[JackN]

Picking simply on talent in a skills test is not how I like to pick drivers.

In my experience the best way to pick a driver is to start with a personality test. Even if someone knows all the rules and drives like a wiz, if they can't communicate with the coach and they can't deal with pressure then they are not someone I would consider.

Then I like a rules test, because it forces the people that tryout to know something about the game and to think about the game outside of the meetings. It shows that they care enough to read the rules and to understand what they are doing.

Finally you should have them drive the robot. Unless you have a practice robot or a lot of spare time, having someone who spends more time crashing into walls than scoring is kind of a problem. If you do have the ability to practice a lot or have an old robot lying around that you can practice with you are able to pick someone who struggles here and give them the ability to get better.