[J_Miles]

The only consolation I see in this is personal: Having only attended CMP once, last year, I'm not used to the Atlanta setup; however, I have to wonder about this. Is the planned setup purely to allow for both an intimate environment in the pits, as well as the awesome, professional-sports-event atmosphere in the dome, or are there some other logistical issues forcing this to be the case?

I assume it's the former, because I can't begin to imagine what sort of issues would force FIRST to set up the championship event in this way, but it seems to me that the powers that be would have had enough foresight to realize how greatly inconvenienced teams would be by this plan. In any case, it should be...interesting...at best to see how this all pans out.

I guess I should probably worry about my team qualifying for CMP first, though.