I'm not the guy driving the bus anymore - in fact I'm two-guys-ago now. I don't think it is a big issue, though, as I recall a few times in the past when an area event was on the same weekend as the final. Keep in mind that the 2009 area events will qualify a team for the 2010 championship - the 2008 area events were used to establish the fleet for the 2009 championship. Presumably, only one team from Area C will be affected - the one that goes to Alter Cup this year. In the past, a team that had that sort of conflict (I know it happened to Kieth Christensen once) already had a very strong resume, and my committee once gave extra weight to that petition due to the conflict.