Thanks!
We qualified second (I think) behind Site 3 Engineering. More qualifying tomorrow, we have one more chance, but probably won't try again (something about the solar battery charging thing).
This evening we got to play a bit, and the Falcons let Steve drive Amanda, and we let John Harris drive Babs. Here's the Amanda eye view
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZrjiNo7sJ0
The vex gears driven by our custom aluminum worms seem to work fine. There is not a lot of load on them. The gears we made are not quite right...we just turned 8 threads per inch, while they really need about 7.7. There are only about three teeth engaged...a little grease helps keep it quiet...and it does not need to last very long.