This is an interesting question. The "two-day" events are actually 3 days long, with a load-in/inspection day before the two days of qualifications. Since the wording says these competitions are two-day events, does that mean the first day doesn't count?
For what it's worth, FIRSTWA refers to their events 3-day events, specifying schedules for Days 1, 2, and 3.
My to-the-letter interpretation of this rule is that you can legally start using unbag time exactly one week (168 hours) before the official time the event starts. If the Glacier Peak District Event starts at 5:00 PM on Friday, March 11, then teams attending the event would be permitted to begin using unbag time no earlier than 5:00 PM on Friday, March 4.
I would encourage playing it on the safe side and waiting until the event is obviously less than a week away, though. No need to risk an inspector ruling differently than how you feel the rule should be interpreted.
PS: For teams competing Week 3, how does Spring Forward play into this rule?
