I know many, myself included have to make choices when it comes to time off and going to an event. Last year I had to choose between National Meet or AVR in August. Last year I did National event, and this year I had to make the same choice. This year due to time, I am doing the AVR. You can arugue that there is never a good time for an event for everyone. You can never make everyone happy no matter when an event will take place, but if the date is consistent, at least people can make their choices early and plan. Summer is a short window for most of the riders in the northern states. Having 3 big events, National Event, Sturgis, AVR all within a 3 week window is tough.