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Thread: Why are BTCC fans so dumb?
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3rd October 2011, 23:17 #11
TOCA is run as a business and the more bums they get to the circuits, the more money that they get. I think the way in which the BTCC has been marketed in recent years plays a significant role in the calibre of the trackside fans.
I am a staunch supporter of the BTCC and would like to call myself a purist. But even from my point of view the series has admittedly lost this edge, no matter what any media officer or team boss will tel lyou about it being the top series in the land.
Since the loss of manufacturer interest in the series, and the reducing costs and technical freedom, the championship seems to have had to search for a different market. I believe that the type of fan you see more often now is there for a reason - because they've been targeted and attracted to this close, short-attention span, bumper-to-bumper action.
A day at the races now is about 25 minute bursts of entertainment.
It has led me to have an increased interest in the World Championship in recent years - which for obvious reasons has no intention of collecting this loyal, dumb following that the BTCC seems to have.
I feel your frustrations, AF.
TOCA know what they are doing.
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4th October 2011, 12:13 #12
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Originally Posted by BDunnell
Unfortunately in BTCC the rivalry with Plato & Neal feels at times, how can I put this, manufactured?
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4th October 2011, 13:13 #13
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Originally Posted by wedge
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4th October 2011, 13:30 #14
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Originally Posted by BDunnell
2011 BTCC at Donington, Nick Foster's big off. - YouTube
Nothing wrong IMHO. From spectating you can make out the camber changes of Craner Curves. From doing a track day its much, much harder than it looks - easy to go off if you get it wrong.
Just before the contact, Foster was on the absolute limit on the outside of the Craners Curves and there's slight wriggle. All it takes is a slight nudge and it looks worse than it looks.The world according to Taki Inoue: https://mobile.twitter.com/takiinoue/st ... 7249326080
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4th October 2011, 13:35 #15
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Originally Posted by wedge
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4th October 2011, 19:24 #16
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Originally Posted by wedgeYou lot still here?!
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4th October 2011, 19:29 #17
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5th October 2011, 00:53 #18
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Originally Posted by BDunnell
The problem with Plato is that he has a sizeable ego, thinks he's the face and the Alex Ferguson of BTCC.
There's always going to be meetings that will to live up to the Premier League Banger Racing stereotype.The world according to Taki Inoue: https://mobile.twitter.com/takiinoue/st ... 7249326080
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5th October 2011, 01:02 #19
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Originally Posted by wedge
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