[Doug G]

Originally Posted by Mike Soukup

That said, what is wrong with traditional powerhouse vets dominating? ... It's experiences like these, seeing the cream of the crop up close, talking to them about their designs, and learning from them, that give the young teams the motivation and inspiration to become a powerhouse in a few years.

I absolutely agree - the teams that dominate will continue to dominate and that's ok, and actually inspiring for most of us. Much of our team, while a little jealous of the dominating teams, are so fired up after these competitions to perfect the engineering process for the next year. While they may not come right out and say it that way, that's what they are talking about. How do we do what the poofs did? How can we tweak our process to get to that level. It's a conversation I enjoy hearing. Thank you to those teams!!