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Unread 11-04-2016, 11:32
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Re: FRC 71 2002 Marching technique

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Originally Posted by Ari423 View Post
We claim partial responsibility for the exception to R77-K (disallowing White Clippards). In 2014, we blew up 3 or 4 of them in one event by playing hard defense. A day or two later, the Team Update adds that exception to the rules. Coincidence? I think not.


PS- I know we aren't the only team that did that, but it's nice to know we were part of the reason that rule was written.
Some(?) of the white Clippards just had manufacturing defects. In 2013 one blew up in our pit at Midwest, even before getting anywhere near fully pressurized. A piece ricocheted off my shoulder clear down the pit isle 30-40 feet! That was a fun time helping the inspectors hunt down all the pieces so they could investigate and send the stuff back for analysis.
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