[EricH]

Originally Posted by Freddy204

The barer of bad news is that the 8th grader can not drive. As per the rules and what this competition is about, it is for high school students only. This competition was design for the high school level engineering students. High school students are somewhat mature and they can understand the rules and regulations from FIRST. Also, that why FIRST created FFL and VEX for the middle school students. They is no problem having them on the team but they only be a spectator.

Quote me a rule or Q&A that says 8th graders can't be team members. Is there one? No. Yes, FIRST is for high school, but just what is high school? Most people figure 9th-12th grade, but some folks figure 10th-12th. Some teams allow 8th graders based on maturity--if they are mature enough for high school, they can be on. So, if an 8th grader can be a team member, he can drive. Assuming the team allows him to, of course, but that is a team decision.