[sdcantrell56]

As a mentor for the team in question, this ruling was beyond annoying and just added to the already generally poor inspector quality at the Peachtree regional. Our bumpers had pool noodles in the corner and did not have any hard surfaces sticking out. We merely created our bumper backing as one solid piece so that it would be robust and the simplest connection possible. Additionally this does fall within the rules as we use baltic birch sold nominally as 3/4" plywood but it is in reality 18mm thick.