I guess this explains why the wildcards at Laguna Seca

Well, if they (Dorna) are prepared to lose Millions in the short term it could work. They land a big dollar sponsor, pay out big in purses and support the riders/ teams with cash it could work.

But I doubt they're that stupid.

 

Well, you're a lot closer to the action than I am but once upon a time, I had a really good argument and various events/articles to back it up. I'm not really in a position at the moment to go digging for all of that so this will have to remain an opinion piece

I still think we'll be better off as a sport if DMG goes away and pro racing in the US becomes the same structure as BSB. The idea that a rider/team can get exposure on a world stage has got to be more appealing to sponsors than this current dog and pony show.

 

You are really right on the "if DMG goes away" part

 

you forget where we live, roadracing is not very popular here like overseas

 

Boy, do I dislike that excuse. Anything can do well if marketed correctly.

 

Only someone in marketing could have that opinion.

 

Worst excuse ever. If we had huge sponsors, grids, and crowds before, we can have them again. There is A LOT of money not flowing in to the current series because there are too many unknowns. A big, established organization like Dorna will alleviate a lot of that trepidation, allowing the money to start flowing. Once it starts, the flood gates will open up and we'll see major investment. It's not like these companies don't have money - many have been sitting on it for the last few years because they're afraid of the downward DMG spiral (and maybe they don't want to be associated with some clowns who can't even secure a tv contract or more than a half dozen events).

Dorna is what we hoped the Nascar ties would be with DMG. It's international exposure, influence, and $$$.

 

HAHA, or a smart business man that hires the correct people. Dunkin Dounuts was brought back from the dead, even nascar wan't near as popular until major marketing was undertaken, it was a racing nitch.

 

NASCAR ain't as popular as it was a few years ago. They pissed off the hardcore fan (seems that happened someplace else) and the "new" fans are getting bored with it.

 

there used to be huge grids, cigarette sponosr money (which was more than energy drink money) and the general public still didnt go

the reason big money doesn't flow into the series is because of the tv ratings (when its on) its just not there like other sports

its not the dmg's fault that the american public would rather watch nascar and supercross over road racing, it is what it is, i'll bet if you asked random people in a store who dale jr was compared to asking who josh hayes is or even rossi you would be lucky to find anyone that knew who any roadracer was

 

Dorna isn't likely to be interested in helping revive US racing at some enormous expense, they don't care about it, so don't get your hopes up. However, there are entities already in place in this country that specialize in promoting the races properly. A long term agreement needs to be reached with an entity like this so that the promoter can recoup the investment over a period of time. That's what promoters do. (See Feld Motor Sports/Clear Channel/SFX)

 

Jason D. just tweeted. Hes bummed that it has been confrimed no covage for ama

 

http://www.amaproracing.com/rr/news/index.cfm?cid=60610

-jim

 

Oh, I agree, not gonna be as popular as in Europe nor many other sports. That's not to say it can't build a fan base, keep them interested and slowly build a following. Duck hunting wasn't that popular 10 years ago.