Totally makes sense. From my time down in Florida, I can't imagine most roads in Florida being very enjoyable to drive on unless you're the type that likes big fines and being reckless/unsafe. Up in Virginia we've got twisty-turny roads that are generally in good condition and provide a lot of enjoyment in a sports car, even staying within safe and legal practices. Skyline Drive as a weekend jaunt, or even the back-road non-highway route to my range that goes through the West Springfield/Burke/Farrs Corner area and comes out just south of Elite Shooting Sports. My NoVA people know what I'm talking about.
That doesn't even take into consideration driving through the more rural parts of Virginia for weekend jaunts to a lakehouse, taking a pistol class, buying suppressors from @Hansohn Brothers or visiting friends. My agency's new training center is down in south west(ish) Virginia, and there's two ways to get there: Take 95, which anyone along the eastern seaboard knows....or take the backway, hopping on county roads from Warrenton, Culpeper, Charlottesville to Farmville. For the most part, it's an absolute joy of a drive through rolling hills. I'm very fortunate that there's a lot of ways to enjoy something like a Porsche as my only car where I live.