On Friday, March 22, 2013 11:09:49 AM UTC-4, Craig R. wrote:
Ok, just for a little balance and perspective here, there are no West coast nationals this year (2013). FL 13.5M SC 18M PN Sports NM 15M/Open TN STD And for those who say that Hobbs is West Coast, that is 1900 miles and 30 hours driving to get there for me. Hobbs, in my opinion, is mid-West.

If one looks at participation in terms of supporting contests in various areas of the country, we would have almost no contests out in the far west.
I looked at the last 6 years in Std, 15, 18, and Sports. Only 2 of the 5 contests has nore than 20 entries and 3 had less than a dozen. Rex and Noelle obviously do this for love.
Hobbs gets contests, even though their local infrastructure is thin, because they are enthusiastic enough to support racing and bid for contests.
With participation much more consistently solid in the east, with the exception of the very popular Parowan, it would seem that central and east are where to go for participation.
Craig- you are the exception. Most guys out west don't support nationals unless they are at Parowan or Minden. That only 3 far west sites even bid with any regularity is a shame.
Try Hobbs, I've been there a few times and it can be well worth the drive.
UH