[FRC Blog] Frank Answers Fridays: June 7, 2013

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The WPI venue would probably have enough room, even if they had to use that recreational area in between the pits and stands. I was only at the regional, not BC, so I can't say how easy it would be to squeeze teams in without being forced to use that area. But I just don't think it has the right kind of atmosphere for a championship. The stands are very intimate, which would make for an awesome district, but I just think that a championship needs to be more grand like it is at the Boston Regional. Maybe it's only in my head, but I just don't see the WPI venue putting out the type of spectacular event that an outsider would expect from the New England Robotics Championships. Boston may avoid that problem, but then I think the problem of not enough room for pits may be a factor. Also, the Boston venue would attract a lot more attention from the general public. I can't say anything about Hartford.

Originally Posted by BrendanB

We shall find out. It will be sad to see the Boston Regional go. Its probably one of the best regionals in the country. The Boston Regional Planning Committee has done a fantastic job over the years.

I agree. The planning committee was great, and so were the judges (I am biased again, they wrote my team an entire song ). I loved the venue, and it managed to attract so many distant teams. In the last 2 years we have had teams from Pennsylvania, Florida, California, Canada, Mexico, Turkey, Brazil and almost Alaska (I am very disappointed that they didn't manage to make it here).