Not sure that statement is entirely correct LWaB.
Very few Permanents, definitely no diy,s so options minimal.
Guess we just caught up with what our club was doing or long rides with no brevet cards.
Southern reunion etc
I rode my first RRTY in 2006 thanks to El Supremo running a series, there was nothing local prior to that.
wet and windy 200s are fine in the South as long as you have decent clothing don't stop riding or get fairy visits and have plenty of warm places to stop, completely get not riding them if you don't have a points total or RTY to chase