Mate, some keep saying it's dying.......but the crowds if anything are getting bigger !
I reckon crowds at most events have shrunk considerably except for a couple of the most iconic events e.g. Bathurst, Adelaide
Take Townsville for example, the first 2 years the event run the place was packed and there were nearly full grandstands everywhere. The 'entertainment' area inside the track was huge. The number of grandstands is now down to about 5 or so going by the tv shots this year. You could fire a shotgun down most viewing areas and be quite confident of not hitting any spectators.
The commentators talk all the crowds up, that's their job they are paid by Supercars. Pictures don't lie.
The support races are boring in general. The dual cab series is an insult to everyones intelligence. The super 2 category is just more of the same as the main game.
I know amongst the real racing diehards the series is slowly becoming/has become outdated and is dying a slow death. Supercars handling of the parity issue this year has made the category a complete and utter joke. Holdens not winning, noble the Mustangs and yet for 6 years the Nissans have struggled and not once have they been given something to make them competitive. Can't blame them for not wanting to be involved in the series anymore!!
Sorry about that, turns out I should have posted this in the daily rant thread!
