We evaluate it every year, just like the simbotics say to..
We have a old school kit bot on steroids that is a programming mule, test bed.
2014 we ran the new style kit bot, with two speed trans, all the way to 4th rank at Archimedes. Bot is still in use today, with no modifications, we have had to replace the front face twice, due to hits...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsl-47EOqN4