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Originally Posted by Alan52
While the relevance factor of staying with Falcons etc won't hurt them much in 2018 it will look ridiculously retro if they are still running them in 2020.I don't think manufacturers will want to go to the expense of being involved in a series running in this small market.If DTM is going from 24 grids from 3 manufacturers in 2016 to what looks like 12 car grids from 2 manufacturers in 2018 it is hard to see Supercars growing.
I agree with most of what Damien says except for the following 2 points.The big 6 events he talks about are not necessarily thriving either.Townsville crowds are only a fraction of what they were 6 or 7 years ago and Sandown is nowhere near peak numbers from years gone by.Newcastle may finish up as another Homebush in 2-3 years time.The formats of these meeting are pretty good though.Also people often don't realise competitive and close are not necessarily words that mean identical things in this context.F1 may not be the closest racing but it has the best drivers and teams in motor racing and at this pinnacle it is always going to be incredibly competitive.This is why it has by far the biggest following world wide and draws a crowd in Australia much larger than any touring car race could ever hope to.
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Isnt the big 6 a tv term not a crowd attendance term. It represents the most watched events of all the events