Large Competitions & Next Year

[Paradox21]

Wait? So, what's stopping you from working on it until impound ends, then impounding it and then spending another 30 minutes?

I pretty much did that. Except I got there well before impound even started so I just went into the room and did a few practice runs in the exact spot I actually ran it for competition. They may have asked people not to work on them during impound. I have never tried running it during impound. If anything, I would do practice runs somewhere else and impound at the last moment.

[Uncle Fester]

winneratlife wrote:
Wait? So, what's stopping you from working on it until impound ends, then impounding it and then spending another 30 minutes?

Common sense, maybe?

I run a very tight Mission & Junkyard at Indiana. No nonsense. For Mission, the entire impound time is available for repair/test time. Doesn't count towards the 30 minutes. This is the time for checking over the device, unpacking it from travel mode, and fixing anything that broke in transit. At END of impound, all work stops. FINAL task lists are due then (I allow changes up to the end of impound, and haven't had a problem in 15 years). Teams are SHOWN target time upon arrival for their 30 minutes. While all this is happening, competitor/spectator separation is strictly enforced; no warnings.

SO, the above idea has NO advantages. . . you'd have to move (disturb) your device.

Junkyard is somewhat different, but with the same results.