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Originally posted by Wayne C.
Since you asked-
1. IRI was staged on par with a regional and yet the cost was only $300 per team. I work with the local regional committee and we are talking thousands per team. I know IRI got some sponsorship funding. But the question in my mind is, where are we spending all that money for the regional and how can we be more efficient?
So in essence the situation seemed to be- if they knew you somebody clapped for you and supported you, if they don't you were a threat. We went out to play the Nat. finals winners one more time and have fun- thats it. It seemed a bit too serious about winning for my taste.
So in the end the question is" would I drive 12 hrs. again to go to an event in the Midwest?". Right now the answer is probably no.
WC
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The major money difference is probably in the venue. IRI was a regional size competition with respect to the number of teams attending, but you won't see a regional held at a local high school anytime soon. FIRST pays big bucks to use the venues they use, and we help them out with our fees.
And I would agree with the second statement, because thats how it is in almost any major competitive event in this country. For example, you goto a baseball game to root for your hometown team (i.e the Brewers
), you don't care who the people are on the other team, they are just the other team that has to lose.
I know FIRST is different than this, we are supposed to be family and all one together. But if one of your team's friends (someone you know very well) is going up against someone you have no clue about, the chances are you'll go for the team you know, Its just the way it is.
The Midwest is competitive, its our nature, we play to win or don't play at all, but if we lose we take it graciously.