On a serious note, I registered on these CMRA boards about a year ago and one of my first posts ever was a thread "CMRA at COTA?" in which I asked... "why not?". Of course we all determined it all comes down to money, and there simply wouldn't be enough. But after attending the Lone Star LeMans and Moto GP at COTA I've come to realize that the facility is in and of itself an entirely different beast than the venues on our schedule. As the wife and I walked around during Moto GP I imagined to myself not only the logistics of a CMRA weekend there, but what a sprint race would look like on the track. At 3.4 miles, the track is a full half-mile longer than the longest we currently race upon (TWS). Most of the turns are high-speed sweepers, with the tightest most technical turns coming at the end of long high-speed straights. Great for fast cars and very fast motorcycles, not necessarily great for club racing - especially those on ULW bikes.

Years ago I attended a National VW R32 owner's gathering at Hallett. There were people from all over the US, many of which had tracked their cars at world-class venues - Infineon, Daytona, Watkins Glen, Laguna Seca, etc. - and each of them just raved about Hallett's technical layout and elevation changes. They said after a few laps those big tracks just got boring, which I never even thought of. It makes sense, unless you're piloting a massively fast machine a long straightaway is kind of just a big pause in between the fun stuff. Ironically, the biggest complaint any of the R32 guys had about Hallett was a common one among cagers: it's just a bit too narrow... but it would be perfect for motorcycle racing!