[sanddrag]

I'm tired and I can't take the time to read this whole thread but I will reply to the very first post (and the starter of the thread).

Your team is better off than so many more out there.

Last year, we had 26 pounds of 3 motor (each) 2 speed gearboxes and never had to engage in one pushing match because of the way penalties were being handed out.

This year we are in our 6th year. We own no machining tools. We don't even have a bandsaw. We build our robot in a computer lab. We didn't get picked for finals in Arizona. We have 50 pounds of a mechanism that has scored a grand total of 3 points. We lost more matches than we won. We have never been to the Championship event.

You are doing just fine. There are so many others right around you who have many more problems than your team.