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Originally Posted by adciv
2) One team uses Carbon Fiber (Carborundum?), made in their own shop, for their supertructure. They're the only team I've ever heard of that had to ADD 20lb balast.
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A quick note about Carbon Fiber, since it was brought up here: If you use it, please make sure you know what you're doing first! When machining carbon fiber, you can create a lot of fine particles that can irritate skin, eyes, lungs, etc. For that reason, a lot of venues where events are held may not allow local machining of carbon fiber for safety reasons, and you don't want to be working with it every day for 6 weeks without taking appropriate safety precautions (proper ventilation, breathing masks, etc).