I go back a ways, and the most fun always revolved around people racing for fun, not for profit. When a racing day becomes a way for a person to make money then the fun is over, such as this case.
We are trying for a local place, and we also have a friend who owns a couple thousand acres just over the line in NH. He is looking to see if he could build a short drag strip where we could all have fun. With volunteer help and no incentive towards profit it keeps the dogs (lawyers) at bay. I'll let you know on both counts.