A mobile machine track shoe, comprising: a ground engaging surface including a first grouser bar having a first and a second sidewall, a second grouser bar having a first and a second sidewall and being substantially parallel to the first grouser bar, a third grouser bar having a first and a second sidewall, the third grouser bar being substantially parallel to the second grouser bar and being disposed proximate a leading edge of the track shoe, a first substantially planar flat disposed between the first and second grouser bars (32, 33), and a second substantially planar flat; characterised in that said mobile machine track shoe further comprises a base opposite the ground engaging surface, the base including a first relief disposed opposite the first grouser bar and a second relief disposed opposite the second grouser bar, the first and second reliefs (40, 42) being formed by removing material from the base opposite the respective grouser bar (32, 33, 34), wherein the first substantially planar flat includes a width extending between the second sidewall of the first grouser bar and the first sidewall of the second grouser bar, and the second substantially planar flat includes a width extending between the first sidewall of the third grouser bar and the second sidewall of the second grouser bar, wherein the widths of the first and second substantially planar flats (44, 46) are approximately equal, and wherein a combined width of the first and second substantially planar flats (44, 46) comprises approximately half of an overall length of the track shoe. a ground engaging surface including a first grouser bar having a first and a second sidewall, a second grouser bar having a first and a second sidewall and being substantially parallel to the first grouser bar, a third grouser bar having a first and a second sidewall, the third grouser bar being substantially parallel to the second grouser bar and being disposed proximate a leading edge of the track shoe, a first substantially planar flat disposed between the first and second grouser bars (32, 33), and a second substantially planar flat; characterised in that said mobile machine track shoe further comprises a base opposite the ground engaging surface, the base including a first relief disposed opposite the first grouser bar and a second relief disposed opposite the second grouser bar, the first and second reliefs (40, 42) being formed by removing material from the base opposite the respective grouser bar (32, 33, 34), wherein the first substantially planar flat includes a width extending between the second sidewall of the first grouser bar and the first sidewall of the second grouser bar, and the second substantially planar flat includes a width extending between the first sidewall of the third grouser bar and the second sidewall of the second grouser bar, wherein the widths of the first and second substantially planar flats (44, 46) are approximately equal, and wherein a combined width of the first and second substantially planar flats (44, 46) comprises approximately half of an overall length of the track shoe. a first grouser bar having a first and a second sidewall, a second grouser bar having a first and a second sidewall and being substantially parallel to the first grouser bar, a third grouser bar having a first and a second sidewall, the third grouser bar being substantially parallel to the second grouser bar and being disposed proximate a leading edge of the track shoe, a first substantially planar flat disposed between the first and second grouser bars (32, 33), and a second substantially planar flat; characterised in that said mobile machine track shoe further comprises a base opposite the ground engaging surface, the base including a first relief disposed opposite the first grouser bar and a second relief disposed opposite the second grouser bar, the first and second reliefs (40, 42) being formed by removing material from the base opposite the respective grouser bar (32, 33, 34), wherein the first substantially planar flat includes a width extending between the second sidewall of the first grouser bar and the first sidewall of the second grouser bar, and the second substantially planar flat includes a width extending between the first sidewall of the third grouser bar and the second sidewall of the second grouser bar, wherein the widths of the first and second substantially planar flats (44, 46) are approximately equal, and wherein a combined width of the first and second substantially planar flats (44, 46) comprises approximately half of an overall length of the track shoe.