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Originally Posted by skimoose
I don't know if I'm ready to completely accept that number yet. It takes a LOT of resources, money, and work to ramp up to 35 regionals from last year's pilot 7 regionals. I'm not saying it can't or won't happen, just that this will be a major undertaking which will require a lot of corporate or university sponsorship, and a huge number of new volunteers. Just adding two FRC regionals was a major undertaking last season, imagine adding 28 regionals!!!!
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I can believe that number for FVC. Going by my experience with FVC Orangeburg, which wasn't with any FRC or FLL event, a standalone FVC event takes about the manpower and space of a decent-sized FRC off-season event.
Besides, the competition field is far cheaper to create than an FRC field, and doesn't require an 18-wheeler to move. I've been told from a reliable source that the Half-Pipe Hustle field, minus the ramps, fits in a two-door Chevy Blazer. Assuming the field doesn't grow drastically, FIRST could literally put an FVC event anywhere from the Georgia Dome to the front steps of Swearingen Engineering Center. (And yes, the latter has happened, for those who missed the Palmetto team social this year.
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It'll take a lot of committments from colleges and sponsors, and a whole lot of manpower, but I think that FVC is built for this sort of setup. Any college with a basketball arena, PE center, or a large ballroom (or one nearby) can hold one of these events, and that covers about 99% of colleges in the United States. They may not hit 35 this season, but it's gonna grow in regionals faster than FRC has as of late.