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Re: Entry costs
Entry costs aren't always directly attributed to costs of putting on the event. A lot of KOP stuff is gifted to the teams, and some venue costs are cut down by sponsors. A little of your fee goes back to HQ, but I wouldn't be surprised if companies that board members of FIRST run (like Coca-Cola) aren't chipping into that pot.
When you are renting a venue for FRC, you are renting what is usually a prime convention/convocation center or sporting arena inside of a major city, over a weekend, with venue staff and utilities.
That's a big number. Crazy big. Then you multiply by 2-5 times in a a single region... it's bad. Sometimes there are too many of these big numbers and alternatives like FiM and MAR are made to offset having to buy out 6 large venues for 10 low cost venues and a big ticket one.
TL;DR Districts are fun.
How did I get back on that topic again?
Actually, running HQ is quite the burden, and making mostly unique fields year after year (and making almost 2 dozen) is big money.
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