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Originally Posted by promax
just MSNZ? V8 utes and ST also put out similar numbers (10-12).. which would suggest it's not just a MSNZ issue. spectators looking at an empty track.. seems common at this level.
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Why I singled out MSNZ was that "their" events have the status of Tier 1 and Gold Star Championship. The problem is that it has been stated by MSNZ on many occasions that this status is only afforded to what they deem is the pinnacle of NZ motor sport.
For many reasons Tier 1 is not working and the result is that a very poor product is being held up as representative of the pinnacle of the sport. It is no wonder that there is a problem with attracting new entrants, sponsors and spectators when the sport, by inference, is saying that if you participate then you can aspire to reach this pinnacle - but the pinnacle presented is in reality nothing to get excited about.
The answer is not easy but keeping on presenting an inadequate product may be doing more harm than good. It may be better to have fewer Gold Star Championship classes rather than tarnish the credibility of the status by giving it to classes that fail to meet even MSNZ's own criteria for Championship status.
I think it needs a wholesale change in attitude at MSNZ as just massaging the status quo is not going to work any more