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We first used the "trick" wheels in '98
We, or actually Mark Koors first came up with the front wheels for our 1998 machine that would slip sideways easily while having good fore and aft traction . We were able to run much "taller" gearing with these wheels than with four wheel chair wheels. We used similar front wheels, but of simplified design in 2000.
Now that we have our track system developed to where it is almost as efficient as a wheel system, we may use it for 2002 even if the game is not particularly "traction intensive." We're kind of making the assumption that we will still be playing on carpet. There seems to be a trend regarding the use of carpet for the playing field.
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Team 45, TechnoKats, 1996-2002
Team 1062, The Storm, 2003
Team 233, "The Pink Team," 2004-present
The views I express here are mine, and mine alone, not those of my team, FIRST, or my previous teams.
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