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Originally Posted by Flak-Bait
Our team has had kids at driver tryouts that don't know that our robot isn't really a tank. However, they'll drive like it is and can damage the machine.
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It seems to me like he is talking about driver tryouts it their shop, which is very different than driving on an actual field. I was probably one of the more aggressive drivers you'll see on the field, but i was always careful while driving in the shop. We once had a student crash the robot into a ladder, which then fell on top of the robot and did some minor damage to the electronics. This was also before the robot was completely finished, so yes, we did tell people to go easy.
Also, the quote in my signature was from my dad before our last match at atlanta in 2009, and then most matches during breakaway. Needless to say, he wasnt too concerned about me breaking it, especially after the volunteers in minnesota asked me to ease up a little bit because I kept breaking parts of the field