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Re: R21-G Clarification (Bumper Mounting Question)

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Originally Posted by dmorewood View Post
Basically what the safety inspectors do to inspect your bumps is they grab one end and try to shake them and they're looking for vertical or horizontal movement. If you can prove your plates don't shift and wiggle to much then your fine.
Sounds just like checking that a load is properly secured to a roof rack. If you pull back and forth on the load and the load moves relative to the car, start over. If the car moves on its springs, drive it a couple of miles and check again.

With FRC bumpers, I would recommend ramming a brick wall a couple of times, both head on and at an angle. Better to break it at home when you have a few days or at least hours to fix it than at competition when you have minutes.
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