[EricH]

Originally Posted by gren737

Like maybe close all building for the weekend at the end of the compeition. Fix it window starts at a fixed time on monday and counts down from there.

This would give teams a chance to get home, and unwind from the thrills and pressures of competition and maybe get a night off before cranking for another couple of days.

Second the motion!
The Fix-It window gave an advantage in revising and spare-part making to teams that live/build in the immediate area of a regional. They could get 48 hours of work, compared to 24 or less for teams that had to stay in a hotel and return later. SoCal teams often go to the Northern California regionals or Arizona or Nevada and get home with about 24 hours left of the window. By the time they get to the shop, they have probably 1 or 2 hours. I can't speak for anywhere or anyone else, but that is annoying because you spend the first day in travel and the second in school. Ouch.