**FIRST EMAIL**/FIRST Adds District Event Model Alternative to FRC Program

[JohnBoucher]

Originally Posted by Paul Copioli

John,

Basically, team 217 had no freight costs for the district events or the Michigan State Championship. We took the robot (the two other teams' robots) in our team trailer to the events. The two district events were 10 min (Troy) and 30 min (Cass Tech) from our home facility. The MSC was about 50 minutes from our home facility (Eastern Michigan University).

Many teams were in the same situation as us, but some others (like the teams in northern Michigan, including the Upper Peninsula) had much further travel.

Paul

Paul,
Thanks for the info. I did not follow the fine points of how the Michigan model worked. A few more points:

• No ship date. (GP rules apply)
• No crate needed
• No freight if you bring it. Were you required to bring it or was shipping an option?
• Were you required to ship to state event? Atlanta?