cos is it low turn up & less ticket sale? also now Thailand & Korea already have new track to play.
Many said this, i can say ultimate turnout was in 2002... that one was the super blast turnout, maybe bcoz of Live coverage n Siti Nurhaliza singing the anthem in 2001. Also my frens who wen talked n brag to everyone it was like the most awesome event !!
2003 SARS
2004 flopped a bit bcoz of funny menteri pelancongan (yes, he is funny in person) made it on a Friday, Saturday instead of the regular saturday sunday. Here were u can be in between of going or not also complains from fans why K1 can enter main area? *some confusion even myself..
2005, 2006 many as well can say maybe less or more than 2004. 2005 has less marketing and last minute changes. Also changes on K1 !! bcoz K1 can enter pits n it is cheaper than Main Grandstand... but u cannot enter main granstand
2007 was a bit less due to a rumour saying it was last SuperGT also less marketing and gangster security claims he is selling the ticket. (those guys are never seen again, posted in zth)
2008 same story as 2007 but a bit better...
2009 got la marketing but worst event ever made, here mmg can make u fedup n no more supergt !! Even a fan like myself hated this one so much. Here our Razlan cannot manage it well..
2010 saddest event, on Saturday 10% or less show up. A ZTH fren said maybe bcoz of the lorry chicken accident at the highway was the reason but to me... u know already Razlan said SuperGT not profitable n want to cancel including MotoGP (which many moto fans started blasting him until some of them got blacklisted) 2010 is also knowledge transfer to JPM. Kids are many bcoz Upin n Ipin was there... the thing is WHY should i pay to see them when i can see this Upin n Ipin for free at shopping centre or Muzium Negara (that year itself). Also this was the event where ur senior SIC officials are doing the marshall job !!! Here I manage to find out that some officials are selling tickets in the black market which made Sepang RUGI TERUK !!
2011, JPM's 1st event. So far everything went smooth at least smoother than Razlan's !! for a 1st timer they did quiet well !
2012 JPM's 2nd.. after feedback they fix it and improved.
2013 last event, turnout on Saturday was MORE IMO !!! I was shocked, hardly no news on TV but turnout on saturday was WOW !!
It was a great one..
minor issue, GTA fought dgn this outsource security
Could be business issue then.....
actually more than business...
i can tell u some (i know darker ones too)
Political between JAF, AAM n bigboss DTM !! maybe DTM dont like AAM n that's why not in 2014.. (DTM or German JPJ also involved in this)
Also it was Toyota and Honda pushing JAF n GTA to this DTM deal. (From what i know Japan do not want to do it due to this political reasons)
Next is Razlan n JPM..
any many more rumours