Chief Delphi sprockets

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Posted by Patrick Dingle at 03/08/2001 6:40 PM EST


Coach on team #639, Red B^2, from Ithaca High School and Cornell University.


In Reply to: Hurting, not helping
Posted by Jason Rudolph on 03/08/2001 5:39 PM EST:



I would not mind if they put sprockets & chain on the additional hardware list, however I do not want to eliminate the SPI sponsorship, since they GIVE each team $200 of free parts, and half off on the rest. This is a HUGE assistance to teams with tight budgets.

Patrick

: Well, I agree with you on some levels. But I do not agree that this evens out the spread between te "super teams" and the rest of us. This is how I see it...

: Last year, if we needed a specific sprocket, or pulley, or gear or whatever, all I had to do was open up a catalog, find it, and buy it. This year, we can't do that. However, teams that have access to these various machines, etc, can legally machine their own parts out of kit legal components. At the same time, since my team has no such access, we have to either compromise with something from SPI, IF it is even available, or just ditch the idea right off. Now, to me, this does not seem to be helping that spread, but hurting it.

: Just my opinion,

: Jason