[Ken Loyd]

This year at the Arizona Regional we decided to avoid the problem. We sat as a group behind the blue driver station on the side of the arena. There was plenty of room to spread out and the view was not all that bad. When we competed, we went to the cheering section with the rest of the "fun bunch".

It was amusing at times to watch the stands in front of the field. Large blocks of seats were unused much of the time. Teams were standing and blocking the view of the match. We met several first time visitors who could not find a seat elsewhere and had a great time talking about FIRST and FIRST Lego League.

Saving seats is not right but after eight years of fighting, we gave up and had a great time.

Ken