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Originally Posted by Ivan Malik
Its about 5 hours from Houghton to Traverse city, its about 7 hours to Flint... a bit more than you think for the western UP... For reference Duluth is 4 hours away.
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My distances were based on the a reasonable "best case scenario," a team traveling from Sault Ste Marie. You're right that it gets even worse (and even closer to Wisconsin/Minnesota) for teams further west.
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Originally Posted by Gregor
Doesn't matter to the teams, it still costs $17 000.
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Depends on how long FIRST requires that. As more areas go district, the pressure to keep the cost relatively equal between regional and district teams goes down. And the chances FIRST allows for a reduced cost/free MSC-type event goes up.
Additionally, MAR has a number of grants they award to teams to help them reach MAR championship. FiM may have a similar program.
http://www.midatlanticrobotics.com/m...application-2/