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Originally Posted by on_to_it
Money, power, control, not always bad things. - It just depends who's in charge!
Competition improves the breed often. NZ motorsport I think needs a bit of a jolt. - Agreed
V8 Supercars has been successful in doing that, often before V8SC you'd draw 5000 people to a race. They put on a good show and event and it brings people in. - Oz is a very wealthy country with massive resources; they have many advantages over NZ.
You go to any town that has a Nascar race, year round and you will have no doubt there is a track nearby and a Nascar race every year. - Money again, we can't compete on that scale.
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I have to pull you up on points 3 & 4. The fact that there is more money in Oz is a cop-out - loads of people use that excuse. We used to get huge crowds back in the 60's to motorsport events - there was less to do then for sure, but motorsport hardly gets on the radar here these days, whereas rugby gets huge coverage. It's not just about the money, it's about the media too.
As Mountainstar says, it's huge event when NASCAR comes to town, why not the V8's? Get the local council behind it, the local radio station, we can do it!!