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Originally Posted by chernaudi
And I have a question to ask? What would we rather have, taking into account the positives and negatives, the cyclical nature of road racing, or have it be like NASCAR or F1 where things tend to be more stable, but also more predictable?
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I'll bite. It would appear that despite the boom and bust nature of road racing, manufacturers always have a stake. I believe this is because of the road relevance - particularly Touring/GT racing, and to some extent prototypes too. Even when manufacturers pull out en mass, privateers, specialist constructors, and/or customer programs have always filled the void.
NASCAR historically has always been about the show. Their autocratic rule
has helped keep stability through it's history but since the early/mid 2000's they have now gone off the deep end. They are a perfect example of meddling too much into their product with mixed results. They also have what I see as an identity crisis in regards to the car which sort of ties back in to their philosophy of putting on a good show...hey there's a reason why the comparison to WWE is often brought up
Off the top of my head, the Australian V8 supercars have been a great model of stability; strong number of entries, manufacturer support, solid competiton, contrived racing kept to a minimum from what I see.
I would like a model between what we have now and the supercars