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Ed Dole
6/19/2018 1:17am
6/19/2018 1:17am
So they're claiming 14,000 fans paid to watch round one of the French SX series and the evidence is strong in this video from French TV so how does a niche national series outperform the motocross world championship in terms of number of riders wanting to do it and spectators wanting to see it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ChLWB15jd0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ChLWB15jd0
It's also interesting to note that this ran the same day as France was playing in the World Cup and at the same time as the Le Mans 24 hour race
Plus (this is going to sound dumb), but French people (especially in the South) are usually very interested in discovering and experiencing new things that they know nothing about. I can pretty much guarantee you that these types of races will have the largest percentage of non-hardcore moto fans anywhere in Europe, and that is great.
That's an interesting point about the non-hardcore fans. The rugby team that normally use the stadium seem to be very proactive in the promotion
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I would imagine the GP series is killing it with all those sponsors and internet viewers worldwide, not to mention I've heard they get some cash from some of the countries they visit, and most (all?) of the race tracks.
I can't imagine anything in the sport except US Supercross is making more money than the GP series.
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