[PayneTrain]

I can tell you that FRC 422, for the first time in years, has a short list of fixes and attachments that need to be addressed before we take our robot to the inspection line in the early Thursday morning (not at night when they are trying to kick us out!). I'm excited to hand off the robot for the programmers to go over in practice rounds and go scout for teams that need any help. A few members of ours had the opportunity to do this last year at VCU--I remember helping with a team's deployment system that could run our 2-3 second minibots to ensure their matches could be won... even the quarterfinals where they beat us.

Rookies, DON'T FREAK OUT when you get there on Thursday. Teams of every color will be in your pit to help you. It's cool seeing three or four teams in a pit working on one robot together. It is so important every robot makes it to every match possible. Not only may your team be matched with a rookie that can only help you, but wouldn't you want other teams to help you when needed?