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Originally Posted by rich2202
FWIW: I don't think there is a requirement that the driver stay in their team's position. If you bring a long enough ethernet cord, you can be in whatever position the teams agree.
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C12 prevents teams from doing this.
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Originally Posted by 2017 Manual Section 6
C12. Plug in to/be in your PLAYER STATION. The OPERATOR CONSOLE must be used in the PLAYER STATION to which the Team is assigned, as indicated on the Team sign.
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The blue box below goes on to explain that the intent is to prevent long tethers that could become tripping hazards, and "if an operator is located more than approximately 1⁄2 PLAYER STATION width away from their own PLAYER STATION, that would be considered a violation of C12."