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Originally Posted by nuclearnerd
MamaSpoldi - that's incredible! I don't understand how any thoughtful judge could rule that a rubber pad were any different than a stationary rubber wheel.
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We ran into the same issue with our brakes. We wound up being able to use them after carefully recessing the rivets that held our rough-top brake tread in place, far deeper than any riveted traction wheel I've ever seen. We were using wheel material, attached in the same way that many wheel treads are attached, and it was still a big issue.
Being that the burden of proof rests with the team, not the judge, we had to do what we were told to do despite no sound argument (IMO) that what we were doing was any different than other teams, or any evidence of damage to the field. I don't fault the LRI for taking a very conservative stance, but it was quite frustrating. Perhaps once there is more precedent with teams using brakes (or at least we have a longer history with them) people will feel more comfortable with it.