Calling All Drivers

[BradMello]

Know what you're going for. Don't just drive around hoping to end up behind someones trailer, hone in on someone and don't give up becuase you think you see a better opportunity elsewhere.

I know our machine well, I know what its capable of, and I know how the traction control will effect my driving, and I was still making mistakes early on in qualifying matches.

It takes longer than you probably think to turn your robot around, even 90 degrees, and take off full speed in one direction. Frequently I was finding that I would "give up" on following a robot to dump into, becuase I thought I saw, in my mind, a better opportunity to score which was usually on a robot moving in a different direction than our robot was. I wasted a lot of time turning around and if I have learned one thing from the GSR, it would be to stick to a target, and only change targets if you're completely sure you won't waste too much time doing so.