Championships location from 07 and onwards

[987HighRoller]

Originally Posted by sirjam

Everyone keeps mentioning that the teams in the west have such a longer distance to travel than teams in other parts of the US. They all say that somewhere in the middle of the U.S. would be the best so that is is equally available to all the teams. But distance isn't the issue. Somewhere like Atlanta is a perfect place for the competition because Atlanta has such a major airport. Airfare is determined by the number of times a flight goes to a specific city. If the competition was held in the middle of the U.S. airfare would actually be higher for teams everywhere. So if the westerners really want everyone to pay less, somewhere like Las Vegas would be the perfect venue. There are so many flights in and out of the airport there that flights would be cheap and obviously the city can hold the number of people who would be attending.

That would be awsome!

[Cory]

Originally Posted by sirjam

So if the westerners really want everyone to pay less, somewhere like Las Vegas would be the perfect venue. There are so many flights in and out of the airport there that flights would be cheap and obviously the city can hold the number of people who would be attending.

Doing a simple search in about 5 minutes, unless you're flying out of CA, and a couple other western states, it's far more expensive to fly to Las Vegas than it is to Atlanta.

It's about $150 cheaper for flights from CA to Las Vegas than to Atlanta, but there are far more people who would be paying more to get to Las Vegas than they would to get to Atlanta, which ends up being a net negative, even if it is a positive for some west coast teams.

Atlanta is a major hub--far more so than Las Vegas. I believe Atlanta is the busiest airport in the world. As far as flights and airfare go, Atlanta, LA, Chicago, and NYC are most likely going to be the cheapest, as they're the largest hubs.

[Donut]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%2...senger_traffic

List of the world's 30 busiest airports (by passenger traffic).

Las Vegas does make it onto the list (#9), but serves a little over half the traffic that Atlanta does (#1 with a comfortable 9,000 passenger lead). It appears Vegas is barely bigger than Denver or Phoenix.

With Chicago, LA, and Dallas servicing so many flights, they may be options if a close venue could be found.

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Donut

Las Vegas does make it onto the list (#9), but serves a little over half the traffic that Atlanta does (#1 with a comfortable 9,000 passenger lead).

That's actually 9 million people.

[Donut]

Whoops. I read that as thousands and was assuming it was talking about passengers per day

[JVGazeley]

Originally Posted by nobrakes8

I could only imagine how much money it would cost to get a hotel room.

NYC? Well we usually stay at the Big Apple Hostel on W45 for the NYC Regional. Basic but quite cheap and well placed; half a block from Times Square. This year we stayed for a week, flew into JFK from London Heathrow with British Airways. I don't know exact costs off hand though.

I'm sure that Cunard would love any attempts to use the QE2 if you can afford it; I doubt it's big enough to hold a decent size regional though (never mind the championships) without causing enough damage to need a small fortune to pay for the repairs. Before you say anything, I won't start on the list of things we've broken or damaged in my 2 years with 759.

As for Detroit? It held the Super Bowl surely, so why not? If it's good enough for the NFL and AFL, would it not be good enough for FIRST? (I've never even been there by the way, but I know its reputation)

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by JVGazeley

As for Detroit? It held the Super Bowl surely, so why not? If it's good enough for the NFL and AFL, would it not be good enough for FIRST? (I've never even been there by the way, but I know its reputation)

Detroit's convention center is about 2 miles from the covered stadium (Ford Field). The sets for the halftime show at the Super Bowl had to be pushed in from across the street at Comerica Park (baseball), outside. Neither is a good choice for the pits.

[dangerousdave]

Some people have begun discussing this location issue in other threads. I thought I would bring this thread to the top of the list for the folks that are not aware that they can discuss it here.
Dave

[Tottanka]

it should be in Tel Aviv, Israel. .

[Nin_estarSaerah]

well, being from a southern state, i love it being in atlanta, it is close enough to go to, but far enough to be far away. i think it ought to be in a more central location, a little farther north or west. somewhere in tennesee would be great.

[Scott Carpman]

I say that if FIRST wants a centralized location near a major city, then the choices have to meet the following requirements: domed stadium, large international airport, and midwestern city. The cities that meet these requirements are Minneapolis, St. Louis and Houston. Dallas will meet the domed stadium requirement when the new Cowboys stadium is completed. St. Louis would be the best choice out of the three because they are also central when it comes to north-south access.

[David Brinza]

Originally Posted by dangerousdave

Some people have begun discussing this location issue in other threads. I thought I would bring this thread to the top of the list for the folks that are not aware that they can discuss it here.
Dave

Hopefully, people will take some time to skim through this very long thread before posting. Yeah, reading through >300 posts is tedious, but... when the thread was alive last year I found that I would quote some of the earlier posts because the content was exactly what the much later post was querying. I know we're all anxious to get our opinions out there, but having to repeat the same information again and again is a bit annoying.

[Vogel648]

I hate all the talk about flying, as much as I'd like to fly down, the reality for our team is we're going to end up taking a super long bus drive down to Atlanta. For those of us who do not have the monetary resources to fly, something in the middle of the country would be good.

[Nawaid Ladak]

Atlanta is fine, if they need more teams just move them next door to the Phillips Arena, thats where FVC and FLL can go, therefore, you can have six divisions at the georgia Dome and move o the Phillips arena for the championship event seating like 18,000 FIRSTers or something close to that, Atlanta is the only legit city i can think of near the east coast that has a good transit system and good weather, and on top of that it's easy to get to.

[Protronie]

Greensboro, NC... Greensboro Coliseum Complex, right off of I-40/85,
great venue , great Bar B Que right across the street.
Lots of motel rooms less than 1/2 mile. Easy to get in and out of.
Well stocked electronics store right across the street too

Plus, its four blocks from my house
And they need more events to keep it making a profit... city owned and operated so tax payers pick up the slack.

But all kidding aside.... Greensboro or any another place in Carolina i.e. Charlotte or Winston-Salem would be great. Right in the middle of the east cost along the major north/south interstate (85/95) with the major east/west interstate (I-40/421). Greensboro been called the Gateway city due to the fact that it has long been the transportation hub for the east coast with major rail service, air service and of course 8 major interstate highways going thru it.
We have a great downtown night life with open air concerts during the warmer weather seasons. A brand new AA ball park down town home of the Grasshoppers.

I'm sure our 5 great colleges and the high tech companies here would welcome FIRST with open arms (if not wallets too).

Did I mention its only 4 blocks from my house