I'm French, I started watching NASCAR races in 2015 but I didn't collect diecast from this time... In fact I thought it wasn't so interressant and it was so expensive. But when I saw Lionel Racing was doing a BATMAN v SUPERMAN replica, I couldn't wait to buy it (it was in 2016). Since this time, when I have money, I buy diecasts. My french friends don't understand my interest for guy who "only turn left", and they also don't understand why I buy diecasts, but when you bought one, it's too late, you can't stop...
I prefer road tracks (like all Europeans I think) but I think oval raceways are very technichals and it's so intrusting and impressive to watch something like forty cars trying to reach first the victory lane. I also love the history of the stock car organisation and follow my "local" serie the NASCAR WHELEN euro serie.

Sorry for errors of language, The French Fan