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Let's Dance (please give the personal abuse a rest):
If the "big openwheeler series" you're referring to are A1GP and SuperLeague Formula, they failed because their promoters foolishly tried to re-invent motor racing by trying to market it like soccer/football's World Cup and Champions League. They were also competing against GP2, FR3.5 (and latterly FIA F2 and AutoGP) in an overcrowded European F1 'feeder' formula market.
Australia is different. The fans only like racing cars with stock block V8s, so why not give them what they like?
It isn't up to me or anyone else on this forum to "put their balls on the line" as you so delicately put it. A forum is an online focus group that presents ideas for discussion, not a stock exchange.
The "increase" in F3 numbers is negligible, with fields still hovering around 10. That's way too small for a national championship.
Malfunction junction:
Ideally an independent promoter - or preferably the teams - would run the series, but if not then V8 Supercars might be persuaded to get involved. It would allow the existing teams to spread their infrastructure investments, and provide them with another wholly owned category for their race meetings. A step closer to a monopoly! (shudder)
"Arrive and drive" is a possibility, but it would depend on the series promoter having the funds to pay for everything instead of the teams shouldering some of the cost.
ptclaus98 & formerf1champ:
Any motorsport category would be overjoyed at the prospect of having "15 years max" (or even 10) to run!
Formula A might work (it's handy having A as your country's initial - we already have the A League in socceer/football!), but V8 in the name would be more meaningful to fans here.
Spaceframes wouldn't be acceptable. There are already safety concerns about FF1600s and F2000s racing on tracks with concrete walls (ie. street circuits and ovals).
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