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Re: Bumper Material

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Originally Posted by Mike Marandola View Post
Are you talking about this and/or this? If so, they are available now. And have you felt the iron on number that came in the kit? We have used them for the two previous years and they are pretty slick against standard Cordura nylon. I haven't had a chance to test sailcloth or ballistic nylon but I would imagine it would be just as slippery.
I was not talking about either of those but rather something entirely new. Andy had a 3D printed version of it that was cool and the inspectors were all eyeballing in St Louis. Hard to describe but basically an extrusion profile that allows two boards to be fit into it at 90 degrees to each other. It would definitely simplify the bumper corner construction process for teams, at least we think so.

We tried the iron on numbers in the kit but had no luck with them. I'm not going to claim we put them on correctly mind you but we really couldn't get them to stick. We opted for paint this past year since we had used it previously. That and the standard bumper fabric.

We are aiming to do more this year... assuming the rules allow for it.

How about pool noodles? Who is using hollow core and who is using solid core?
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