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Unread 07-05-2005, 16:08
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Re: Championships location from 07 and onwards

Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. Busiest airport in the world. Easy access for not only US teams but also international teams which are growing in number.

Most people have absolutely no problem with travel due to MARTA and many teams have said that their busses they brought to Atlanta just sit in a parking lot.

1 big question though. Honestly, how important are other attractions during a FIRST Event. I don't know about you guys, but after a day or two, most of our team is dead. Wednesday night people are just getting in. By friday night, most people are really trying to get their sleep, and Saturday is the carnival.

That leaves only Thrusday open. Maybe that is only my team. Maybe it is because we live here. I honestly believe that no city that has been discussed thoroughly here will have a large problem with attractions. Maybe other teams really look for attractions And even then, Atlanta has been ranked one of the top ranked cities for tourism in the nation.

The people here in Atlanta have dealt with champs before and know exactly how to run it and are improving on it constantly. This is evident from the movement of the pits and the reduced fares for hotel rooms.

If you go to another city it would be like someone said before in this thread reinventing the wheel.

This city has a history of being good with large scale events
Just a few:
- 1996 Olympics
- ACC Basketball Tournament
- NCAA Men's Final Four
- Sold out Falcon's game for every single home game
- Chick-fil-A Bowl
- SEC Championships
- Superbowl of Motor Sports
- Supercross
- NFL Superbowl
- NBA All-Star Game
- Bishop T.D. Jakes religious gathering

The city can definetly handle the growth of FIRST.
I don't think there were more than 50 teams that took the time to drive down to the dome in a bus or a car.

It must have looked pretty weird for a bystander to watch thousands of people all moving towards the dome in costumes and wearing bright colored shirts covered in buttons and not knowing what exactly was happening.
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