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Unread 10-03-2014, 20:28
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Re: Actually the best pit scouting questions

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Originally Posted by Sparky3D View Post
OK, I just have to ask a question. I see "Number of Wheels" on the vast majority of scouting sheets, and it gets asked constantly in the pits, but does it really matter? I can understand what type drivetrain you have, or what speed you are geared for making a difference in a scouting discussion; but do teams actually base their rankings on how many wheels our robot has?
We don’t ask for "number of wheels", but at the request of one of our Mentors we will start to ask "How many batteries do you have?"

As many know, if your team is fortunate to go deep into Eliminations, with several best 2 of 3 matches, knowing if the Alliance can keep up with fresh batteries is relatively important.
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