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Originally Posted by Looking Forward
so long as MAR teams opt to allocate their registration and travel budgets to outside regionals over MAR Championship, the event's prestige will remain decidedly behind the Michigan State Championship
869 presents one of the most interesting cases for a defender. ..... Their aggressive driving style and lack of fear around and underneath the pyramid makes them quite a hassle for many scoring machines.
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Both points requoted for truth.
I spoke to 2016 about their decision, and it was purely financial: There is no reason for team with (or without) a limited budget to spend $4k for additional driving practice, with the risk of damage to their machine, if St Louis is already in their plans. That $4k could be the difference between an 18 hour+ bus ride or a 2 hour plane ride.....
869 is not invulnerable, but $@#$@#$@#$@# do they have a powerful machine and smart drivers. It was one of the biggest sighs of relief when they were taken out of the elims at Bridgewater MAR.
But you'd think they could score 2 disks into the 1-pointer in autonomous without a lot of effort.