I've been staying out of this discussion after my initial posts, because I did not intend to start a Colorado-vs-Kentucky contest. If skersfan decides that Colorado isn't doable next year, we have made the commitment to host in Lexington. I will say frankly that I hope it goes to Colorado, because I don't particularly want to do it. That said, we (all two of us) think we can do it, believe that it should be done, and have what we think is a couple of reasonable options for location. From some of the posts here it looks like there are some additional local people that are interested in helping, and I am assuming that (actually counting on) some of the core support people from the last Nationals will be available for advice, at the very least.
What we have discussed is a relatively simple event, a lot like the SE Regional that we had here in 2008. We had, I think, 120 cars for that event and it seemed fairly successful. I still have the runs that I designed then, and we have developed quite a few more since. My vision at this point is that we will provide a place to gather and a lot of good driving opportunities, but not a lot else. A banquet is unlikely, because I don't enjoy them. There are a lot of tourist-type activities here, and we can present a list of them for those who can't use Google, but I don't plan or expect to act as a tour director. As things progress we would probably facilitate some external group activities if there is enough interest, if doing it makes sense, and if it fits within our capacity to get done.
What we have discussed is a relatively simple event, a lot like the SE Regional that we had here in 2008. We had, I think, 120 cars for that event and it seemed fairly successful. I still have the runs that I designed then, and we have developed quite a few more since. My vision at this point is that we will provide a place to gather and a lot of good driving opportunities, but not a lot else. A banquet is unlikely, because I don't enjoy them. There are a lot of tourist-type activities here, and we can present a list of them for those who can't use Google, but I don't plan or expect to act as a tour director. As things progress we would probably facilitate some external group activities if there is enough interest, if doing it makes sense, and if it fits within our capacity to get done.