2017 Barber Honda Indy GP - Pirelli World Challenge gone :(

I was checking the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge schedule last week since the season ended not too long ago...I'm incredibly disappointed the Barber Indy weekend lost it. The race will be held at VIR instead. I thought attendance was great this year and the drivers I spoke with in the PWC loved the track. The IMSA calendar doesn't have Barber listed to take its place.

Does anyone know what feeder event will take its place, if any? Will they just run with nothing in that space like in years past? I was really looking forward to going to the races in April, but I may just go to the St. Pete season opener in March and see the PWC and IndyCar together there.

Kind of a let down since it's a ton of fun watching a Bentley, McLaren, Ferrari, GTR, 911, and others on the track at once.

 

Just an update, but Barber has been sending out a lot of their emails recently for ticket purchases. It appears they'll have the Mazda MX-5 Cup (new at Barber), Mazda Prototype Lites (new at Barber), and Porsche GT3 Cup USA (previously featured at Barber) for the feeder races.

Sigh...I think I won't make the trip for that this year. I really am not interesting in those smaller series. I enjoyed the PWC the past few years over the spec-series IndyCar main event...

I will probably just drive to St. Pete for the Indy race there, which is paired with the Pirelli World Challenge. That airport/street course is not nearly as fan-friendly as Barber unfortunately. I'll probably make the trip out for the Barber Historics.