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Re: Inspection Stories

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Originally Posted by rich2202 View Post
I was an RI at Worlds last year. Wandering around aimlessly trying to be helpful. I noticed a team using a propane torch. I think to myself: "Are open flames legal?". Told an LRI.

It was a veteran team that got a good talking to.
Ahh, fun times. I have a picture from that (about 10 LRI's waiting for them in their pit before pits open).

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I RI at Wisconsin, which tends to be late in the season. Most teams have already competed at another regional. It seems like every year I find a violation that was missed at the prior regional. They complain, so I get the LRI involved to confirm the problem.
Be careful with those assumptions. 35/54 teams at Wisconsin are going to be competing for the first time this year, so most teams will be going through their first inspection! Even at a later regional over half may be attending their first (or only) event. At North Star this year (week 6), 33/60 are going to be inspected for the first time, which might actually be the lowest that number has ever been. Even in the last regional event of the year, Seven Rivers in week 7, 13/48 teams will be competing at their only event.
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