Americans aren't interested in this kinda sport.
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Americans aren't interested in this kinda sport.
Some of us areQuote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Judging by TV figures/exposure/lack of sponsors for talented drivers no one is really interested in this sport. It's not an American thingQuote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
And that's because the sport had been appalingly run for the best part of 10 years. People thought it could rival F1 - with the inevitable consequences. Part of running a sport/championship is knowing were you stand in the sporting world. Yes, it's important to grow, but trying to do it too quickly is guaranteed to fail.Quote:
Originally Posted by I am evil Homer
Good thing is Block who has nearly 2 million fans on facebook and Loeb has 260000.
Block is great at the marketing side and IMO the WRC should get him on board as the head of marketing/PR. But they need a new TV deal, badly as the exposure is awful - Block is great at creating a buzz, getting out there in front of fans showing them the car etc. Sure it's easy to mock him and Pastrana but they get more exposure than the whole of WRC has in years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Andy - I totally agree rallying is a niche sport but it could be bigger. It needs to embrace social media and ways to grow the audience.
The WRC was going on before Block head and will be going on after he decides to leave . Who cares about how many fans they have , his 2 million fans are mostly made up of subaru fan boys who think doing donuts is cool and that is what 90% of america thinks.
That's true, I think the majority aren't even WRC followers.Quote:
Originally Posted by logic
WRC has also Kimi but Americans don't like F1 too much.