YMTC - Manufacturing

[Steve W]

Team Red is designing a new transmission. The plans are completed by June 30, 2006. The prototype must be built and tested by November. Parts are ordered. Not just for the prototype but also for the competition bot. This is legal under the 2006 rules. Now some of the parts need machining which a sponsor has graciously offered to do. Now comes the question. Because of the cost to the sponsor it would be easier to do all parts at once rather than some now and some after kickoff. If the sponsor manufactures the parts for the 2007 bot and keeps them till Wednesday after kickoff, would that be considered as illegal under the 2006 rules? I understand that the 2007 rules may differ and that they cannot be counted into the equation.