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Originally Posted by GusGasfuss
Naturally yes, if you have Nascar, V8 Supercars etc. in your country/continent.
And of course, british motorsport fans will ever choose BTCC over DTM.
But in general, it was in some years strongest touring car series with drivers from around the world (not just one country).
But long time ago...
If you may ask random people, what they know in Motorsports, they will name F1, MotoGP, WRC and maybe some DTM (because heard it somewhere, not seeing it before).
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These random people would also mention NASCAR, IndyCar before DTM. But I understand your point. DTM has always had an appeal of an 'important' series - big money, big involvement of two/three big German manufacturers, lots of big, international names. Few paydrivers if any really. This was kind of a driving force of DTM and now it's partly lost, however, I still believe in DTM's future.
However, apart from having an appeal of an 'important championship', there was always a feeling that DTM may not have such a 'cult' following as Supercars or BTCC - it's the latter's biggest strength now as the BTCC still is rooted as kind of a legendary, exciting, traditional touring car series - a bit sad that now it's a bit of a club(ish) racing with cult following, though.