Hello, at a recent event we experienced a significant delay during an elimination match that lead to an extensive deliberation process after the end of the autonomous period which was further delayed by the beginning of an awards ceremony for another division running parallel at the same event.
In the end, this process was over an hour long, and teams remained in the driver station the entire time. I wanted to seek clarification on a few things if this scenario (or a similar scenario in which there are extreme circumstances / circumstances outside of the HRs control) occurs:
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Are match replays / restarts permitted in this scenario, or should matches play on? And what should occur if teams batteries have died / pneumatics have leaked during the extended delays? If the deliberation was regarding an autonomous action that would re-occur if the match was re-played, would this change the decision?
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If a deliberation is ongoing for an extended period of time, are drive team members ever permitted to leave the alliance station for a bathroom break and not lose their ability to appeal a decision as per <T3>?