Different drive trains

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by D.Allred

At this point, just build the kit bot during the first week of build season. The most important factors in any drive train are reliability and driver practice. Building the kit bot early gives you both.

David speaks the truth. There are some teams that can go from "hey, maybe we should..." to a new-to-them drive concept within build season. If you have to think about it, you are not one of those teams. You may not win an event just on the drivetrain, but you can absolutely lose an event just on the drivetrain. I've lost a whole season on the drivetrain. It sucks. A lot.

Other teams may put more weight on experimentation and learning experience, and that's fine--but I don't believe the drivetrain is a place for most to gamble their season.