I stopped by EPCOT this past weekend while on spring break with my family (you didn't think that I would actually wait and bring them to the National Competition did you? And have them corrupted by a bunch of insane FIRSTers? No way!
). Anyway, construction of the arena is well under way, with the stands and several of the larger tents already in place. The basic layout appears to be similar to last year, with the pit tents in the back, the "lower fields" off to the side, and the main stage and arena at the front center (the Einstein stage is not yet under construction). They still have a lot of work to do over the next four weeks before we all descend on Orlando, but things seem to be moving along. I have posted a
picture of the current state of the construction in the Championship photo gallery.
But the most curious thing was one special truck spied in the back of the construction area. Parked behind the stands was a 40-foot trailer from a most unusual source (see the
second photo here). It may just be a strange coincidence that this particular truck happened to be on site. On the other hand, does anyone wonder if FIRST might have a surprise in store for us at the competiton? Curious minds want to know...
-dave
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Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.
-- Albert Einstein