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Originally Posted by Speed-King
Germany has 5 proper racing circuits, Great Britain has how many? 20?
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Well, in the UK we have ...
Nine tracks that host BTCC
One that hosted British GT and F3 in the past few years but is probably incapable of doing it now (Castle Combe)
Two that host British Superbikes, but it would be a push to have BTCC there (Cadwell Park and Mallory Park).
And there's Mondello Park in Ireland, but only BSB do that "flyaway".
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That tells you quite a lot about the attitudes towards less-than-top-level racing. In Germany all that counts is F1 and DTM, everything else no one cares about. Maybe the 24hrs at the Ring, but that's one race and largely a regional phenomenon.
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Well, over here the only thing that gets a real word in edgeways on four wheels here is F1. MotoGP gets an occasional mention, BTCC gets live free to air TV (on Freeview) but it's a bit ignored by the general media.