[dtengineering]

I originally shared your concerns about the cost of replicating the playing field in order for drivers to get meaningful practice time, however that has since been another post on CD suggesting that the wheels behave on linoleum tile in a very similar manner to how they behave on the playing field surface. If that is the case then low-resource teams will likely have an easier time duplicating playing field conditions as, in my experience, vast expanses of linoleum are more common than vast expanses of carpet.

The game also takes away the need to purchase/build two speed gearboxes, mecanum and/or omni wheels, etc. So I think the game might actually level the playing fields somewhat from a financial perspective... which is nice given current economic conditions.

But the gap between the good teams and the great teams has never been simply one of finances. Sure, money helps... but it is the people that really make things happen.

Jason