Spare Parts - What FIRST Had to Say

[Raul]

I called the FIRST rules & engineering support line. I spoke to Charlie and asked him to clarify some points about spares for me. I explained to him that there is a lot of anguish on this forum about the interpretation of the spare parts ruling.

Here are my questions and his answers:
Q: Do we have to ship our spares along with our robot to the drayage area.
A: No, you can bring exact duplicate pre-manufactured spares to the event with you.

Q: Are we allowed to make exact duplicate spare parts after a regional, at home, if a part broke that is not off the shelf?
A: Yes, we are only concerned about not allowing design modifications off-site.

Q: OK, but how much time after the regional do we get. Is it like in past years where we were given until Tuesday.
A: [he was then a little hesitant and unsure of the answer to how much time we are allowed]

I again emphasized the confusion on the forums and asked him to please clearly state these rulings in a Team Update. He said they will try.