Unfortunatley I was unable to attend AR04 or AR05, but I've been following this thread with interest.
Clearly accomodating everyone is an impossible task. It's important the AR06 is held in a location convient to as many SVers as possible. However, this doesn't preclude other couple of 'official' rideouts throught the year to try and accomodate those unable to make the main annual rideout as well as those more inclined to travel a bit further afield.
To make this work ideally these events would be co-ordintated to prevent cross over and to ensure everyone has plenty of notice. In short, agreeing a 2006 calander of 'official' events would be the sensible option.
Obviously one of these events would have to be a 'SV North British Rideout'
