[ratdude747]

Originally Posted by Billfred

2007 did not have the same gearbox as any other year. That was the year of the BaneBots 56mm gearbox, which in as-shipped-in-the-kit form was not remotely ready for the task of playing a very physical game like Rack 'N Roll. (Whether they were ready after the fixes that went out was a rather subjective matter that depended on your application.)

You are correct that the Toughbox first entered the kit in 2008. We used SuperShifters that year on 1618, so those sat off to the side.

That's interesting. On 1747 as a freshman in 2008 I remember finding 4 old KOP gearboxes cases made of cast metal; their rookie year was 2006 and they at that point had never used stock gearboxes (AM Shifter Gen2's in 2006 and 2007). Thus it made sense for 2 to be 2006 and 2 to be 2007. I hadn't even heard of Banebots doing KOP gearboxes although given the era I could see them being awful (chipped gear city)... My guess is two of the castings must have been 2005 ones that were "gifted" by 461 when the team was founded.

Sorry for the misinformation.