[Russ Beavis]

Conor,
I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "rulings carrying over". If a robot passes inspection at one event, a new inspection (which can result in a failed first attempt) will be required at every subsequent event. There have been instances where something is missed during event 1 but is then caught by a more experienced inspector at event 2. Sorry... it happens.

"Big" rulings (for example, techniques and interpretations for bumper or perimeter rulings in recent years) sometimes result in mid-season changes via Team Updates, Q&A responses and inspection checklist/docs modifications. The LRIs discuss these issues during weekly conference calls in an attempt to ensure consistency and predict future difficulties. Of course, we try to minimize such mid-season changes since the robots have already been built according to previous rules and such.

Russ