**FIRST EMAIL**/2008 FRC Competition Manual Sections Posted

[Mike Betts]

Originally Posted by iCurtis

...everyone always misses practice matches to pass inspection...

Ian,

Having a team miss a scheduled practice is the last thing that the your inspection team wants. As far as I am concerned, no team should ever miss a practice due to the inspection process (the only excuse being a serious safety concern by the inspector).

I suggest that you talk to your lead inspector as soon as possible and explain what happened to your team in the past. He or she can be contacted via your Regional Director.

If you had a "legitimate" experience issue, the LI and RD will make sure that it does not happen again. Note that I placed legitimate in quotes. Most teams miss matches because either they can not operate or they choose not to practice (it happens more often than you would think...).

Regards,

Mike