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Re: Driver Selection: A Discussion
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Originally Posted by Chris is me
20 tubes in 3 matches is 7 tubes a match. How could a simple driver change make a team go from one tube a match to 7?
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A few weekends ago at the IGVC tournament, changing drivers resulted in a change from 2 tubes a match (with a certain combination of driver+operator) to 6 tubes a match (with the same operator and a different driver, later in the day). That's only changing the driver - not even the operator. Both drivers had driven tank drives before, although one had never driven in competition and the other had driven in an off-season last year. Had the season drivers been there, they could have put up more (their max is currently 9 tubes + mini)
As long as the machine can perform the task, then the drivers make a significant difference in performance.
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