Hello Beachcomber,
this is the typical situation! Everybody claims there is no action in Europe, but when you try to put something together the response equals almost ZERO! I have tried in the past to set up a Nuerburgring Meeting or Hockenheim, but no answers. So I guess people just like to make a lot of noise, but when it comes to action they all disappear.
This leaves just a small bunch of hardcore enthusiast, but then again maybe that is better then to have a whole bunch of types that whinge a lot but do not contribute in a positive way.
The same goes for the USA side, if you have done something special to your car a lot of people write that they want it too. Then when they find out that it is not for free or for a ridiculous cheap price they lose interest.
Axel