Nationals 2018

[Matholy]

Any ideas on how far/how fast the buggy needs to get to medal/place/to get top 10?
I personally think:
1: 1cm
2: very close, 1.5 maybe
3: around 2
4: around 3
5: around 4
6: medalling, has to be less then 5.
Top 10: Maximum 8
Top 20: 20 cm.

[shrewdPanther46]

1st place: 0 to .5 cm
2nd place- 1cm
3rd: 1.5 to 2 cm
4,5,6 all under 3 cm
top 10:under 4 cm
top 15: under 4-5 cm

I think thats pretty reasonable. Might be even closer than that...

[Matholy]

I think between our two predictions are more resonable, because most schools dont get within 5 cm each time yet.

[cheese]

Remember, these are the best teams in the nation. You might be surprised to see how accurate some teams can be.

[megrimlockawesom]

All i know is that margins are going to be very close

[shrewdPanther46]

Yup. id say luck and speed will be the defining factors

[sciolyperson1]

Having a good vehicle is simply improving your chance at placing. The best team with the best vehicle can't possibly get 1 cm away 100% of the time. Flooring, bad centerline taping, or simply a small piece of dust could make the best vehicle skid a few extra centimeters.

[windu34]

Any ideas on how far/how fast the buggy needs to get to medal/place/to get top 10?
I personally think:
1: 1cm
2: very close, 1.5 maybe
3: around 2
4: around 3
5: around 4
6: medalling, has to be less then 5.
Top 10: Maximum 8
Top 20: 20 cm.

I would modify this a bit based on my experience:
1: <2cm
2-6: <4-5 cm
Top 10: <8cm

This is all super arbitrary because you dont have times here. Im willing to bet that there will be 1-2 teams with insane times (<3-4 seconds) and have slightly more volatile accuracy that will be slightly more luck-based.

On the subject of "speckles of dust", bring a swiffer if youre really worried and clean the track. I did this both years for electric vehilce, but honestly nearly all top 20 teams did this in division C so I really didnt end up pickung much dirt off the track

[hippo9]

1st place: 0 to .5 cm
2nd place- 1cm
3rd: 1.5 to 2 cm
4,5,6 all under 3 cm
top 10:under 4 cm
top 15: under 4-5 cm

I think thats pretty reasonable. Might be even closer than that...

Yeah I'd say distances are going to be close to that once nats rolls around.

[shrewdPanther46]

We are all inexperienced compare to the legend windu so i guess my approximations aren't exactly realistic