Good luck with the club.

About 6-7 years ago I took on the same task, a Midwest Prelude Club... after about 3-4 months I realized that everyone interested was in Chicago, LOL.... so we changed to Chicagoland Prelude Club.
I think the problem was getting people together for meets, driving time was just to long for people... however, I wish you luck, maybe you'll have better luck.