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Originally Posted by blackiceskier
hey what about the thought of new york city in madison square garden? plenty of seating hotels a plenty and pit space
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It has been mentioned here and in other threads concerning another Championship location. Your standard basketball / hockey arena will not work. Also, what if the basketball or hockey teams are still playing in mid April? Where are you going to put 5 playing fields plus FLL and other events. Where will the pits be placed? Where will all of the people sit?
Those are just a few of the reasons that the Championship event requires a domed stadium next to or including a massive amount of floor space for the pits. You also need many thousands of hotel rooms near the event with rapid transit close by. An airport very close by that can handle 90 million passengers per year is also helpful. Hundreds of restaurants close by are also helpful. Atlanta easily meets this requirement.
We haven't even talked about the weather yet. Atlanta "almost" always has great weather for Championship's. Yes there have been a few times when the evening at the FIRST Finale party has been in chilly weather but overall the weather has been great for the entire 3 or 4 days.
There appear to be only a few cities that might meet this criteria, maybe Indianapolis or St. Louis? Some here have mentioned that the weather in those cities has been comparable to Atlanta weather in mid April but I can't say.
I am sure that the First staff involved with this type of decision making will make a good decision for the Championship event from 2011 and beyond. It has been fantastic having the event in my "back yard" for 6 years and I would love for that to continue. However, I am sure other cities that have the right facilities would also do a great job so best of luck to every city being considered!
Dave