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Re: The 6 Week Build Season and 'Mentor Burnout'

Oh, I forgot one thing. BONUS TRIVIA!

--In what two years was ship day extended, and by how long was it extended each time?
--What was the reason in each of those years?
--How many teams used much of the extra time to make improvements?



Spoiler for :

--2003 and 2004 both saw the ship day extended by two days.
--In 2003, teams in the Northeast couldn't even get to their robots, let alone get them onto the FedEx trucks (which weren't running). In 2004, severe KOP delays across the board was the reason.
--Anybody that could get to their robot, from what I hear. In 2003, I know of at least one team that made an upgrade in those two days that would not have been possible before ship without them.


Yep, folks, that's right, there have been FRC build seasons longer than 6 weeks, 3 days.
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