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Re: Your tall opaque robot is now illegal

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Originally Posted by Tom Line View Post
We grabbed a tape measure to prove we were good, but they pulled out a wooden template. They slid the template under the bumper and it went with no problem, but because it touched a fold in the fabric we were forced to raise our bumpers 1/4". We had passed inspection 5 times. 4 district inspections and 1 at the start of states.
That's just sad. Some referees need to lighten up and keep the team experience in mind instead of seeking out ways to rule them illegal.
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