depredador1198s
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Is anybody driving to Texas for the MotoGP from the NorthEast or SouthEast? I am looking to share in the expenses (I know it's quite the journey.)
Is anybody driving to the COTA MotoGP?
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GriffinD
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That new promo video is appalling as well. Is it a stunt show or a race??? Either way, I'm out & will be watching it on the tele.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wy9i5NzUwSY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wy9i5NzUwSY
noobinacan
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probably the most lame promo video ever made
depredador1198s
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I agree 110% with all of the criticisms voiced thus far - Schwantz deserves much better (and he will get it after they settle in court - happens all of the time) and the correlation between stunting and MotoGP is appalling (Although watching Rossi stunting down the straights after some of his GP wins during the good ole days was epic.) - but we have to broaden the appeal to attract a bigger audience .
However, does anyone realize how difficult it was to get a GP in the US just a few years ago? The main reason for the difficulty was poor attendance/perceived lack of interest - the guys with the big pockets didn't see any money in it. Motorcycle racing flourished overseas while we complained that we had nothing here.
Does anyone realize why we can watch ASSCAR 24-7 on TV, yet we never know from one year to the next if, when and where we will be able to watch motorcycle racing here. Again, the answer is a function of the poor attendance/perceived lack of interest.
We now have THREE GPs in the US. I would suggest that we support them despite the points mentioned earlier because we are lucky to have them in the US . . . and they can leave the US market as quickly as they came . . . as quickly as the AMA appeared to leave SpeedTV . . . as quickly as the people that make the decisions can get the four wheel audience to show up in place of the two wheel audience. :notsure:
In other words, quit complaining and put your $$ where your mouth is . . . otherwise, don't be upset when there's nothing left . . . :rtfm:
I am getting down off of the soap box now. :argh:
BTW, I think that this Road Racing World article is apropos a this discussion: Editorial: The Biggest Threat To Professional Road Racing In America
If anyone is having issues with the cost of the MotoGP tickets there are always updates on FACEBOOK and email about tickets being given away throughout the season here and the local radio stations in Texas are having giveaways right now:
MotoGP Ticket Contest - Circuit of the Americas
MotoGP Ticket Contest - Circuit of the Americas
Unless you want NASCAR every day / all day you'd better stand up and support motorcycle racing . . .
Can I get an amen?
However, does anyone realize how difficult it was to get a GP in the US just a few years ago? The main reason for the difficulty was poor attendance/perceived lack of interest - the guys with the big pockets didn't see any money in it. Motorcycle racing flourished overseas while we complained that we had nothing here.
Does anyone realize why we can watch ASSCAR 24-7 on TV, yet we never know from one year to the next if, when and where we will be able to watch motorcycle racing here. Again, the answer is a function of the poor attendance/perceived lack of interest.
We now have THREE GPs in the US. I would suggest that we support them despite the points mentioned earlier because we are lucky to have them in the US . . . and they can leave the US market as quickly as they came . . . as quickly as the AMA appeared to leave SpeedTV . . . as quickly as the people that make the decisions can get the four wheel audience to show up in place of the two wheel audience. :notsure:
In other words, quit complaining and put your $$ where your mouth is . . . otherwise, don't be upset when there's nothing left . . . :rtfm:
I am getting down off of the soap box now. :argh:
BTW, I think that this Road Racing World article is apropos a this discussion: Editorial: The Biggest Threat To Professional Road Racing In America
If anyone is having issues with the cost of the MotoGP tickets there are always updates on FACEBOOK and email about tickets being given away throughout the season here and the local radio stations in Texas are having giveaways right now:
MotoGP Ticket Contest - Circuit of the Americas
MotoGP Ticket Contest - Circuit of the Americas
Unless you want NASCAR every day / all day you'd better stand up and support motorcycle racing . . .
Can I get an amen?
