[FRC Blog] 2015 Events are Being Posted!

[Jacob Bendicksen]

Originally Posted by Jeffrafa

Not just Oregon teams (although southern OR will have it particularly bad), PNW Championship in Eastern Washington will mean nearly all teams will have to travel for it. Check out the District Team Map from 2014.

Last year there were only 15 teams within a 50 mile radius of Eastern Washington University. Compare that to 31 for Portland, or 66 for Seattle (same 50 mi radius). I guess venue cost wins out over individual team travel/hotel costs ...

I do appreciate the extra week for travel planning before Championships - I know it was a push for a lot of PNW teams last year.

You can tell that it's far when Google Maps starts giving you airline quotes for getting there.