It's expensive to travel the country, yes. But that isn't a huge deal when you are talking about a top-level pro series. Running regions would be horrible, that's for the club racing. A truly top-level series HAS to be national just to be taken seriously. WERA has been doing it for years and years as a "club" series and with the new developments for next year, will continue to build toward an even more respected pro/am style series. The manufacturers are going to back whomever can deliver, and right now that's not the AMA... the door has been opened by DMG... and it's clear there are more than a couple looking to push on through.