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Originally Posted by Cory
Who is Jon Darr?
Blair is the best there is. He's the only one that should do Einstein, ever, in my opinion
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Then you haven't heard JonDar Bradshaw yet.
2252 had a great time at the CMP. There were a couple of minor things that our team was disappointed in, but the only thing worth mentioning was the apparent lack of judges and the confusion/mystery surrounding the judging process in general at the CMP. For example, we won the Innovation in Control Award at Buckeye and we felt we were a good candidate for the same award at the Championship. We suspect we were never considered for this award at the CMP since none of the judges our kids met asked any questions about our control system and how it worked. Rightly or wrongly, they felt like they were passed over for -- or disqualified from -- even the faintest consideration for some reason, but they don't know why. Was it something they did/failed to do? Was it just coincidence? Did they do something that "unimpressed" the judges? Did the judges stop by when our pit attendant was in the restroom? Do we have to be within the top eight teams in qualification points to even be considered? Perhaps this should be a Q and A system question if the forum is still active [goes, checks]. Looks like it is for now.
I'm sure lots of other teams have similar judging-related questions as well, so my recommendation is that FIRST give everyone a little more insight into how the judging process works at both Regional Events and the Championship. If the answer turns out to be just a question of judging manpower, I'd like to suggest that teams be allowed to "opt-out" of certain award categories; that way judges don't spend time interviewing teams that haven't explicitly pursued an award.