[jgannon]

If John's claim is true, then a mint-condition IFI chassis kit from the 2008 KOP would unequivocally satisfy the parts use flowchart and all related rules. My understanding of the official rules hierarchy is that it takes more than just a Q&A response to change that. I can't speak to any of FIRST's reasons or intents, but I hope that they will either clarify which components of the kitbot were custom to the 2008 KOP (thus refuting John's claim), rescind the Q&A response, or issue an update amending the rules to specifically outlaw kitbots that came in old kits.