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AKA: Eric Schreffler
FRC #0180 (SPAM)
Team Role: Engineer
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Rookie Year: 2001
Location: Stuart, Florida
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One stick vs two sticks became a heated debate for us in 2002. So, we programmed the RC so we could switch between either - on the fly - and turned it loose on a group of experienced and rookie drivers for a "drive-off" Our 'bot that year was a tank treaded, 2-speed, single goal grabber. Everyone got practice time, and then we timed each driver on a course that included a figure 8 around 2 goals, grabbing a goal and moving it to the far side of our shop. As I recall, all except 1 driver turned in the best times using the single stick. Throw in whatever caveats you want to, but we felt that it settled the issue for us.
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