Whats wrong with the FTC KoP

[Justin Montois]

Originally Posted by blackiceskier

What is every one getting so worked up with the MINIBOT ruling that only the Tetrix kit is allowed......

I understand you don't want a political argument in this thread. You can just skip to the last paragraph if that's the case.

In a nutshell...FIRST used to support VEX. They switched to FTC. Some teams stayed with VEX and have continued to amass large quantities of VEX parts. FIRST came out with a challenge and outlawed VEX parts almost specifically. Forcing those teams to attain FTC parts that they would otherwise never have the need for.

They wanted the motors to be the same across the board. That I understand and appreciate. They wanted the battery the same across the board. That I appreciate. They both should have been included in the FRC kit of parts and the rest of the rules should have been relaxed. It shouldn't matter one bit if I use VEX frame for my minibot and you custom make them out of aluminum and the team down the road used Tetrix. VEX chain, gears and sprockets should be able to be used side by side with FTC aluminum channel.

To further respond to your post, the Tetrix Vs VEX debate among some people may be like arguing Ford vs Chevy, bottom line is you as a consumer have the right to decide for yourself which brand to buy. No one is making Chevy only roads...