John, you have to take into consideration that only the smallest of percentages of the motorcycling riding community races. Knowing those people that are running up front in the club races aren't important to most of us. We want to see the guys that have built a name for themselves and are being paid big money to race. I believe I know a lot of the guys racing on this coast (Wood, Jensen, Bermisderfer, etc.) that are top of their class, but I couldn't tell you anyone that is outside of the top riders. (With the exception of some Nesba guys). I definitely couldn't tell you anyone that rides in the west coast regions. If you don't know the people running, who do you cheer for?
Finn's orignal post was just that, who are these guys? He didn't say they were good or bad, just who were they. How many people watched the Red Bull Rookies cup? Not many, because it wasn't aired, or aired much. I think that DMG is trying to setup this class just like that one. Good for the little guys, but I still don't know who they are. I will for certain know who Tyler Odom is from now on.
I'm just glad that I was able to watch a race close to the actual time it was raced. Just give DMG some time to figure things out. You gotta expect that things won't go perfectly the first time out. Nesba took that approach a long time ago and everything we do has been tried and tested for years. DMG is trying some new things and they may or may not work. I'll at least give them the opportunity to try.