I think the Team Sports alot depends on if the team is winning and the market they are in. TV ratings on the NFL are up Nascar are down 25% since 2008 and attendance by 16-20% and Daytona was the lowest rated since 1991. In comparison this yeas Super Bowl was one of the highest rated sporting events of all time.

 

The Turkish Grand Prix has never been well attended since its inception. European (and Canadian) F1 races, as well the 24 hours of Le Mans, are still attracting huge crowds.

 

I wasn't commenting on the ACTUAL attendance... Just the data used to form the conclusion posted earlier.

I'm a fan of all motorosports. I could care less about how many people watch on TV, or how many people attend (although I realize that the more people watch/attend, the more money the sport brings in, it also usually attracts more money/more competition).

As far as team sports, I'm an avid Yankee fan, and seats were pretty easy to get last year (I think they did rather well). My point was - basing your perception off of how many people wear NASCAR shirts isn't really a gauge I'd use.

 

very very tired of nascar haha the all star race is ok though.

 

You miss understood what I was saying I've lived by the track for 30+ years and the area would be crazy with race fans. Not anymore you don't even know the race is in town anymore. It just doesn't draw like it used to

 

Like jaspergt, I am a fan of all motorsports with my favorite being ALMS (see screenname). I have been to some NASCAR races (Richmond, Charlotte and Dover) but have personally not been to any in the last two years. Have buddies that have gone the past two years and they say without question attendence is down 10-20% at the track.

SpeedTV does suck.....when they do show the ALMS races, it seem that 75% or more of the coverage is on the prototypes. I would surmise that we want to see the GT cars. I know thats what I tune in for.

 

+1 about the Prototypes... I wonder why this is. It seems that there IS a lot more money spent on prototype teams, and it makes sense to give them more exposure. But I enjoy watcing the Ferraris go around the track a WHOLE lot more.

Perhaps it's the GT classes' fault. Perhaps if there was better racing for the podium positions, they would focus there. I have noticed that from segment to segment - they switch sometimes. One segment would be LMP, the next segment might be GT, etc... I've seen a few where for every two segments of LMP there is a GT segment. Either way - I almost wish the two didn't share a track anymore.

I couldn't imaging in NASCAR watching the Sprint Cup, Nationwide, and Truck (Camping World) Series vehicles on the track at the same time...

Or watching Formula 1 on track with GP2...

You get the picture.