[PayneTrain]

I don't want to make this another "let's go to the district model" thread (but maybe there should be an official one), but teams get to win multiple events without necessarily spoiling the fun of other teams. You have two-six opportunities to win a blue banner (districts 1-3, states, division, nationals) and you can't whine that some powerhouse came in to wreck your region: they are in your region. Top teams still get points that go towards the big events, great teams get to take home the well-deserved spoils, ad the little guys get twice as many opportunities to run the robot.