Ruben Barios makes some great points... that I can see as being credible scenarios.
On the subject of "credible scenarios" and “what happens next”, here are some educated guesses at what the 2008 schedule might look like based upon what I am hearing:
Scenario 1 (Grim - I hear this one most often):
1) Long Beach – April 18-20
2) Laguna Seca – May 16-18
3) Cleveland – June 20 – 22
4) Mt. Tremlbant – June 27 – 29
5) Toronto – July 4-6
6) Edmonton – July 18-20
7) Road America – August 8-10
8) Assen – Late September
9 Zolder (moved because of F1 date conflict) – Early October
10) Surfers – October 17-19
Scenario 2 (This is probably close if OWRS prop$ up Portland and Houston and Dr. Palmer takes a huge leap of faith on CC at Brands):
1) Long Beach – April 18-20
2) Houston – April 25-27
3) Laguna Seca – May 16-18
4) Portland – May 30- June 5
5) Cleveland – June 20 – 22
6) Mt. Tremblant – June 27 – 29
7) Toronto – July 4-6
8) Edmonton July 18-20
9) Road America – August 8-10
10) Assen – Late August or Early September
11) Brands Hatch – September
12 Zolder (moved because of F1 date conflict) – Early October
13) Surfers – October 17-19
Scenario 3 (I think this is what the OWRS owners wants us all to believe):
1) Vegas GP – April 11-13
2) Long Beach – April 18-20
3) Houston – April 25-27
4) Laguna Seca – May 16-18
5) Portland – May 30- June 5
6) Cleveland – June 20 – 22
7) Mt. Tremblant – June 27 – 29
8) Toronto – July 4-6
9) Edmonton July 18-20
10) Road America – August 8-10
11) Assen – Late August
12) Brands Hatch – September
13 Zolder (moved because of F1 date conflict) – Early October
14) Surfers – October 17-19
15) Mexico City – November 7-9
Also possible:
16) Other New International Euro or Arab event
17) Other New International Oz event
18) China - 50/50 at best – Travel costs, calendar conflicts and FIA rules
19) Orlando GP – Why not? These “3 Day Festivals of Speed” work!
There is obviously a huge (credibility) gap between the best and worst case scenarios and given recent events I can’t help but feel more confident in the latter rather than the former.
What do you believe?
