[KenWittlief]

but you cant push a bot up against a wall if your wheels are perpendicular to theirs, you would not be able to apply any force against the other bot to pin it?

and if there was the slightest bit of space to move the pinned bot could rock back and forth and use its momentum to push you away.

but to go back to the original question, if you continue to pin a bot, whether you are powered or not, you get a 10 point penaly every 10 seconds

which means you would pretty much lose the match - which is how it should be since pinning another bot for a minute or two is against the spirit of the game (thats why we HAVE the penalties - you keep doing it, you keep getting penalties and you lose!)