I really wanted to go this year. It would have been my 3rd year in a row. The best thing I did was get a motel room there for the time I was there. It allowed me to get away from the insanity but also allowed me to stay dry if it rained. I really enjoyed the first time I went, and I had a freaking blast last year. It was amazing to see how much bigger it grew in just a year. The only issue I had was the rave that went on last year. You could hear and feel the bass up in the motel area at 2 AM. I felt sorry for the people with families.
This year is going to be absolutely insane, and I predict probably 1500 people will attend over the week. I just can't squeeze anymore money from the money tree. I went to FL in March and got to see hot rods going 320mph and breathed in a lot of nitromethane fumes at the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainsville, seeing 13ft gators while on an air boat, and seeing thousands of motorcycles at Daytona Bike Week. I'm literally broke from this excursion and can't scrape up the $500 for a motel room at Roger's or the gas money to get there from Western NY. I tried the Convoy thing the last two years, it doesn't work when you're this far north.
Definitely hope to get up there next year. Still undecided on if I want to move to NH, so I'll probably combine it with a tour of the state.