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Re: YMTC: Redateam uses remote kickoff field

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Originally Posted by Steve W
Nowhere in the question does it say that Redateam builds the field. It does say that they organized and paid for the field. If the team did build the field, yes i agree that this is unfair. To my knowledge FIRST does not disclose any of the plans with teams. There may be a team mentor or someone associated with the team that builds the field but they would need to sign a non disclosure form. I do not see anything different in that case to say dlavery being on the game committee or any of the others that may be involved.
It wouldn't really bother me if some teams got even the entire rule book early. Every year at the kickoff it's stressed that FIRST isn't fair; what difference will a couple days advance notice make with all the variables of budget, mentoring, etc. between teams anyway? The winners in FIRST are typically massive established teams with hordes of professional engineers. Is a little advance notice of the game really going to change a thing? I'm willing to bet that if the build season were extended by even a few weeks, there would still be just as many teams staying up all night the day before shipment. Advance notice to build a field won't give a team any significant advantage. Any thoughts?

Last edited by Roland : 06-01-2005 at 21:06. Reason: I use too many semicolons
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