Who Will Win COTA MotoGP?
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Tom Roderick
Published: April 6th, 2016
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Cast your vote for who’s gonna win this week’s MotoGP race in Austin. Hint: Marc Marquez has won every MotoGP race held at COTA since the track’s Grand Prix debut in 2013. Can he make it 4 in a row?
A former Motorcycle.com staffer who has gone on to greener pastures, Tom Roderick still can't get the motorcycle bug out of his system. And honestly, we still miss having him around. Tom is now a regular freelance writer and tester for Motorcycle.com when his schedule allows, and his experience, riding ability, writing talent, and quick wit are still a joy to have – even if we don't get to experience it as much as we used to.
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I am interested to see how many people attend MotoGP at COTA this year. The United States lost two MotoGP stops in the last two years (Laguna and Indy), and if attendance at COTA continues to decline that stop may also be in jeopardy. Almost everyone loves Austin (even Californians), which makes weekend hotel rates and occupancy levels very high. MotoGP ticket prices are reasonable compared to other sports events, but a properly executed 3-day weekend in Austin is pricey.
Life is good for Texans in the bourgeois class and warm early spring weather offers many entertainment options. That is to say, Texans are major league bandwagoners, and to succeed sports events must offer something new and exciting (e.g., MotoGP and Formula One at COTA circa 2013), involve a football, or feature a team in contention for a championship.
If Dorna Sports, S.L., wants the MotoGP event to sell out, it should schedule a fan meet and greet with the Texas Longhorns Football team before the feature race, or have a gun show concurrent with race weekend. Now we're talk'n!