[JesseK]

Art's plan runs 2 major risks:
1.) 2 T1 + 1 T2 requires more time from mentors, students, and the like. Mentors have families, students have school work they already are behind on.
2.) The Tier 2 events, if mostly qualified for (thus paid for with reduced registration fees), will not have the same amount of revenue available to pay for the venue + whatever other costs FIRST imposes.

Anyone willing to run the money numbers to figure out a break even cost? (i.e. how many teams have to choose T1 vs T2 for FIRST to maintain its current standard of Regional Events)