Championships location from 07 and onwards

[Jeff Waegelin]

Originally Posted by IMDWalrus

Ignoring the Michigan link, I really do think Detroit could work well.

I disagree. Ford Field would work for the competition arena (as would any domed football stadium), but where would you put the pits? Unless FIRST is willing to bring in tents like Disney did, there's no place indoors to put that many people, robots, etc.

Also, the hotel space in downtown Detroit is very limited, and the mass-transportation system is nonexistent.

If you move it out of the city, say, to the Silverdome in Pontiac, you still have the problem of where to put the pits, there still isn't a large concentration of hotels in one area, and still no mass transportation. Plus, the Silverdome is scheduled to be shut down after this year's Super Bowl, and may be demolished by the time 2007 Nationals rolls around.

So, while Detroit could work, I would be very surprised if Nationals are around here in 2 years.