I would bet there are several power plays/struggles going on. This could be an effect of another one which was "hinted" about in CFR's monthly publication for Mar '07...and also very subtly mentioned by Mattberg a long time ago...

"The race realignment proposal was
suggested in the 3rd quarter 2006, and
the copy I have came to me from a
member in the Buccaneer Region, which
is in area 12.
Each of the 8 racing regions in SEDiv
would get 4 events.
1 National
1 SARRC
1 Drivers School
1 Regional weekend.
The remaining race dates would be
decided by a lottery drawing with
overworked workers and families in mind
and attention should be given to NO
racing around the year end holidays.......(edit)"

It appears that losing an ECR date may be only the beginning of major changes in the race schedule within the state of Florida. Will the Turkey Trot go away completely? Labor Day ECR??? Is that next?

I'm not trying to be an alarmist. I just wonder how much, if anything is being left out of these stories.