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Originally Posted by Taylor
While the discussion is on pits and HoF teams...
I've had several conversations with several old-timers about the pit layout, and I'm still not sure where I stand. I do know that I don't like the idea of Rookie Island - I'd much rather have a mix of team ages throughout the arena. Maybe alternate HoF and RAS teams so the newcomers can see the Pros in action and start relationships with them.
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I don't know how your pits are laid out at your regionals, but a neat thing Virginia does is have the veteran teams line up on the back wall of the aisles and the rookies at the ends. If the event had team numbered 1-60 based on oldest to newest, teams 1-10 sit on the back wall, then 11-20 are in the next row, all the way up to the front row with teams 51-60. Instead of having the walkways in the pit run parallel with this numbering, they run perpindicular. This means when you walk down an aisle of the pits you see pits from teams 4, 5, 14, 15, 24, 25, 34, 35, 44, 45, 54 and 55 all sit on the same aisle with the main thouroughfare running next to pits 51-60. When you "walk the pits" you first see the rookies and see if they are in need of any assistance. The rookies know that if they need help, they just walk towards the wall to the older teams. It's one of the few nice things about the event I wish other events would adopt. The pits are easy to navigate and can service all teams very well.