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Originally Posted by dj4monie
I know; how could they call it a "World" championship when they aren't in North America?? Mexico doesn't count and is too far for the average fan to attend.
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Well, they can't go everywhere. And if you live in that part of Mexico, Puebla isn't that far
. The FIA rules are that a World Championship must have races on 3 continents. WTCC has Europe, North America (Puebla), South America (Curtibua) and Asia. Possibly even a trip to Morocco next year, but I doubt that will happen.
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However, none of the cars in the series are available in the US.
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I think you've answered your own question re. why they aren't going there. Don't sell the cars, the only advantage would be it being in a good TV slot for Europe. Not a justification for a long journey.
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But the FIA tends to do that, the F1 and Sportcar World Championships have long been decided without visiting the United States, which is quite funny.
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Eh? The US got a GP in the early days of the World Championship (and have the Indy 500 count in the first ten, I'd like to know what the person who thought of having a race to a separate set of technical regulations was smoking). And for a considerable few years had two GPs. There's no World Sportscar Championship anymore.