The Republic Of Texas (ROT) Rally is quite the spectacle. It's held in Austin, TX. The main rally site is a few miles out of town at the Expo Center (shown below), but the real action happens at night in downtown Austin in the (in)famous 6th Street Entertainment District.
Paul, if I remember right, the Expo Center is just a stone's throw from your place. Aren't you close to Taylor, home of the Mighty Ducks! and the next door neighbor, the Hutto Hippos?
PM me and I'll shoot you my number so we can try and meet up. There are about 8 in the group we are in and we are planning a fun run Saturday morning. Friday night we hit 6th street to kick things off then drag out butts out of bead for mid morning fun run. Why they call it a fun run while you tired and hung over baffles me.
I'm close.. not close enough though. I'm actually near San Antonio.. Won't be able to make it (again) this year. I'm really pushing for RAA III though...