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

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Originally Posted by BrendanB View Post
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.
Absolutely true. It was so easy for us to go to our first two events (Southington and Hartford) because both are less than an hour away. I met teams in Southington abd Hartford who travelled hours to get to Connecticut so they wouldn't have to compete in week 1 and 2 events. I also heard that Maine teams had to travel hours to go to the closest event when we were at Pine Tree.

Anyway, I'm happy that my team now has a home event (though it isn't at our school.)
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