[EricH]

Originally Posted by Squillo

Is that reasonable (I don't know how many regionals typically disappear when a District is created, I'm assuming 4 but let me know if that's off). In a couple more years there might be 10 Districts and only 36 regionals? Maybe fewer?

That strongly depends on the region. If the Capital region (MD/VA, possibly WV if they're interested) goes district it's 2 regionals. Indiana replaced 2 regionals with 3 districts. On the other hand, if TX goes district, they lose 4 regionals; CA would lose SEVEN. MI lost 3 when it made the move. HI, Israel, and Australia would lose one apiece. 6 Districts created, 13 Regionals disappeared.

Yeah, I think you're off slightly. OTOH, long-term, 4 is more realistic. (If MI was just now switching, I'd really hate to think how many events they'd have.)


There's something you're missing in the cost, BTW. I hinted at it already, but somehow the robots have to make the trek between the Championships for the double teams. 100-120 robots have to go between the two (you know, because there are 100-120 double-ticket teams). In crates. Shipping and drayage costs will need to be donated or otherwise paid for. (Did you know? At one time, every robot had to be shipped to every event--and FedEx donated the shipping. Now the FedEx donation no longer covers that, so it's just to Champs, maybe one or two special cases.) That's probably 2-3 semis for those robot crates. Think about that--that's not exactly cheap.