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Originally Posted by harcey
well i guess the blues dont cancel their season because they are losing games and the crowds are down.
tier 1 has had a hard year....i suppose in sports terms would be called a 'transition' year..
however,as an avid motorsport follower please tell me what classic event smoked the entire tier 1 season,cause i havent seen it.....!!
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At the MSNZ Conference, Chris Watson from Hampton Downs said the gate takings from the recent Classic Festival (BMW Festival held in January) were more than the total Tier 1 season's gate takings as shown in the most recent TMC accounts. I recollect that in another discussion he said that over the last few years there had been five events they had held which individually took in more than the Tier 1 season's takings.
When you think about it, it is not that surprising. The most recently reported season's Tier 1 gate takings were around $172k (figure from TMC's accounts). If you divide that by an average ticket price of $25 you get a total of 6880 paying spectators over all six rounds. I would think that the BMW Festival (and the previous Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon Festivals) easily had more than 6880 paying spectators at each of those events.