GM and its impact on FIRST

[Alex Dinsmoor]

Drifting away from the subjet of what car maker makes the best cars... I feel that we will see many FRC teams tighten their belts for this comming year, even if they aren't a GM team. I know my team (201) has been a GM team for as long as I could remember, and now that we may be losing them we are being extremely careful with our money. So careful that the participation in off season events was on the chopping block. I think we will see many of the teams that go to three or more events maybe only go to two to preserve money. Teams may do this because who knows what company will be the next to go under.

Will the level of play be lowered? Never, even if teams are competing with a fraction of their previous budget.

Just my $0.02