An interesting statistic has popped up in another thread. Too interesting to leave it there.
I am amazed!
Problem is they don't sell in the biggest Scaley market (the UK) at all and yet they are some of the best slot cars around for racing with. It is weird because in the box on the shelf they look very appealing but clearly folk outside the USA simply cannot relate to anything to do with NASCAR except American expats living in London.
I thought NASCAR was big in the USA?
I wonder how many HO scale NASCARS are produced?
It seems that more Australian muscle is sold to Australians than American muscle to Americans.
I know this topic has come up before but even so...
...2500 NASCARS!!!
Thats just about 1 each for every SCI member.
They probably sell more cars in Outer Mongolia than they do in the USA! :lol
With the GT40's about 40% of the SPORT production was earmarked for the USA which was about 2000 of each car and history will show that these sold out in no time.
It seems that Classic cars are more appealing to USA folk than NASCAR.
But it surely has to be that NASCAR is more appealing to American youngsters than Classic cars?
But then I suppose it is dad that makes the decision about slots and dad may well go with what appeals to him than to his son.
So, are any of you as surprised as I am at the NASCAR quote above?
And would you rather see more classics or more NASCARS?
Cheers
Moped
Time will tell, it is amazing in a Country of 300,000,000 you struggle to sell production runs of about 2,500 pieces of NASCAR Model Race Cars.
Problem is they don't sell in the biggest Scaley market (the UK) at all and yet they are some of the best slot cars around for racing with. It is weird because in the box on the shelf they look very appealing but clearly folk outside the USA simply cannot relate to anything to do with NASCAR except American expats living in London.
I thought NASCAR was big in the USA?
I wonder how many HO scale NASCARS are produced?
It seems that more Australian muscle is sold to Australians than American muscle to Americans.
I know this topic has come up before but even so...
...2500 NASCARS!!!
Thats just about 1 each for every SCI member.
They probably sell more cars in Outer Mongolia than they do in the USA! :lol
With the GT40's about 40% of the SPORT production was earmarked for the USA which was about 2000 of each car and history will show that these sold out in no time.
It seems that Classic cars are more appealing to USA folk than NASCAR.
But it surely has to be that NASCAR is more appealing to American youngsters than Classic cars?
But then I suppose it is dad that makes the decision about slots and dad may well go with what appeals to him than to his son.
So, are any of you as surprised as I am at the NASCAR quote above?
And would you rather see more classics or more NASCARS?
Cheers
Moped
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