Thread: Is competing at multiple regionals REALLY fair ?
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Re: Is competing at multiple regionals REALLY fair ?
I'm kind of torn on this issue. On one hand, I love seeing all of the interesting robots made by out-of-state teams (not that the in-state teams don't have interesting robots). On the other hand, it always seems like the top few teams are from out-of-state. Plus, teams at their second regional have had time to work out more of the bugs, which puts them at an even greater advantage.

Overall, I wish that I had pushed for us to go to a second regional. In retrospect, I think we would've been a lot happier to have a second chance, even if we didn't make nationals. Plus, it would keep us from complaining about the other teams who did it.