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Re: Battery Charging Station

Sounds like they are renting something like a 16kw diesel generator for the school gym district events.
Maybe there are space limitations that preclude renting two, or maybe the power distribution system isn't there yet.
There are likely startup financial reasons for having to limit power and purchase $ (Northern Tool has a sale on a 25kW towable for $22,000).
Maybe that restriction will loosen up in seasons to come.

Non-battery powered pit tools will also be off the list (one 3/8" hand drill would be 4amps, the entire team maximum), so teams will just have to take better advantage of any machine shop facilities. I assume that there will be a mobile machine shop that travels around to each event?
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