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First:
The lack of popularity over here may come down to one phrase --
"Whatinthehell is a Skoda?"
With two of the top teams (Peugeot and Citroen) not selling in North America, one lesser team likewise (Skoda), and the other manufacturers giving us watered down versions of the homologation specials, people on this side of the pond are somewhat mystified. A god friend of mine, a dealer at the local Ford SVT dealership and a car guy to the core, wasn't even aware that Ford had an uber-Focus (the RS) in the pipe. he thought that the SVT Focus was the best they would do.
So the average armchair Joe isn't aware of the lengths manufacturers go to win the Championship.
Second is the lack of local talent. Pat may be helping somewhat, but Speed needs to get his name out there. Didn't rallying popularity go up when Mr. Buffum was over there? Haven't they been saying the same about F1?
Comments?
Jeremy (owned an '87 Skoda 130 Rapide in 1993) Oreskovich
"Racing is life...
All else is just waiting."
-Steve McQueen
"Our Car is F***ed"
-Team Skoda co-driver Tina Turner
The lack of popularity over here may come down to one phrase --
"Whatinthehell is a Skoda?"
With two of the top teams (Peugeot and Citroen) not selling in North America, one lesser team likewise (Skoda), and the other manufacturers giving us watered down versions of the homologation specials, people on this side of the pond are somewhat mystified. A god friend of mine, a dealer at the local Ford SVT dealership and a car guy to the core, wasn't even aware that Ford had an uber-Focus (the RS) in the pipe. he thought that the SVT Focus was the best they would do.
So the average armchair Joe isn't aware of the lengths manufacturers go to win the Championship.
Second is the lack of local talent. Pat may be helping somewhat, but Speed needs to get his name out there. Didn't rallying popularity go up when Mr. Buffum was over there? Haven't they been saying the same about F1?
Comments?
Jeremy (owned an '87 Skoda 130 Rapide in 1993) Oreskovich
"Racing is life...
All else is just waiting."
-Steve McQueen
"Our Car is F***ed"
-Team Skoda co-driver Tina Turner