Team Update #1

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Rich Kressly

Well when you choose the FTC mini kit @ FIRSTchoice right now you can see there are 612 left in stock. When I ordered one on Mon there were just under 700 or so I think?

Bottom line - way fewer FTC mini kits on FIRSTchoice than FRC teams. So, if you take into consideration the retail price of the kit - YIKES - and the idea that it may be likely that most FRC teams may eventually find it necessary to obtain the kit ... well then .... unless you have/can find an FTC team to donate the parts to you ... you'll see a significant expense incurred by teams.

As to why this kit wasn't in every KOP, then ... it would certainly seem like the supplier and/or FIRST just thought it was too costly to do so.

Hmmmmm.....

When I looked on Monday, there were over 1200 FTC mini kits available. Considering the fact that there are still almost 600 available, I'm not sure availability is an issue.