There was a big thread on the WNY forum last fall about new sites, but it disappeared when the website went down. Someone had a couple leads in Fredonia, but for you guys, that’s just as far as driving to Rochester. I also thought it would be cool to run at Darien Lake or Fantasy Island but it would have to be super-early or late in the season when they aren’t open.
Some kind of cool “special” event would be fun once a year to encourage more participation (Mirrorkhana, night event, ???).
And for what it’s worth, there are certainly a lot of good qualified instructors in the region, but when I was working grid at event 1, I had a hell of a time finding people to ride with the novices. I don’t know if everyone was busy, working course, hiding, just didn’t feel like it, or what.