[EricH]

Originally Posted by thefro526

'West Coast Drive' is a term used to describe the type of drive train pioneered by 60 and 254 in the early 2000's (2004, if memory serves me). It's distinguishing features are rectangular tube construction, live axle setup and cantilevered wheels. Almost all WCD's have a dropped center to aid in turning

I want to say that it was even earlier. I remember seeing it before the '04 season; I believe it was the '03 SCRRF Fall Workshops. 60 used 4WD in '03; not sure if 254 used 4WD or 6WD.

Competition debut was in 2004, when the aforementioned teams built identical robots.