[1969MGCGTdriver]

Originally Posted by J Jay

People, as in fans? In the whole (or majority) of the IGTC? Very few I would assume.

But there is enough fan interest in the main events - Bathurst, Spa - to just about prop up the rest of the series and make it appealing to enough teams to enter. However, it has been clear that it will not be enough going forward, and for all of SRO's faults, they don't shirk the big issues.

The 2024 calendar changes (Nurburgring in, Kyalami & Abu Dhabi out) are a step in the "right" direction to manufacture interest in the whole series, now that three out of four of its races are genuine crowd-pleasers and should therefore attract high-quality (and well-backed) entrants. It's similar, albeit not as pronounced, as the WEC/Le Mans dilemma the ACO have been wrangling with, to some success recently.

Why not drop Indy and run the American race at Sebring in March? WEC dropped out so there is an opening. That would put them in front of an absolutely massive crowd (most of which have probably never heard of IGTC) and get more eyes on the series. It would look better on TV as well.