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Good point Woolley! However, if any motorsport is going to be televised and supposedly representing the sport, it is generally modern and the aim in tin tops is usually to sell more cars - BTCC being a brilliant example.
NZ (and Australia) have had a fast disappearing assembly or manufacturing sector so with Super Tourers, it has been a class to basically present a V8 powered series which is what the locals seem to prefer, over 2 litre saloons. The aim hasn't been to sell cars.
Many of us wouldn't bother crossing the road to watch any one/two make series, particularly with small grids. Much as I love the classics, there is something a bit odd if the best racing is 40 or 50 year old cars!
Youngsters may need something to aspire to and although the single-seater route via FF and TRS is proving to be a great international stepping stone, without a recognised "Top Class" the country lacks something.
The top meeting of the year is generally recognised as the Aussie V8s, but in second and minor placings, it is the classics and historics.
IF a major sponsor came out of the woodwork and threw a shed full of money at promoting Muscle Cars for example, they could very easily buy their way to public acclaim. F1 hardly needs to promote itself. All it needs to do is be shown well in the media.
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