[Al Skierkiewicz]

David,
We are sort of the host team for the Midwest Regional and it is close to the school so everyone who raises enough money for a tshirt and has maintained grades can attend the Midwest regional with parent's permission. The second regional must be a bus ride away and a skeleton crew attends. This is just the pit crew, drivers, and a few needed for strategy and scouting. Total is about 15 students. Travel for Champs is the same, we must take a bus. Typically we have kept it to around 35 since that is all that will fit on a bus with chaperons and school staffers.
I should also add that insurance for the schools requires that students must be driven by parents or school staff. Mentors, chaperones and other adults may not drive students in our district. Even if a parent OK's the adult, it cannot take place. For the Midwest Regional, school buses on Friday and Saturday handle the majority of the team. Pit crew and drive team are shuttled down in a school van.