Rumors persisted all weekend that race organizer Chris Pook, the main figure in the attempt to create a "Monte Carlo of the United States" in Long Beach, had decided that Formula One was too expensive and risky, and, indeed, after the race, he announced that he planned to run a CART race at Long Beach in 1984 instead of F1.
Persistiron rumores todo o fin de semana de que o organizador da carreira Chris Pook, a figura principal no intento de crear un "Monte Carlo dos Estados Unidos" en Long Beach, decidira que a Fórmula Uno era demasiado custosa e arriscada, e, de feito, logo da carreira, anunciou que planeaba disputar unha carreira de Champ Car en Long Beach en 1984 en lugar da F1.