British MXGP

Can’t say I’ve ever felt far from the track when I’ve been. It’s a great track for viewing, you can pretty much see the entire track without moving so you don’t tend to stand right at the trackside because the better vantage point is further back. 

You probably have to be further back to see over the 6' trackside advertising boards.

its probably looks deceiving on tv, i would say generally the spectator barriers are anywhere between 3-5m back from the track, its  fairly hilly ,which people will sit back on to gain a better viewing vantage

they use to use the  infill bit by the quad, until TG had an off and his bike ended up in the crowd 

That’s part of the problem. Great viewing, if you like watching motocross from a distance. 

Watching MX used to be all about getting up close, hanging over the fence cheering riders on, smelling the race fuel and 2 stroke and earth.

Insurers have stopped all that, even at club level. Worse, Luongo is milking the last drops by putting high advertising banners up in front of viewing areas. It's almost like they don't want spectators....and that's what they get.

Luckily viewing is good at Matterley but at somewhere flat like Lommel it is awful.

I’m not sure of the exact cost structure for hosting a Grand Prix, but from what I understand, the local organizer pays a substantial “hosting fee” to the governing body. That fee likely remains fixed, regardless of how many tickets are sold, and is probably designed to cover the governing body’s baseline revenue. They may also take a percentage of ticket sales, but that’s likely just a bonus on top.

To maximize income, the track is filled with advertising—primarily aimed at the TV audience. While this brings in revenue, it can make the in-person experience less appealing, potentially hurting ticket sales. And I doubt the local organizer sees much, if any, of the ad revenue.