Well for as long as I have been watching or interested in racing there has always been a pretty girl handing out the trophy no matter the sport. I think it is the cake and eat it too theory or may the fact that no one watching gives a rats ass about the trophy (no offense TG) except the guy who won it. What they want it to be JUST like that guy and for no reason at all except the fact they won some pretty lady wants to stand by him and be around him. Hell at AMA races here the trophy girls and the racers girl friends were almost as much of a site and talked about as the racers.
The funny thing is in my sport the riders are old as well as young and most of the old guys are married so when they get up to get the thropy and the big kiss most of the look half assed stupid and just shake their hand knowing the ol lady is in the audiance watching. If they are smart they drag them up on stage so then they just get the trophy and then kiss the wife quick.
