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Originally Posted by Jacob Bendicksen
This was allowed at PNW Oregon City for the entire weekend, and I heard that it was happening at PNW Auburn-Mountainview late Friday since they were running 2 hours behind. PNWFIRST has stated that FIRST approved this as a temporary thing, so don't plan on it for Week 2 events. It could happen at some events, but I think it was a Week 1 thing.
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An email from Kevin Ross (PNW Chairman) stated that this practice would not be permitted in our week 2 event and that we were expected to strictly abide by the limit. I have also gotten word (indirectly) from the head ref of that event that the 60 second time limit will be enforced.
I really don't think it's a big deal: We knew it would be an issue on day 1 and made design decisions about our robot knowing that the time limit would exist - albeit we did not know how much lenience there would be. If a veteran team creates a robot that simply cannot be assembled in less than, say, 90 seconds, they should be warned, then disabled. We have to play by the rules. If it is a rookie team, perhaps a little more patience would be wise - though not in elimination matches.