GP in USA and the televised crapfest that is AMA SBK
Part of this is due to lack of tracks. Our courses are simply too short to sustain adequate distances between bikes at such high speeds, with a couple exceptions.
Ever notice every AMA race has got people being lapped left and right? If we had 2:00 tracks as oppossed to 1:30 tracks, we'd be better off, safer, and might get the GP boys to show up.
That being said, I would not be suprised to see the MotoGP show up at Laguna sometime soon. The US is too big a market to ignore, and MotoGP is now the class driving marketing...I watched Superbike last year diligently, but MotoGP only if it was on and I was around. This year, It will be vice versa.
That being said, I cannot stand watching AMA SBK. Dave Despain is so annoying, race coverage sucks (remember live racing getting interrupted for NASCAR highlights?), no one seems interested in new blood that wasn't born and reared on a bike or isn't the son of someone who raced. It's so sad. Eric and Ben were the only two I cared about, as they seem the only two who deserve it.
But what do I know, I'm just talking out my ass. Sad though. AMA racing is depressing, feels meaningless, and victory for a privateer team seems impossible. It's so sad to see peoples love for racing get chewed up and spit out because of nepotism and bloodline.
--The Fox