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I have no problem with the GRC if it grows the sport of rallycross. It's a different take on things and designed to appeal to a younger audience. I am not a fan of joker laps but GRC actually make it a bit interesting, unlike the farce we see at some ERC venues.
There appears to be money in the GRC and drivers will go where the cash is so its inevitable that some will head West. Will it survive, only time will tell. I just hope it doesn't start a war between GRC and ERC because as we saw in the UK on a smaller scale with the ROC/BRC its not healthy and can get quite nasty.
In the ideal world they'll feed off one another and if there is more sponsor money around the US drivers will do GRC/X Games and the Euro drivers will do ERC/X Games. We'll see though.
ESPN its a bit niche in the UK but I think it is much more widely used outside Europe and I think this is where the audience will be for this.
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