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Re: Frank Answers Fridays: Expanded Championship Qualification
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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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I would suggest it is not the added travel costs but the exclusionary policy of restricting district entry to teams within that geographic district that is the problem. When the PNW formed, Boise-based teams lost 2 out of 3 regional events within 400 miles and 4 out of 5 within 500 miles. Should Vegas fall from the schedule and when/if California goes districts, our 2nd event options will require driving 800+ miles each way.
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