Inspection oversight DQ's team in the quarters

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

I can't answer your questions specifically so to why a DQ instead of a penalty, but there is a portion of the inspection checklist, that basically says, even if the inspectors missed something, the team certifies everything is compliant by the rules. This section must be signed by a student and adult on the team, if I recall. So, unfortunate yes, but, it happens.

THIS is why you read everything you sign and ask for a copy of it for your own records. (Just a good life lesson)

As far as the topic, yes it sucks but if a team cannot comply with the rules they should not be allowed to compete. On the other hand, the nice thing would have been to give them a heads up and let you call your timeout so they could fix it.