eljay 1,711 Report post Posted May 12, 2022 Has this "marketing" tool been scrapped in the North - to be honest haven't been to Cambridge for a while but they appear to have vanished from Auckland. Hermione and tasman man 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45yearsofharness 173 Report post Posted May 13, 2022 21 hours ago, eljay said: Has this "marketing" tool been scrapped in the North - to be honest haven't been to Cambridge for a while but they appear to have vanished from Auckland. Huge marketing tool gone by the wayside, how better to promote the game than to get people in amongst it. tasman man 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Value Bell 246 Report post Posted May 14, 2022 Where are they going to put the orange cones. ATC have to protect people while at Alex. Park. Seat belt or safety harness? tasman man 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,759 Report post Posted May 14, 2022 On 5/13/2022 at 11:24 AM, eljay said: Has this "marketing" tool been scrapped in the North - to be honest haven't been to Cambridge for a while but they appear to have vanished from Auckland. Not enough people on course to be worth it LJ……..if the adults don’t go, there ain’t no kids…… Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasman man 742 Report post Posted May 14, 2022 On 5/13/2022 at 11:24 AM, eljay said: Has this "marketing" tool been scrapped in the North - to be honest haven't been to Cambridge for a while but they appear to have vanished from Auckland. Hardly a game changer , more a gimmick or novelty time filler ! I can comment as I was probably the latest 'winner' of this event at the ATC.....it was 21 December 2020. I think there were no corporates to drive the horses so ATC club members were asked. The ownership synd drew my name out ! I had some trouble finding a Doctor to verify my fitness to drive ...physical and mental ...but I trained hard to be in top condition. I named my horse Pasta Post....the main opposition was Puma Pants ! My co-driver and coach was Jay Abernethy...the tactics were to lead out behind mobile ,trail ,then use passing lane. Despite my weight , our horse followed the plan to perfection.....real name was the warhorse Edamfast ! Jay rewarded the horse with a Xmas trip to the South Island. I have the photos and video to prove it...Such was the interest in the race , not one person asked me for a photo or autograph ! In recent months , staff and services at the ATC have been seriously cut back so I assume this novelty event has been placed on back burner. Until recent weeks we were restricted to 'bubbles' with limited movement . Did eljay notice this ? Hello !!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljay 1,711 Report post Posted May 15, 2022 I pricked my bubble years ago. One of Jacinda's momentous innovations for the country (LOL) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...