[Cory]

Tough luck, but that's how FIRST works.

I havent seen any Hawaiian, Alaskan, Brazillian, English, German, or Israeli teams in here complaining, and Im willing to bet they'll all receive their kit after you do. And none of them could realistically go to remote kickoffs... Even for teams from Alaska and Hawaii it costs a whole hell of a lot to fly to the closest remote site, and it's gotta cost a small fortune for the international teams.

Do your design without the kit stuff. When it's done, you'll have the parts and be ready to start making things.