It does get humid here. But, we are used to it.
Storms are a problem for us too. Couple years ago we had a hurricane come through, we had to remove 32 18"+ trees off the trails. On top of that, we had to reschedule the race so it was double work putting arrows and signs back up.
Start Control formats are "easier" to put on.
You need less man power on race day and the whining drops by 99.9%.
There's no whining about, mileages being off, clocks being off, burn happy check point workers, etc.
Sorry Bandit9, just my $0.02
I've always said that we're not loosing events because of land issues, it's because of whining riders.
..............exit soap box.