To all here… I respect all you opinions… However, even though crowd numbers are up so far @ the track - this is not how to continue to bring people into the family of the Premier Australian motorsport category...
Watching the races @ Amaroo Park, BATHURST, Lakeside, Mallala, Oran Park, Winton & Wakefield that fuelled my interest as a youngster & teen in the 70's. This went full blown passion I the early 80's.... all from watching it on TV.
In my 20’s, 30’s & 40’s being able to track my cars on the very same tracks as our monster V8’s ran was just more fuel for my passion… hell… I could say that I have race fuel in my veins, permanently now.
This sport even gave me also a job for 2/3 years, when I had nothing in the early 90’s recession, no full time job, with wifey & 2 kids, mortgage & 19% interest... where I could officiate @ the tracks due to my CAMS licensing… yeah, it wasn’t much but $100-200 dollars a month back in the 90’s went much further than now.
Fcuk U Channel10, Fcuk U Foxtel & Fcuk U V8 Crappycars - you have lost a +35yr veteran watcher of this Australian Motorsport category after making it the biggest piece of shite viewing sport so far, let's hope things change... but when the passion is NOT the sport but the all mighty $$$(Dollar)... I fear it's over.
... and some comments on the V8 Supercars website & Facebook:
"We wont be getting foxtel so lets hope someone at 10 wakes up and realises how many viewers they have lost. ..... Notice crowd numbers dropping?"
"No V8's on channel 10.. this sucks , i,m gonna mow the grass instead."
"Is anybody else disappointed with channel tens telecast of the v8 Supercars? "
/End Rant