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Originally Posted by ShaneMugavin57
This may have been covered already but am I reading correctly. The season championship could come down to two teams that are racing at different tracks at the last race?
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Nah, Motegi & Long Beach will be ran on the same weekend (april 20 ish). Motegi will feature the normal IRL crew while Long Beach will host the last champ car DP01 race. Both events will pay IRL points.
This happened because nobody was willing to let their event date be moved since tickets have already been sold and such.
KK even hinted in the press conference yesterday that there might be a couple IRL drivers who make the flight from Motegi to race at long beach the following day. I don't know how likely that is. However, I wonder how likely it will be for CCWS teams who are not making the switch to the IRL to be interested in running at Long Beach this year. Further, I wonder how much CCWS will have to pay to get a full field of cars (18 I think is what their contract calls for). Maybe that is why KK is thinking about getting current IRL drivers to fly back.
Part of the terms for CCWS teams getting free engines and tubs from the IRL is that they run at Long Beach. This is unfortunate for them, since they are already at a severe disadvantage when it comes to running ovals.
There has been some discussion about Surfers Paradise and how it fits in to the schedule. The race takes place some 2 months after the normal IRL season is over. Supposedly Chicagoland has it in their contract that they are to be the final race of the season. Some have suggested that Surfers might become the first race of the 2009 season. We will have to wait a couple of weeks to see how things shake out with the 2008 schedule.