Hm.
"We are on the entertainment business," Flammini said.So does he believe the current format is boring people?
Supersport and superstock only run one race, and they're usually even shorter than a superbike race. They're also frequently as exciting, or even more exciting to watch. I don't think a long race is inherently more exciting than a short race (otherwise Nascar would be extremely thrilling, and it isn't). Rather, I think the appeal of SS and STK are their larger grids, meaning there's that much more going on.
Rather than worrying about race length, perhaps Flammini should see about getting another dozen bikes lined up to start every Sunday...
(Also, I have nothing in particular against the idea of a longer superbike race. I just don't think that will actually address the issue he wants to address. I'm also not totally convinced there is an actual
problem here. Or maybe superbike really
is boring, and it just
seems incredibly exciting compared to MotoGP...
)