Bill B. wrote: 

"Doug,  How do you get two 2” pipes to go into a single 2” pipe?"

If you take a look at the picture of my exhaust I posted you'll see a "2 into 1 Merge Collector".

"I looked you up on AirNav. It is about a thousand miles from Florida and the weather between was not good, so I couldn’t make it. Why do you think so many drove in??  Bill B".

I think the biggest factor is that so many EAA members today are older and fighting issues that come with that whether it be financial or FAA medical.  Another issue is that about 1/3 of the folks are building something and don't have anything to fly; and another segment brought their wives and little kiddos and logistically it is quite a bit easier on a hot day to just hop in the a/c car than drive to an airport, pre-flight, etc. while the youngsters get ever the more ancy, etc.  :)

Will you be flying up to Jackson, MS for Charlie's Alternative engine Fly In?  Quite a bit closer!

Doug