[Billfred]

Last year, it was sort of rough at UCF--about a dozen or so teams hadn't passed by pit closing. This year, the figure was about double--I wound up getting half-drafted as an inspector to help get through the crush.

Why is this the case? I've got some theories.

1) Possible misconceptions about inspection. Most of us know you can get a partial inspection, but there may be some folks who think inspection is an all-or-nothing situation--or worse, that failing inspection once means they don't take the field on Friday. It's an odd thing to think about, but you know how some folks can get the rules twisted around in their heads.
2) Lousy time management. Enough said.
3) Update #16. I spent this past weekend with 1902, who helped get 1062 running on Thursday. The vibe generally was that Update #16, with its ban on drill presses and bandsaws, slowed down the process. 1062, as I recall, was passed by the time I got to the regional on Friday morning--but eliminating the tools that help speed the process does not help the situation.