Motukarara and has been a very disappointing aspect of the racing at your venue. I am sure you will be rewarded for finally having one in place at Gebbies Valley but why on earth has it taken this long,is the almighty question!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 11 hours ago, Brodie said: Who would have thought That Motukarara needed a cell tower for phone and internet connection? Finally after decades of racing Motukarara has decided it needed a cell tower! Glenn Hames the club secretary thinks with tote operators eventually not being oncourse, having the cell tower, punters will be able to bet on their phones. Mr Hames thinks this will be a boost for oncourse turnover, Who would have thought this??????? Motukarara has been pathetically behind the times without having phone or internet reception for decades. This has not only been very costly with many punters not going oncourse because of the lack of reception and also that it is just blatantly dangerous, not being able to be contacted if needed!!!!! This is very much overdue Motukarara and has been a very disappointing aspect of the racing at your venue. I am sure you will be rewarded for finally having one in place at Gebbies Valley but why on earth has it taken this long,is the almighty question!!!! This may come as a surprise to you Brodie, but racing clubs don't decide where cellphone towers go. Phone companies do. And providing them in sparsely-populated rural areas is a dubious economic proposition. It's only happening now because the taxpayer is subsidising it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, Basil said: This may come as a surprise to you Brodie, but racing clubs don't decide where cellphone towers go. Phone companies do. And providing them in sparsely-populated rural areas is a dubious economic proposition. It's only happening now because the taxpayer is subsidising it. Basil, not a surprise to me whatsoever! In this day and age, to have such a crowd that often gathers at Motukarara, without cell phone connectivity is just blatantly dangerous. How this was Allowed to continue for so long is hard to fathom? So what has changed Basil, for this to happen? Was this site not not available before now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDWHITEMAN Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Let's hope that the club also fix the blatantly dangerous crossing that has been there for so long it is hard to fathom. Frankly, I am unsure how Motukarara was spared from closure, it is a terrible track. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickintheKods Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 The Mot has always had a sharp "Edge" to it going back 40 years. Close it down and use the land to rehouse the 40,000 refugee immigrants coming soon, and none of them interested in racing. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeynz Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 1 hour ago, OLDWHITEMAN said: Let's hope that the club also fix the blatantly dangerous crossing that has been there for so long it is hard to fathom. Frankly, I am unsure how Motukarara was spared from closure, it is a terrible track. Maybe they should put a hurdle instead of the crossing,would certainly add some new interest to a day at the races Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDWHITEMAN Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 21 minutes ago, mikeynz said: Maybe they should put a hurdle instead of the crossing,would certainly add some new interest to a day at the races Good idea mate. Many horses try to jump the crossing now so a hurdle won't make that much difference. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeynz Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Maybe Ricky May be best to opt out of driving there,if a hurdle was there, he's passed a lot in recent times so common sense on that one aye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Sunrise Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 10 hours ago, OLDWHITEMAN said: I am unsure how Motukarara was spared from closure, it is a terrible track. Produces the most exciting racing out of all the grass tracks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterthepunter Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 39 minutes ago, Happy Sunrise said: Produces the most exciting racing out of all the grass tracks. bring back 2 mile grass track racing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 23 hours ago, Brodie said: Basil, not a surprise to me whatsoever! In this day and age, to have such a crowd that often gathers at Motukarara, without cell phone connectivity is just blatantly dangerous. How this was Allowed to continue for so long is hard to fathom? So what has changed Basil, for this to happen? Was this site not not available before now? One wonders how we all managed to cope prior to the mid-90s if not having cellphone coverage is 'blatantly dangerous'! 'Mildly inconvenient' would be a more accurate description. What's changed, as I said, is that the taxpayer is subsidising the installation via the 2nd round of the RBI. So ironically you have the government you despise to thank... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Sunrise Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 5 hours ago, Basil said: 'Mildly inconvenient' would be a more accurate description. 'A breath of fresh air' is my description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 6 hours ago, Basil said: One wonders how we all managed to cope prior to the mid-90s if not having cellphone coverage is 'blatantly dangerous'! 'Mildly inconvenient' would be a more accurate description. What's changed, as I said, is that the taxpayer is subsidising the installation via the 2nd round of the RBI. So ironically you have the government you despise to thank... No, blatantly dangerous Basil! When people are in isolated places like Motukarara and people can not phone someone in urgent need, it is dangerous. Mildly inconvenient is rubbish. I know many racing punters that did not bother going to Mot due to the lack of internet and phone coverage. Standing on top of the hill and Hoping in this day and age is very unacceptable,Basil. Personally dont give a rats, what government has subsidised it, but think it is a bit late to be honest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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