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Unread 09-06-2014, 12:12
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The Everything Guy
AKA: David Maciel
FRC #3525 (The Nuts and Bolts of Fury)
Team Role: Alumni
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Rookie Year: 2013
Location: Waterbury, Connecticut
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Re: "Modular" Chassis

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1) Did you have 100% bumper coverage?
Horizontal wise, we had full coverage of the areas that failed. Vertically, the 2-inch requirement caused about 3/4 inch of the frame open underneath the bumper.
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2) What was your frame like this year?
We used the KOP frame in a square configuration.
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3) Where did your frame fail?
The lower corners of the outer rails from the KOP frame were bending in to the point where they would begin to strip the plastic from our hubs.
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Also, RE changing wheels: Colson wheels. We're well north of 100 matches and hours of drive practice and not even thinking of changing wheels.
The team is strongly planning on Colsons next year.
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