OFPR has great roads, some of my favorite actually, but if you are car 20 or later the roads can get pretty chewed up. Also, this year the rally will run almost completely at night. Personally that pisses me off (don't get me started), and I've let the organizers know, but if you don't mind night rally then it's not a problem. OFPR probably has the best mix of slow, fast, twisty, open, etc.. roads in the US. You will enounter everything there. I've found the locals in Bemidji to be less than enthusiastic about the rally. Keep everything you own locked up.
Never ran Defi, but according to the pundits on SS Canada is some sort of rally Nirvana where the roads are great, the spectators are plenty, the costs are cheap, and lawyers don't seem to exist. Regardless, the exchange rate makes rallying up there very cost effective for US competitors, which is why guys like Brian Scott, Randy Zimmer, and ACP run there all the time. Losta bang for US bucks.
Rally WV is supposed to be cool. Kick ass mountain roads and something like 160 stage miles. My codriver did a NASA event and was impressed with the organization, but their track record of getting new events off the ground is less than perfect. If the event goes, it will probably go well. A word of caution, mountain sides are less forgiving to offs than MI or PA trees. In other words, if you screw up here, it's a long way down.
Bottom line, you need seat time. All the events are quality enough to give you good miles. Add up the dollars per stage mile each event will cost you. Lowest $/mile wins.
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