[slickguy2007]

To me, it would ruin the whole experience by eliminating the ship date.

Part of the challenge is getting the robot completed on time and getting it to the right weight. I also believe that it becomes less fun that way because instead of those late night'ers in robotics, you'll be going to sleep at a reasonable time due to the increase in build time. Also, the whole "rushed engineering" process starts declining.You will begin to see less participation in the pits due to the fact that robots will be designed better and their won't be much to do on the robot for some teams. Finally, you will see less team enthusiasm and team work because a lot of bonding goes on during those "late night'ers" and by eliminating them, students won't be as emotionally involved leading to FRC events that just won't be the same ever again.

GO 1403!!!