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Spies, no contest... It still makes me sad how his career went awry.
The WSBK/MotoGP circus is desperate for Asians (especially India/China), North Americans, Australians, and soon South Americans. It is awesome that Spain is dominating, with a little Italian flavoring. Spain is a tiny market, and Italy builds a lot of bikes, but it is still not the biggest market outside of Europe. Asia is a powerhouse for cycles, especially scooters and smaller CC bikes. India alone can probably suck up all the production of the big four. North America is a monster market for pretty much everything with a motor, and South America will not be to far behind. If they want to grow the series and keep on making money, Dorna needs to get all the regions involved and that means represented by home town heroes. People lose interest when there is no one to root for. I am not talking the hard core fans, but the casual fans. That is were the money is. That is why Dorna is pouring support into Moto America, and the Asia talent cup. Anyway, enough rambling. Spies could have given the USA enough breathing room to let the next batch of stars come up if he had stayed healthy and had a bit of better luck. Really sad....
The WSBK/MotoGP circus is desperate for Asians (especially India/China), North Americans, Australians, and soon South Americans. It is awesome that Spain is dominating, with a little Italian flavoring. Spain is a tiny market, and Italy builds a lot of bikes, but it is still not the biggest market outside of Europe. Asia is a powerhouse for cycles, especially scooters and smaller CC bikes. India alone can probably suck up all the production of the big four. North America is a monster market for pretty much everything with a motor, and South America will not be to far behind. If they want to grow the series and keep on making money, Dorna needs to get all the regions involved and that means represented by home town heroes. People lose interest when there is no one to root for. I am not talking the hard core fans, but the casual fans. That is were the money is. That is why Dorna is pouring support into Moto America, and the Asia talent cup. Anyway, enough rambling. Spies could have given the USA enough breathing room to let the next batch of stars come up if he had stayed healthy and had a bit of better luck. Really sad....
