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Re: [FRC Blog] 2015 Events are Being Posted!

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Originally Posted by Brandon Holley View Post
I think this is the important point. While events may have been shifted from one state to another, geographically I feel like NEFIRST has done a better job of spreading events out evenly around the highly FRC populated areas. We should look at New England as a whole and not arbitrary state boundaries.

The state travel rule is a factor, however for New England schools and FRC teams this is not a new requirement. The states here are small, its difficult to drive an hour in any direction in certain parts of New England without crossing a border. I think many teams and schools understand this constraint and know how to deal with it.

-Brando
Agreed. There is also a difference between an overnight trip and a day field trip of which many NEFIRST teams can realistically commute to their out of state competitions. We commuted to the DCMP this past year and are planning to commute to both of our district competitions whether they are in New Hampshire or Massachusetts.

Let's also not forget that last year CT teams were some of the only teams able to compete at two-three competitions in their own state. Both New Hampshire events were week 1 and week 2 meaning all but two teams traveled out of state to compete or be forced to compete back to back in the beginning of the season when robots/teams usually aren't ready. Massachusetts was doable in weeks 3 and 5 but demand filled both of those events fast.

For those of us who are competing in the southern half of the district (CT, MA, RI, and SNH) keep in mind that there are plenty of teams in Vermont, Nothern New Hampshire, and Maine who are forced to travel hours to just get to one event.
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