As we get older and our cars get older we may be less inclined to expose the GT's to track time or high speed run events.
We may not trust our skills and the GT's may become to valuable to expose them to such risks. Who knows in 10 years what our Rallies will look like. They may evolve to Static shows and leisure cruises thru the wine country. I hope not but it is something to think about.
I'm not getting into a whole big thing about the location, but I can tell you I agree with what you said here, and this is why Texas was so hardcore. I told Rich and Dennis that the likelihood of guys being willing to take their car out and actually use them as anything but a centerpiece probably declines every year.
Car shows have their place, but while the GT is still fresh, they can wait. We've got a long time to sit around in parking lots and look (which, by the way, you can always do at the Rally anyways). So I don't think there will ever be as much driving again, or probably as much ass whuppings as Texas, but you can definitely plan on at least a few more years of the opportunity to take these things to the limit.
My car has rock chips and some sand blasting, but when I walk into the garage, whatever I've lost in value from usage couldn't possibly compare to what I've done behind the wheel of that car. It's just priceless. We had a number of guys go 200+ in Texas, and Texas World Speedway was just an absolute blast. It was as good as it gets. I think the plan for the everglades runway and a nearby track is a serious option for 2011.
I like your Rally plan, but as Mr. Larson pointed out, FL was not runner up last year, and it's still a long ways away from the upper east coast (and can I get a location so I don't have to scout 1600 miles away 3 times a year??? :lol )
