I know what you mean about all the mudders around here. You can't drive in Longview on a weekend without seeing bunches of trailers hauling utes.
I have several sport quads but I am a big, old, fat guy that doesn't ride all that much. My son is off at college so our quads have been parked for a while now.
There will be quite a few sport quads at the ATVCCS XC race next weekend. It is going to be at a place called Lilly Creek just a little north of Gilmer. You don't have to race, just pay your way into the gate and then you can ride during the practice times with everyone else. Might be a chance for you to meet some folks that "like long walks on the beach" or at least riding sport atv's. 
If your intrested you can find info at www.atvccs.com. We raced with them for about 5 years and it was always a good time, kind of like an extended family.