Fomeister, to answer some of the questions you and others have asked regarding PPC, though I don't agree with it, most leagues are open to Police with arrest powers or police academy instructors only. This means turning a segment of the wheelgun crowd away. Also with a majority of the law enforment commuinity using semi-automatic weapons, some guys will shoot a sport with there duty gun or a like model for the training value.
Since the Seond Chance match, bowling pins have gone away but hopfully not forever. With this sport being time/labor intensive, it is hard for small local matches to generate excitement.
ICORE actually has a good cross-over with the NRA Action and some IPDA. Now that many NRA action guys have went to the auto, there old open wheels are coming out of retirement.
In my opinion, wheelgunners are a different breed and will usually stick together. At the 2004 TN State match, Hopalong loaned Cliff Walsh his weapon to finsh the match. I think unless you are riding in a car to a match together, the average open shooter is not going to do something like that. The wheelgunner usually is shooting against himself or Jerry M. They don't get tied up in the "what-did-so-and-so-do" thing. Wheelgunners are there for fun. How do we make other shooters want to try this division? Look at GSSF and how many new production shooters has your club seen from your annual GSSF match? If S&W,Ruger, etc. start something like GSSF but for wheels you proabley would see a increasce in your division registration both in USPSA and IDPA. Create a match that will not overwelm a new person with different facets of the sport . . . but a level playing field to excite the average shooter and the class will grow.