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Re: This is an odd one
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Originally Posted by meatmanek
Mostly because it's the robot's last hurrah, and if it breaks, no worries.
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I don't think that any of the good drivers worry about breaking the robot during a match -- it can always be fixed. Also, IRI is often not the robot's last hurrah, as there are several other off-season events, extending well into the fall. IRI is usually in the summer.
IRI is generally one of the most competitive events because you have all of the best of the best robots there, all in the same division. Everyone's had time to rest and recover from the build season and the previous competitions. Everyone's had time to analyze the strategies from all the regionals and to know what works and what doesn't. And there's been time to make repairs and adjustments to the robot w/o the pressures and restrictions of FIX-IT windows.
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