The people who I have met, who have participated, are very interesting people. Very interesting stories from amazing engineers.
Edit: I don't know if these two participated but I knew them from the NJIT CSTR. Some of the smartest people I met who were basically volunteering just so they could get flown down every year: https://youtu.be/ciqAZSoOmr8?t=676. Gil was just getting through some back surgery at this point, was in massive pain, and still flew out that year if memory serves me correct.
Edit: I don't know if these two participated but I knew them from the NJIT CSTR. Some of the smartest people I met who were basically volunteering just so they could get flown down every year: https://youtu.be/ciqAZSoOmr8?t=676. Gil was just getting through some back surgery at this point, was in massive pain, and still flew out that year if memory serves me correct.