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Originally Posted by broadrun96
Where would they go for a US round or just stick with Mexico as a single NA round? Is Mexico stable enough to sustain the solo fly away round? I feel like there will be other circuit cut backs coming soon without replacements.
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The only other Grade 1 circuit in the US besides COTA is Indianapolis. So the WEC’s options aren’t that great:
a. Stick with COTA in September, with the race almost certain to draw even fewer fans in 2018.
b. Go to Indy.
c. Go to some Grade 2 circuit (Road America?*) despite the WEC’s business model being built on Grade 1 circuits.
d. Don’t race in the US.
The WEC has
very little negotiating leverage at the moment, so any deal it cuts won’t be on very favorable terms.
* Yes, I know that Road America's FIA license expired a couple of years ago, but I'm presuming it could fairly easily get a new license as a Grade 2 facility.