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The TV or no Tv discussion has valid points on each side. There is certainly increased exposure to the sport by having it live on Speed. Which helps the sport. Unfortunately it comes at a cost. The cost of a live broadcast is huge and uncertain due to weather etc. Ticket sales seem to be another issue but it is hard to know yet if the long run exposure by being live helps or hurts the ticket sales. The appropriate balancing point seems to be pay per view. PPV on tv or the internet misses the channel surfer audience, which could open up new eyes to the sport, but it does provide the sprint car fan with access at a price to racing by the best sprint car racers in the world. I was impressed with the quality of the video stream last Saturday. I think the future of the big events will be online especially if the quality and reliability is there as knoxville has achieved is my opinion. I look forward to the Knoxville Non Wing Nationals. Although I won't be attending I will be watching and wishing I could experience the smell of methanol as well.
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