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Re: pic: Lucas Oils Stadium

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Originally Posted by Cory View Post
I've got nothing against Indy (I've actually quite enjoyed both my trips to Indiana), but by my count LOS has nowhere near the available floor space that we used in the GWCC. Prior to 08 we had ~212,000 sq ft in Hall C at the GWCC, plus the area outside of the main hall for vendors, plus additional rooms for things like the conference topics, etc, plus the floor of the dome.

LOS has ~180,000 sq ft plus the dome floor.
but remember that Hall C was specifically for all programs (not counting this year) FRC is really about half (more or less). So it would be possible to put it in LOS, but you'd probably need alternate locations for FLL and/or FTC pits (which has it's own pluses and minuses). I would think colleges and vendors could be setup around the level with the consession stands. Plenty of traffic walking by there.

I think LOS is a possibility. But for it to happen, FIRST would have to start planning at least two years prior to leaving Atlanta. I have it on good authority that they never want to try moving Championship in one year (Disney to Houston) again. Also consider there would be a period of building relationships in Indy. Right now FIRST has very good relationships in Atlanta with a number of places, the GWCC, Dome, and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Not saying it can't be done but those relationships are not build overnight.
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