[jpetito]

Some cross-pollination from the Districts in California discussion thread--

BrendanB from Londonderry makes a good description of what happens at small events: ad-hoc, extraordinary but disjointed efforts by all to keep the machines operational, but distracting the one or two teams with the depth of equipment and skill to do their own work.

If. If. If CA goes to districts, we will see a model like that unless there's a concerted effort to provide for this side-show of effort. Especially for the "janitor closet" teams with no gear and few skills, having available a decent shop at the venue will keep them in the game when their junk breaks. If you've been in the game awhile, you've seen it- plywood and JB Weld bolt-ups built by MacGyver's children with lots of motivation but no skill--they need to be guided along by those of us on skill-rich teams having the capacity to help.

Joe
Junk Fixer

PS-- Wondering--would this kind of guidance reduce the team attrition percentages?