Yes, I think it will make things quite interesting this year. In particular, I think it will give new teams more of a fighting chance against the more established teams than in the past. Because the rules were so similar in the past, I think a lot of teams just did more refinement each year, while new teams had to work from scratch. This year it should be less of a factor...
I will be at the West competition in 2003, but as I will be competing I don't think I will be able to give too many tips to Souza
Regards,
Bennie