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Re: Bumper Inspection Discrepency

With regard to the 1 piece bumper, it is pretty clear to me they are legal in general, but can't have any wood sticking out past the corner thus making yours illegal. I have attached a view of our bumpers to show what I mean.

In addition, the attachment also has a view of the metal frame we made to be legal and have a one piece bumper. Note that we do not show the pool noodles in the diagram but is is obvious where they should go.


Credit has to go to team 118 for the idea. They had a one piece bumper last year and at the 2010 Lone Star Regional they were kind enough to show me how they did it. I knew right then that it was the ONLY way to make bumpers. Our pit crew and drive team are very thankful that team 118 asked that clarification last year and showed us their design.
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File Type: pdf Bumper assembly.pdf (143.9 KB, 111 views)
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