The BNAS event is not on the actual runway. It is still a functioning airport and the FAA might have something to say about that. We use a section of the apron (airplane parking) that is not currently being used, it's basically the largest open space that any club here in NE gets to use.
Because it is a larger space, the average speed is higher, though the top speed that cars are "supposed" to reach is still the same as when we are on a smaller lot, and the number of inputs per second is still about the same. Smaller lots have lower average speed but the driver is still moving the wheel, getting on the brake or gas at the same fast pace. BNAS is awesome but smaller lots are really where you learn to maximise the little details which make a good driver a winning one. So don't turn your nose up at the Jetport lot or Bill Dodge.