since i moved away in '03, it has declined alot. but so has everywhere else due to the laws and just normal ups and downs with turnouts for car people.
it always has and still does beat out tampa in terms of quantity, but the quality isn't there anymore. there are some nasty cars out there, but they don't all gather together like they used to.
My views would be opposite of yours. You were probably going to places where a ton of imports were I would assume? Where I go it's just a couple dozen FAST ass domestics, we'll run from 12 - sun up/sprinklers come on. I know where all the imports race too, and I always hear the horror storys of ricers and cops lol