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Originally Posted by itsjustmrb

As posted in another thread...

I know I am not the norm, I live in South West Texas, 150 miles from any other FRC team. We are 150 miles from San Antonio, 180 from Laredo, 230 from Austin, 350 from Houston, 350 from Lubbock and 430 from Dallas. The actual registration cost of the regional is not at large as the travel and hotel costs. I appreciate the grants we have receive, as they cover almost all of our registration fees. If Texas goes to the district model, maybe they will consider travel costs for those teams that travel longer distances, which require hotel, meals, etc. that local teams do not have.


Mr. B

We're in the same boat. We actually had money to register for two regionals this year, thanks to some generous donations from our sponsors, but due to the travel expenses, it just wasn't feasible. Simply going to Dallas or Lubbock for a weekend with ~8 kids and three mentors already adds up to $3,000-4,000. I would hope that Districts would lead to more events per geographic region within the state of Texas, but with only one other Texas team within 100 miles of us, it seems unlikely at best. The extra travel expenses could cripple or destroy teams that are already struggling to get by.