[RyanN]

I know we, Team Fusion, don't like to send our OI in the crate because we are worried about it getting damaged during transit, since it won't fit on the floor, and we don't have the room to put in on the shelf. What we ended up doing this year is simply screwing it to the wall, and velcroing our remote control to the robot's backup battery mounting velcro.

My recommendation is to call FIRST to see what they say. As a rookie mistake, I'm sure they will understand, and not disqualify you just because you forgot to ship a part.