[Rob]

It seems that the inspection team was caught just as off guard by this as the competing teams. I would not count on being able to do inspections on Wednesday night. In the past we have been kicked out of the pits immediately after uncrating so that the crates can be easily removed from the aisles.

I now consider my team to be lucky that we did not withhold anything and we are not making any major changes, only routine maintenence and replacement of identical parts.

I would suggest that any team that CAN get inspected right away do so as a courtesey to the teams who have some work to do before they can be inspected. Whatever division 78 ends up in, I hope your size & weight inspectors are ready first thing on Thursday because we will be knocking on the sizing box door!

Another idea might be to share inspection resources between divisions. If one division has a run on inspections while another seems to be at under 100% utulization then sharing can improve the efficiency of the process.

Hopefully this goes smoothly and does not stress out the inspectors and team members due to a compressed schedule!

Rob