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Deep Thoughts

Posted by Ed Sparks, Engineer on team #34, DaimlerChrysler Electronics & Bob Jones High School, from Bob Jones High School and DaimlerChrysler.

Posted on 4/17/99 6:46 AM MST


In Reply to: MAJOR TWEAKING posted by Bill Beatty on 4/15/99 10:07 PM MST:



Initially I thought to myself that I liked the idea of having the robot
in our possession up to finals but soon realized the likely outcome.
It seems to me that a lot of teams would modify their machines to
duplicate the winning machines at the regionals. I can see it now, 300
(Dean might say this number should be a little higher) teams in Orlando
with nearly the same machine designs, how boring !

Why get repair days at all? Why don't we just create those puppies up
and send them to their next destination. Maybe FIRST can open the pits
a little earlier or even give us a day in the pits before each event.
Let us make those 'identical' or 'functionally identical' spare parts
between events ( talk about a test of your documentation ! ) and slap
them on at the next event.

I don't think that FIRST is likely to restrict the number of regionals
to one. It goes against the expansion grain not to mention they make a
little more money on those that go to multiple events (see Joe's post on
this).

OK, so I can't stand it anymore. I've got the car gassed up, the robot
trailer packed & hitched, my toothbrush, sunblock (VERY IMPORTANT), and
sunglasses packed. I'm heading out Monday morning @ 5:00 a.m. Since I'm
a coach as well as an engineer and probably will not see the light of
day once the competition begins, I thought I would spend a day or two
goofing off. Don't tell my boss this isn't a five day event ;-)

Stop by Pit #34

See 'ya soon

Ed



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