Well that was a really enjoyable read. I'm not on here often much anymore but glad I had a look-in today.

Great job on getting your first bot together so quickly and as Ocracoke said, looking very close to your original design. The funny thing about wonky holes and such is that you know exactly where they are, but to most observers, they couldn't spot them. Looking at your final pic before leaving for the event, everything looked like it was where it was supposed to be. Almost every robot has a wonky something (with exception of the Nippers and the Dutch guys probably ) so don't worry too much about it!

Looking forward to seeing how it evolves