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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery
Interesting how travel costs are both being used as an argument for and against districts. Perhaps it's time we realize that travel costs are not really a controllable expense for the FRC population as a whole, and that some teams will pay more than others regardless of the system used. Some teams will be hurt by having to travel 2-3 times in a season, instead of just once. Others will be hurt by having to travel a further distance because there are not regionals in their immediate area (though I would imagine that any near-future distrcit system won't put multiple events in day-trip range of those teams).
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Plus add on to this that teams in districts sometimes need to plan for four trips (including Champs) or more compared to some teams in regionals where it comes down to 2-3. Its hard to compare whats easier sometimes as its not universal that districts are
always going to be better for
all teams when it comes to cost and/or advancement.
I know of a few teams in our area who prefer to travel to their events compared to daily commuting other may not. Others are sadly stuck traveling because team density in their area isn't large enough to support two or even one event.