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Originally Posted by the Genral
I posted that I was disappointed and embarrassed about the attendance at the Indy race. Well did anyone see all the empty seats at TMS's NASCAR race today? What the heck is going on? I attended the first 4 NASCAR Winston Cup races there on rather cold cloudy days and there were very few seats without butts in them and that included the seating along the back straight away which are no longer there or used. Maybe its just older fans like me don't know who most of the drivers are anymore and there's no one to root for. I'm starting to realize it isn't just the lack of fan support at COTA, its a decline that's widespread. MotoGP in a few weeks should fill the stands, but I'm curious to see if there is an attendance drop from last year. We'll know in a few weeks.
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Yeah racing attendance is generally in decline, but it seems especially true in NASCAR. That just highlights the need for better promotion though. You still have some big GPs and other races that offer a big value for the fans and still consistently do very well - Montreal, Melbourne, Mexico City, Spa, Suzuka, Singapore, Silverstone, Bathurst, Le Mans, Indy, Daytona, etc...
MotoGP has avoided the decline pretty well by offering such an amazing product, but filling even just the permanent stands at COTA would be a first for them.
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