[GaryVoshol]

I disagree, primarily because of the stress it would put on mentors over a 2x build season.

But Mr. G, it's all in your perspective. From the perspective of many teams, you are one of the haves, not a have-not. For the last 3 years you have not been watching on the sidelines on a Saturday afternoon at regionals and districts - in multiple events each year. You've been to CMP about every other year, and have been in the finals on Galileo. I know the teams you are speaking of, who do seem to win something every year. But to me it seems like you're firmly in the second tier. And there's a lot more tiers below you.

I say this not to offend in any way, and I'm sorry if it is taken that way. We felt similarly about my daughter's team - "All those other teams are better, have more, can do ..." But then I found out that there are hundreds of teams that build a robot, go to one event, and go back home. Sometimes when complaining poverty, we don't recognize the riches we have.