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Our reasoning for holding it in central Texas is that it is one of the most beautiful parts of the state with spectacular cruising roads while being relatively close to some larger cities. There really isn't any place in North Texas that provides the cruising and scenic beauty that the Hill Country has.
While Dallas or Fort Worth might be a little more centralized to the US, I don't think they are as appealing as host cities due to the massive traffic that would have to be dealt with wherever you wanted to go. Having the rally partially during the week means that you would have to deal with rush hour traffic for those 2 days and the traffic jams here can make any cruising virtually impossible during the week.
We would prefer to have the rally in the spring, but for those with kids in school that presents a whole new set of problems, thus we opted for summer. June in central Texas can be quite warm and yet it can also be quite pleasant.
The bottom line is; as with Springfield, there will never be one location and/or date that everyone will be happy with, so we have to make the best plans to satisfy as many as we can. With all the runs we have throughout the country; Laughlin, Maggie Valley, the Colorado run, etc, basically someone sets the place and time; if you can make there, you do; if you can't go, you wish you could be there. The same will hold true with this one and we hope that everyone can make it to the 2009 National Rally, but if you can't we understand and still wish you were here.
We want to make the 2009 National Rally one that you want to attend; fill it with events, cruises and friends to make you want to come back and do it again.
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