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Re: Training Rookie Drivers

Two questions:

How many possible drivers do you guys have and is it really crime to have a main drive team and a "backup" drive team?

Drive team has never really been a problem on our team. Its really just been a spur of the moment thing. However, if you have to make a decision I say implement a test.

Our team leader this year, was faced with the difficult decision of choosing 2 out of 10 kids who wanted to be the driver for this year. The only fair way of choosing the driver was to implement an obstical course and grade according to things like speed accuracy and precision. This way choosing a driver doesn't fall under your juristiction but falls under their shoulders to do well on your designed test.

The first two people (first and second place) should be drivers and make a "back up drive team," so that the people who didn't get in can feel apart of the drive team.

If it all comes down to just seniority then I say pick the older people and make the younger people backup and have them drive once in a while (an easy match)

Hope this helps
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