[kirtar]

I'm not a driver, but as a scout, here's what I noticed:

With the exception of strategic pins and that such DO NOT STOP MOVING. This does not mean that you should always go full tilt though, since modulating your speed can easily make you harder to hit.

Although not exactly related to driving, make sure that your Human Player knows the rules and follows them. All of the penalties I saw were on the human player, and there was even a disqualification for touching a robot, which would quite obviously affect the outcome of the match (had that not happened the opposing alliance would have lost by around 20). Don't throw empty cells over the outpost wall, don't stick your fingers through the hole in the outpost or hook over the alliance station wall, don't pick up moon rocks early and for god's sake don't pick up the super cells too early because it's a double penalty. In practice matches, go ahead and throw what you're not supposed to if you think the extra 2-4 throws will make a difference, but definitely not in the qualifications.

Be very careful about where super cells are. Stay away from those corners for at least the last 30 seconds (mileage may vary). We pinned somebody for around 10 seconds until a super cell got scored, so it's not just waiting for 20, since you can be pinned in the corner.