2008 Championship Pit Map

[Andy Brockway]

FIRST has posted the pit map -- No team numbers---

Looks like we are in half the space as previous years, hopefully the pit spaces are the same as last year. New traffic pattern leaving the dome.

[Elgin Clock]

Link: http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Community/FRC/Events/2008/Championship/Championship%20Pit%20Map.pdf


86 10x10 pit areas in each of the 4 divisions. That's a big scouting list!

[Corey Balint]

Looks like it is going to be a tight squeeze this year. Everybody, suck it in.

[TD78]

The word I would use is "cozy".

[ebarker]

The booth size is the same as before.

What is gone are the large open areas that existed before and the FTC/FLL areas are moved to building B.

What REALLY jumps out is the importance of doing the uncrating on Wednesday evening so the event can spend the night getting the crates out of the way.

[Beth Sweet]

Did anyone else notice that there's an auto show going on at the same time???

[Corey Balint]

Originally Posted by Beth Sweet

Did anyone else notice that there's an auto show going on at the same time???

I think there was one in the past as well...just it was located in a different part of the convention center...correct me if I'm wrong though. Heard that through someone else...I didn't actually see it.

Good for sponsorships

[Joe Matt]

Originally Posted by Corey Balint

Looks like it is going to be a tight squeeze this year. Everybody, suck it in.

Thank god I lost weight from last year...

[JaneYoung]

Looks like the HoF has a new location...

[ebarker]

It looks like the overall event gained a bunch of new space, mostly in the FTC/FLL areas. The FRC area dumped all of the excessively open area but have retained the narrow 10 foot aisles.

new space
C-1 106,500 sq.ft.
B-1 89,500 sq.ft.
B-2 96,000 sq.ft.

old space
C-1 106,500 sq.ft.
C-2 106,000 sq.ft.

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Seems that way, but we've taken over where the FTC and FLL pits used to be (seems they've moved to a new building). It'll certainly be an interesting fit with a car show next to us.

I checked on the show's website - the car show begins the 19th - Saturday will be an interesting time.

[JesseK]

I see the car show as the perfect opportunity to gather up some "race fans" to watch the finals on Saturday.

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

I checked on the show's website - the car show begins the 19th - Saturday will be an interesting time.

In the past it's been in the buildings on the upper level, across from the Philips Arena & open grassy area with the statues & what not.

Also in the past, it has been held at the same time, and they packed up & left on Saturdays. (We always saw the cars being loaded out into trailers in the courtyard on the lower level where the FIRST team picture banner is usually.)

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

In the past it's been in the buildings on the upper level, across from the Philips Arena & open grassy area with the statues & what not.

Also in the past, it has been held at the same time, and they packed up & left on Saturdays. (We always saw the cars being loaded out into trailers in the courtyard on the lower level where the FIRST team picture banner is usually.)

Now that the events are in the same hall, I wonder if they'll have the two events completely blocked off from viewing what's going on across the boundary line.

[ebarker]

It will be blocked off. There are these huge giant dividers that are on tracks so they can section off events.

Admission to the auto show is $ 10. It starts the last day of our event and runs all the next week.