Food for thought

[Inverted]

This is our 4th year as a team, and we've always designed and built it ourselves. We've had various parts sent out to be machined for us, but that's only because we lack the equipment to do them ourselves. 2 years ago we sent out our frame schematics so it coul dbe built and welded, and the company did a horrible job on it; one of the side walls was crooked! Not that that's the whole reason we built it ourselves, but where's the fun in having some big company design and build it for you? Beyond that, what's the point in even joining FIRST if you're not going to learn anything because you didn't do any of the work yourself? Seems pointless to me.