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Originally Posted by FIRE
For NASCAR it's a way to do business with manufacturers.
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Yes, but the teams? I would love to hear the pitch they'd have to make to sponsors:
"Yes, we want to do this new series, called DTM... Oh, it stands for some unpronounceable German thing."
"No, it doesn't really have any fanbase here yet, no one's ever heard of it."
"Yes, the cars are pretty expensive, you could get massive TV and media exposure with an Indy 500 or Nationwide entry, but this thing is really cool! It has a big wing, huge tires and makes a awesome sound!..."
"No, not as good as the sports cars, IndyCars or stock cars, but it's still a great sound!"
"What? How much? Well, we were thinking somewhere in the $ 4 million range for the season."
"Yes, yes the same as IndyCar or Nationwide."
"What's that? You want to do something more professional and potentially profitable? Oh, ok. How about Nationwide instead?"
DTM North America just doesn't seem to make any sense. It's late to an already crowded party.