Again cant say that I have played a lot of local cricket and how many people watch that less then 10, more people actually show up to track nights (despite track being even quiter then road racing) then local A grade (this was in Wollongong). However cricket IS a major sport, so the number of people showing up to local racing means nothing. BTW the same was true for AFL (in the Sydney comp) though there were a few more then cricket.Alex Simmons/RST wrote:
I am not talking the sport down. Just pointing out reality. It will continue to grow and win more fans as Aussie performance continues, and gains more coverage in mainstream commercial media. But it is and will be for a long time a relatively minor sport in this country. How many people watch local cycle racing? A: bugger all.
I think Vossy is asking better questions then the first night already. If he had done a bit more prep he would of been a lot better and by the end of 3 years I think he may be pretty good at it.
I dont know how you can say there cross promotion is good. Their Warne vs cyclist story got more time on the news. They have spent a lot more time on who David Jones new cat walk model is going to be this year then cycling, and modelling isnt a main steam activity (though it does pull a crowd). There has hardly been an add for their coverage of it. Im not really complaining about their coverage the show is adequate, but the timing (especially since they have 3 channels, I think SBS would of showed it live on one on their other channels though this isnt a definite fact just a belief) and there promotion are absolutely terrible. Even if they werent showing the sport on their channel they would probably of given it the 15sec they give it on the news now.