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For V8SC's to survive in the long term, they have to change. Atm, they are suffering from being stuck in a time warp, and not attracting new younger fans, other than those who turn up at the party style events, and the iconic B1000, and most of these just inflate the already dubious figures they produce now. Going to payTV could either be a master stroke or a total disaster. On recent history with other sports, disaster is more likely the outcome. All jokes aside, here in Australia, we tend to take on fashions, styles and customs later than most westernized overseas countries. We tend to stick to our own footy codes and sports we have always excelled at, even though the rest of the world has moved on. Soccer is a prime example. Although the other footy codes are still way more popular in Australia, Soccer has them worried, and is generally accepted as the sleeping giant, about to wake up. No matter what the neanderthals who follow V8's think, it's day's are numbered. Unless the series changes its outdated thinking and attitudes, its not gonna be around much longer than the end of the Fox contract, in its present format. By that stage, Warburton and Co will have pulled the pin and have their feet up under a palm tree somewhere, with the teams left to put the pieces back together. Putting my love of sports car racing aside, I honestly believe that GT3, in its present form, is the category they should be looking at. Young, high income dudes buying cars aren't interested in the family/sales rep/taxi/bowls club style of car they presently race in the V8SC series. A BlancpainGT ruleset with pros and ams running in a mix of sprint and endurance races is the way to go. All the AusGT guys would still be racing, with the benefit of actually racing in the main game, and competing in cars that are capable of mixing it with the pros. Sure, the grid numbers would fluctuate, but generally speaking, there would be bigger grids, than what we have now. So, whether O'Brien, Quinn, Warburton or whoever, is in charge, something should be done sooner rather than later. V8SC's have locked themselves in to the Fox deal now, so we'll see how it all pans out.
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