[Nemo]

The biggest problem I have with the FRC super regional ideas is that not enough teams can afford to travel to all the events you'd have to attend to qualify for Worlds. Districts->District Champs->Super Regional->Worlds = 5 events. If current pricing sticks, we're looking at something like this:
$5000 for KoP + 2 districts (or 3)
$4000 for district championship
$4000 (or $5000) for super regional
$5000 for World Championship

That's $18000 in registration, plus plenty of travel costs. Plus that's 5 (maybe 6) competitions to go to, which is a lot of missed school days and vacation days, plus a lot of general fatigue. We've done three competitions a couple of times, and that's pretty draining for a team that has to travel out of state for any event. OUCH.

Districts already makes it a three tiered system. I am not in favor of going to four tiers. District championships will do a great job of selecting a good mix of teams for the World Championship.