[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

If any NY state teams don't get into Hudson Valley, where can they go for a second event?

Montreal? Hopefully Buckeye? One of those requires a border crossing, and the other is >6 hours away for any teams east of Syracuse. If those don't work for whatever reason (or heaven forbid they are also week 3), I think there's a regional in Cincinnati, which is ~10 hours away. Beyond that, there is the Midwest Regional in Chicago, which is obviously getting ridiculous in terms of travel (but it's a great event!)

If FRC is going to continue to put these brick walls where non-District teams are never, ever, ever allowed to compete in a District event (even without the possibility of qualifying), and FRC is going to continue to let scattered pockets of the country stick to the outdated regional model, they need to do a better job coordinating event dates to allow teams a realistic possibility of competing at two events. This is unacceptable.

If you got money I guess you can go out of state but most teams are tethered to the very slim pickings around here.