What do you think?

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Posted by Michael Martus.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]


Coach on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central H.S. and Delphi Automotives Systems.

Posted on 7/30/2000 7:22 PM MST



I have brought up this subject before but here it goes again. I think this will stir things up a little ....

What if ........
We were given the 6 weeks to formally build a robot, like in the past.

What if .......
At the end of the 6 weeks we could keep the robot and test, modify and practice then transport it ourselves to our first event and every event there after.

What if ......
We had the robot the entire FIRST season in our unlimited control.

Would that be so bad?

This may solve many problems such as ..

Some teams having their robot locked away for 4 weeks many times unfinished, un-tested while other teams are competiting.

Rookie teams making rookie mistakes on drive train and and other critical design areas with no time to correct or repair.

Some teams getting more driving time than others because of going to other events.

Some teams getting more repair/fabrication time than others because of multi- competitions.

And what about the teams only going to the nationals, 6 weeks in a box is a long time.

After all if this is going to be a SPORT then it should be treated like all sports are treated.

Football, Basketball, Hockey teams practice and improve all season. They do not lock away the players and forbid them from practicing and creating new plays.

Race Car drivers in the Winston Cup Series do not lock up their race cars between races and only work on them at the event?

I think it makes sense to have the highest quality, most refined teams and robots during the season. It makes a highly competitive event for all.

What do you think? What is your opinion on this subject?