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Originally Posted by DRH2o
Okay -- don't want to get into a debate, but. I never said they would not get inspected. Exact weight is an indicator of no change. Practice bot -- most of us do not have that luxury, but incorrect instalation would be corrected if found to be a problem.....
You need to be aware of how every regional operates before making assumptions. We get wieghed before 9:00am and have to wait until after noon to get inspected in our pits because of teams having problems passing that have not been inspected before -- there is a problem with that.
The fact is that the inspection process is flawed and needs to be fixed -- I do not have the answers, but was passing on suggestions made by a very good inspector at our regional. This system could work. People just need to be open to admitting that what is being done is not working well.
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Above bolded for emphasis... you should also be aware of how every regional operates as well - from what you've described earlier, the process you saw at your regional is very different from the process I've seen at other regionals (Kansas City, St. Louis, 2 in Duluth, 2 in Minneapolis, and Champs).
We can't implement any sort of "express lane" or early inspection solely for those teams that had been at a previous regional. It would give them an unfair advantage, allowing them more time on the field during the practice day than other teams who might have been just as ready for inspection but didn't have the benefit of a previous competition. The only fair way to handle inspections is on a first-come, first-served basis, which is the only process I've actually seen employed.
We've also pointed out the difficulties with allowing inspections to "carry over" from one event to the next - there's a very good reason for requiring a full inspection at every event.
I certainly am up for hearing (and passing on) suggestions that can improve the inspection process... But we can't sacrifice fairness for all teams or potential safety issues at the event just to make it easier for teams to get through inspection at their second event, or to reduce headaches from inspectors missing something the first time and catching it the second.