Similarly, I was thinking they should try to tie this sort of event to something like 24 hours of Rolex or Le Mans, where drivers from different series will already be—and possibly looking for additional time out on the track. Being able to stage it a few weeks before or officially part of the lead-up to those sorts of events would be interesting to me as a fan.

Having it at the end of March plugs the hole in the schedule after the season opener at St Pete.

It's strange doing it at yhe start of the year as these non championship races were always usually done at the end to not interfere with teams preparation for the start of the year.

It was always felt doing it at the end was better as teams didn't have to worry about damage or anything that could hinder there season preparation.

But i guess when your going to a billionaire club for a race with hardly any real fans able to attend the money will always make common sense go away.