Arizona Regional

[Ken Loyd]

Now, I remember!

I had the opportunity to visit friends and family prior to Christmas in Columbus, Ohio.

Now, I remember, why I moved to Arizona. Sixteen inches of snow, no electricity, -5 degree wind chill factors.

Think warm thoughts. It is only 13 weeks until the Arizona Regional. Short sleeve shirts, sun tans, iced tea, and a great competition.

Please let us know if you have any questions or if there is anything we can do to make your trip easier (forget about asking for money).

Ken Loyd

[jpsaul7usa]

I hope the AZ Regional stays small. We're the smallest in the country! Woo! I liked the smallness of 36 teams last year compared to the 300 teams of nationals (that doesn't mean I don't want to go to Atlanta again!). With 31 teams signed up so far, (if the elimination setup is the same) all but 7 teams don't get to compete for the championship until the last few hours of the competition.

At the team forum over the summer they said that AZ has the capacity to become a super regional someday. It is weird though that the 5th largest city in the nation only has 3 teams in it. Is FIRST really a suburb trend?

[DukesAZ]

Most of our teams in AZ are in the burbs and even most of Team 991's members live in Mesa, Scottsdale, and even Chandler (Brophy is a Catholic School).