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Re: 2011 Virginia Regional @VCU

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Originally Posted by thefro526 View Post
I believe the Disappointment Coming From the 11 Crowd Stems from the fact that they triggered the tower successfully numerous other times, but somehow in the final match the tower did not Trigger. Based on 11's previous Deployments and Ascents, assuming that nothing on their minibot was changed, the Tower "Should Have" Triggered since they've done it so many times before - leading them to believe that there was some sort of issue with the tower or field system.
Did the tower not trigger at all or was it disabled by the referee? The field crew tested the towers multiple times each day, directly after matches in which the tower did not trigger, and before scores for the match were displayed. The emcee even announced the tower tests to the audience a few times.

This is more than likely the same problem as other regionals where the tiny minibot contacts the bolt, but not the lexan, and therefore doesn't trigger the tower.