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Originally Posted by Chris is me
While I don't think events should be incredibly stringent on the rules, I'm surprised that you think an event attempting to prevent teams from cheating is so offensive that you'd never return again.
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Its not really cheating, its more so its an OFF SEASON event. Keyword OFF SEASON not FIRST REGIONAL. At a FIRST event anything not to the book will not be allowed on the field/Cheating.
We host an offseason event and we don't care what you bring. Our goal of hosting an offseason event:
-Spreading STEM Education
-Involving our community
-Allowing teams to play together
-Train New members
-Have a fun time
-Relaxed setting for teams
-Not really about the robot
If there is clearly a problem, we'll address it. I don't think a team is cheating with any of those mentioned in Adam's post. 973 was at our event last year and they brought 3 robots. Comp bot was perfectly legal and so was their second. Their 3rd wasn't but they graciously donated their 2nd/3rd and let pre rookies team drive it.
Overall if its an offseason event, check with the hosts, but most people are pretty cool with most changes and pretty flexible. But this would not be allowed at a FIRST event.
-RC