FRC Qual Rounds on Thursday @ Championship

[Gary Dillard]

Wow. If you do the math on inspecting (I've inspected at the Championship the last 2 years):

Last year there were 348 teams (~86 per division) and we had 4-5 inspectors per division. We started a little late since some things weren't set up and got almost everyone through by close of the pits at 8:00; maybe 2-3 teams per division left on Friday to push through before qualifying started. It takes about 20 - 25 minutes to do an inspection at the Championship, since (hopefully) most of the major stuff has already been caught during regional inspections. That more or less agrees with 348 inspections x .5 inspector-hours / 16 inspectors = ~ 11 hours. Now we're cutting the time in half, so to get the same number of teams through we'll need twice as many inspectors. Plus probably 2 sizing booths and weighing stations per division since that is the biggest bottle neck (need additional inspectors to run those full time).

I guess I better get my Venti Latte with an extra shot or two on Thursday Morning.