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DSNY FN · 04-18-2007, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 5 is # 1

Thats good...Texas has 4 freeways close by and it still takes 5 hours to transit each way.

Viewers will come and go. I suppose many fans that have stopped watching, tuned in to a couple of seasons to see what the popularity is all about. Not finding a team/driver to be involved with, they fall away.
The California market is confused. Those folks didn't know cars could go faster than 40mph until NASCAR got there. Which brings up a good point. How do you explain a new sport to the novice fan?
When the Stars moved to Dallas, they brought their TV announcers with them from Minn. (not all of us attended the Chi. Blackhawks farm club that was here for years). They educated the general public about the game. How well are the L.A. fans learning? Do they broadcast in spanish? Would they understand better if the drivers were armed?

Well it seems that Cali has sure adapted quite well to the 2 wheel variety of racingand it is only broadcast in english look at the MotoGP events at Laguna every year combined with the AMA races and when the World Superbike events were there. They always sold out and are packed to capacity. Nascar is just not what the fans are looking for anymore and it is starting to show in the ratings and fan turnout at the tracks.