[Aaron Lussier]

Originally Posted by Adam Shapiro

Treads require a lot of torque as they produce a great deal of friction with the carpet. This is a major problem, especially if you aren't the greatest with a drive system and gearing (just like us in 2002), as turning becomes almost impossible and causes the breakers to blow quite frequently.

This year our team figured a way around the friction problem, while still being able to have the tracks all the way down for pushing and pulling matched whenever we want.

-Aaron