[EricH]

Originally Posted by JesseK

I'm pretty sure you're correct. In the very least, teams would have to travel long distances to compete in FTC competitions if they live in a remote location. For example, Alaskan VRC teams could do a youtube video of their Skills challenge submission, yet they probably wouldn't even bother flying to a state competition due to the large distances. I'm also pretty sure that in the more rural parts of the country there are few FTC competitions (though that's based on conjecture and I don't have time to look it up atm). I'd say it's more of a VRC pro than an FTC con.

I was thinking more of MI, and the early years of FTC as FTC when there wasn't a single competition west of the Mississippi (which made L.A. residents unhappy...) Those aren't rural, yet didn't have a single competition. I think that part has changed, but still, it was not the best move, and many teams from those areas do VRC instead.