Don....enjoyed the call the other day...perhaps if you're going to have a shorter event you could call it the Gun & Run.....go gun it a bit and then run...would just be a day or two for fun.....
I'd love to find a place to go in the far west for an event....The ones in Colorado that Mile-Hi puts on are awesome and I'd bet Leslie Howard would participate and help with the event if you asked her...She's becoming very good at organizing and holding race events there (PPIR) Pikes Peak etc....and I think your idea of Las Vegas was great.....that's a bit closer to the east than all the way to CA.....
You can review the Run & Gun volunteer page at this address for information if it helps...
http://gessford.com/runngun/page2.htm
Good luck....and if I can offer any help or ideas please call again...
George