I have a suspicion that some thing like this would best be run right before or after a contest, during the right time of year. You might get much more interest say if you held it right around the King Orange contest (KOI) held in Florida. Advantages are
1. Florida
2. Time of year
3. Oh did I mention Florida? A lot easier to persuade family members when there are actual attractions a days drive away. (Disney, Sea World, NASA, Busch Gardens, Universal Studios, The Burt Reynolds Museum, Beach Babes, Medieval Times, Women Sheriffs of Broward County, Aligators, Air Boats, The most despised governor in the USA Rick Scott, Free Guns.... well almost free, really interesting bugs of all shapes and sizes, Florida Swamp Monster, Lion Country Safari, Drive thru Liquor Stores, St. Petersburg the strip club capitol of the USA, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Key West, The home of "You can't get there from here", Legal Fireworks, Mantees, The girls of Wiki Wachi Springs, Century Village, Pain Clinic capitol of the USA, The Gold Coast (literally), Ship wrecks, Oil Rigs, A really really big swamp, plenty of roads named Okechobee and also a lake by the same name, The only underwater hotel in the USA, Palmetto, Red Necks, The PGA, The Ryder Cup, Moroso Speedway, Homestead Speedway, Daytona and the Beach, Para Sailing, Wind Surfing, Water skiing, Scuba Diving, Jet Ski's, Speed Boats, Bass Boats, Yachts, Holiday boat parades, Lobster, Grouper, Tarpon, Mahi Mahi, Wahoo, Barracuda, Sailfish, Dolphins and the football team, Whales, Marlins and the baseball team, Devil Rays (that other baseball team) Joe Robbi Stadium (home of spring training teams) PT. St. Lucie spring training for the METS, and last but not least Miami. ?.................Burt Reynolds Museum?

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Oh Yeah, you might even find some time to fly model airplanes.
But Hey that's just me.



