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Re: Vex Competitions details

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Originally Posted by Paul T.
1 team
$3-5k parts (to start)
$300-750 practice field ($250 for elements yearly)
$0-2k replacement/new design parts
$200 tools (allen wrenches, dremel, vice, ect.)
$250-1.5k competition (we went to 6-8 plus worlds if you make it)
$5k travel (for worlds)
I would say this is at the very high end of a VEX team budget, at least for a single team (single robot).

Even as a member of a VEXU team I couldn't imagine spending this much money on one robot.

-Nick
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