Comments on: MotoGP—It can become the biggest sport in the world, just not here. http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/ Managing your motorsports activites Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:13:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Spaniard http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/#comment-558 Spaniard Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:50:05 +0000 http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/#comment-558 Americans(most anyway) duno motogp exists surprise surprise lol nascar hehe Americans(most anyway) duno motogp exists surprise surprise lol

nascar hehe

]]> By: Hardcard http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/#comment-496 Hardcard Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:43:46 +0000 http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/#comment-496 Dan, our contact information can be found here: <a href="http://www.hardcard.net/where.html" rel="nofollow">Hardcard Partners</a>. Dan, our contact information can be found here: Hardcard Partners.

]]> By: John M. Rossi http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/#comment-433 John M. Rossi Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:37:04 +0000 http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/#comment-433 For US to embrace this sport it will take them getting off the couch, out from behind the computer, and taking a few days off from work to celebrate motorcycle road racing as the Europeans have been doing for 50 years. The inaugural running of the Indianapolis MotoGP in Sept. 2008 is the perfect place for World Class racing to take root in Middle-America and grow. I welcome those who may want a first class experience to visit www.VivaDUCATI.com. For US to embrace this sport it will take them getting off the couch, out from behind the computer, and taking a few days off from work to celebrate motorcycle road racing as the Europeans have been doing for 50 years. The inaugural running of the Indianapolis MotoGP in Sept. 2008 is the perfect place for World Class racing to take root in Middle-America and grow. I welcome those who may want a first class experience to visit http://www.VivaDUCATI.com.

]]> By: Hardcard http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/#comment-33 Hardcard Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:38:29 +0000 http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/#comment-33 Agree! Unfortunately, our team ends up watching it live in 720x576 pixels on the Internet. We can only dream of what it would look like in HD! Agree! Unfortunately, our team ends up watching it live in 720×576 pixels on the Internet. We can only dream of what it would look like in HD!

]]> By: David McGrath, MD http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/#comment-32 David McGrath, MD Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:56:15 +0000 http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/#comment-32 Excellent comments and disscussion. One more point, however. Bring on motoGP in HD!! Somehow, the US broadcasting rights must be put in the hands of DiscoveryHD Theater. These folks know how to put on a program. Dorna! Are you listening? Get it going with DiscoveryHD. HDTV is absolutely addicting. MotoGP in HD will delight existing bike racing fans and attract new fans inspite of themselves. Excellent comments and disscussion. One more point, however. Bring on motoGP in HD!!
Somehow, the US broadcasting rights must be put in the hands of DiscoveryHD Theater. These folks know how to put on a program.
Dorna! Are you listening? Get it going with DiscoveryHD. HDTV is absolutely addicting. MotoGP in HD will delight existing bike racing fans and attract new fans inspite of themselves.

]]> By: DAN Fox http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/#comment-21 DAN Fox Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:22:38 +0000 http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/#comment-21 Hey im trying to start in GP racing.Dose anyone have any clues to help me on how to start?Who to contact and where to go.Thanks DAN Hey im trying to start in GP racing.Dose anyone have any clues to help me on how to start?Who to contact and where to go.Thanks DAN

]]> By: Hardcard http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/#comment-16 Hardcard Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:17:05 +0000 http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/#comment-16 "We just need to find a common ground for these fans, increase the number of crossover fans and educate race fans everywhere." We'll see this if a World Championship event comes to Indianapolis Motor Speedway. They plan to creatively promote and market the motorcycle event to two seasons worth of their auto racing attendees--more than one million fans. This will expose some general motorsports fans to motorcycle racing. Also, IMS has a strong base of fans that will come to the Speedway for whatever is run there. They could race chickens there and 20,000 fans would show up! This means more fresh faces to motorcycle racing, and with the excitement of the sport, hopefully they'll get hooked. “We just need to find a common ground for these fans, increase the number of crossover fans and educate race fans everywhere.”

We’ll see this if a World Championship event comes to Indianapolis Motor Speedway. They plan to creatively promote and market the motorcycle event to two seasons worth of their auto racing attendees–more than one million fans. This will expose some general motorsports fans to motorcycle racing.

Also, IMS has a strong base of fans that will come to the Speedway for whatever is run there. They could race chickens there and 20,000 fans would show up! This means more fresh faces to motorcycle racing, and with the excitement of the sport, hopefully they’ll get hooked.

]]> By: Ben Clauss http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/#comment-13 Ben Clauss Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:45:57 +0000 http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/#comment-13 Here is my take, you were right on the money with educating the fans. Just one viewing of the Faster the movie should hook any motorsports fan. I feel that if America had more stadium style venues similar to Daytona and Indy we could effectively market the value of motorcycle racing. As a professional road racer myself I enjoy racing at different tracks around the country. However the atmosphere at Road America seems to be the most entertaining of the bunch. It is the only event with the exception of Laguna that takes over the whole town. As for advertising rates one has to take into account the size of the moving billboards in other forms of racing. Another detriment to motorcycling is the cost of entry. One example, when you see a Ferrari racing around a track you know what the car is worth. You know that to own that car it would take a significant income to purchase one. Now in motorcycle racing the cost of entry is lower therefore the perceived value is diminished. I know that any prototype car or motorcycle can have development costs in the millions. However you can still walk into any motorcycle dealer and for under $10,000 ride out on a high performance machine. Ducati fans are different, its more of a lifestyle to them. The same way with Harley fans, they embrace the whole culture, it is easy to buy the bike and get the image. Motorcycle racing is a unique animal, similar to NASCAR there are the brand loyalists, the educationalist (fan who knows everything), the wannabes (adorned in replica wear ) and the racing fans in general. We just need to find a common ground for these fans, increase the number of crossover fans and educate race fans everywhere. I would like to see more swapping of rides between different forms of racing. I would like to see a MotoGP bike on the track with an F1 car. I would like to see someone drift a motorcycle. The bit with Hopper was very entertaining. Well let me know if I can help, I may have some room on the side of my race bikes for some creative ideas. Here is my take, you were right on the money with educating the fans. Just one viewing of the Faster the movie should hook any motorsports fan. I feel that if America had more stadium style venues similar to Daytona and Indy we could effectively market the value of motorcycle racing. As a professional road racer myself I enjoy racing at different tracks around the country. However the atmosphere at Road America seems to be the most entertaining of the bunch. It is the only event with the exception of Laguna that takes over the whole town. As for advertising rates one has to take into account the size of the moving billboards in other forms of racing. Another detriment to motorcycling is the cost of entry. One example, when you see a Ferrari racing around a track you know what the car is worth. You know that to own that car it would take a significant income to purchase one. Now in motorcycle racing the cost of entry is lower therefore the perceived value is diminished. I know that any prototype car or motorcycle can have development costs in the millions. However you can still walk into any motorcycle dealer and for under $10,000 ride out on a high performance machine. Ducati fans are different, its more of a lifestyle to them. The same way with Harley fans, they embrace the whole culture, it is easy to buy the bike and get the image. Motorcycle racing is a unique animal, similar to NASCAR there are the brand loyalists, the educationalist (fan who knows everything), the wannabes (adorned in replica wear ) and the racing fans in general. We just need to find a common ground for these fans, increase the number of crossover fans and educate race fans everywhere. I would like to see more swapping of rides between different forms of racing. I would like to see a MotoGP bike on the track with an F1 car. I would like to see someone drift a motorcycle. The bit with Hopper was very entertaining. Well let me know if I can help, I may have some room on the side of my race bikes for some creative ideas.

]]> By: David Emmett http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/#comment-6 David Emmett Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:07:16 +0000 http://hardcard.wordpress.com/2007/01/14/motogp%e2%80%94it-can-become-the-biggest-sport-in-the-world-just-not-here/#comment-6 Great article. And some interesting points. With an audience as large as MotoGP attracts, I find it strange that teams find it so hard to attract sponsorship. Dutch bank ING just signed a deal with Formula 1 worth a reputed $100 million. For a quarter of that sum, they could have had Valentino Rossi. It seems to me that the main problem has been getting MotoGP into boardrooms. F1 has fewer problems finding sponsors, because the VP Marketing wants to sit in a F1 car. There are fewer motorcyclists in boardrooms, and consequently, less interest in sponsorship. So I guess the message is, get your CEO to sit down and watch a MotoGP race. It should only take one race to get him hooked. Then you just need to pass him the sponsorship deal... Great article. And some interesting points. With an audience as large as MotoGP attracts, I find it strange that teams find it so hard to attract sponsorship. Dutch bank ING just signed a deal with Formula 1 worth a reputed $100 million. For a quarter of that sum, they could have had Valentino Rossi.

It seems to me that the main problem has been getting MotoGP into boardrooms. F1 has fewer problems finding sponsors, because the VP Marketing wants to sit in a F1 car. There are fewer motorcyclists in boardrooms, and consequently, less interest in sponsorship. So I guess the message is, get your CEO to sit down and watch a MotoGP race. It should only take one race to get him hooked. Then you just need to pass him the sponsorship deal…

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