[quote=Validius]I can attest to that stress. On the first day of competition out drive program was messed up, making the bot VERY hard to control. As a result we got penalties and didnt do very well. A few members of the team were quoted as saying "your ruining it for all of us".
On the second day we fixed the program and kicked major a$$. it was too late for a comeback. I'm still feeling the stress of the competition.[/QEUOT]
We broke our drive chain during a match in Sacramento. It was very different running with 3 wheels on one side and 1 on the other. I ended up getting stuck into the wall, while at the same time, pinning one of our teamates. Ya, it wasn't a good match. That's the only time that I got yelled at for driving bad; but when I explained that it wasn't my fault they let off.
I find my most stressful moment is on deck, (I usually surpress that by talking strat with the alliance teams). After that it's all anticipation, especiall in the instant after autonomous, but before driver control, when I have my hands on those controls.
My advice is to keep yourself busy. Distract yourself. And whatever you do, DON'T LOOK INTO THE STANDS, (unless it's to catch a glimpse of your gf
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