Thursday, January 31, 2008

An idea to make Formula 1 more accessible, but nobody's reading this!

I was thinking, many, if not all major sporting leagues in North America have an All-Star and/or skills competition that happens midway through the season. What about the most watched sport on earth, Formula 1? It does take the most TV ratings each year, but it's not a single event like the Superbowl or the FIFA World Cup Final. Many young boys and men watch car racing or even passively follow it, so it's not just something that is kept going in the background for fanatics. So, my thoughts asked me, why is there no Formula 1 all-star Formula 1 skills competition?

On the calendar, there are anywhere from 17-19 races per year that take place ranging from brand new tracks like Shanghai, Bahrain, and soon with Singapore and Valencia, to legendary tracks like Silverstone, England; Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium; the Nurburgring in Germany; and Monaco. These are all fine tracks, but they are selective. I know that tracks have to be designed in a specific way, but what if at the end of each season, like middle-end of November, there is a special skills competition using the previous year's-spec cars in a series of both team and driver focused competitions? An example would be the quickest pit-stop by changing 4 tires, putting in a specific amount of fuel and changing a nosecone or a track obstacle course?

What's even better that instead of a track that's seen action, a different city where a race has NOT occurred host it for a weekend? A world city like Paris, Dubai, Johannesburg, New York or Toronto would be ideal and a big population can see the cars up close and maybe even meet a driver or two.

Not only does this make people more friendly to car racing, but the sponsors get airtime and Formula 1 becomes more recognized. I hope that if Bernie Ecclestone reads this, he considers this idea because there is a market to be tapped, and that means more money for you and more entertainment for the people. Think about it.

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