[Hieb]

To add to the more teams = more matches idea, I thought it was great to have the extra matches, but it also requires even more attention to making robot that can handle the abuse of competition. Last year there was often 1.5 to 2 hours between matches to make repairs. This year it wasn't uncommon to have 30 minutes or less before queing for the next round. This also adds more possibility for shows of GP--team 1437 would like to thank 1435 for their help when our entire lift assembly came apart (we fell over while fully extended and the top extension hit the side railing). With the two teams working together it was less than 20 minutes to re-rivet, re-bolt, re-wire, re-route cabling, and re-just-about-everything-else, with just enough time to take a breath and shake hands before we were back in line again.