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Originally Posted by Alex Minot
remember there are no obstacles on the field, only loose tetras that can easily be pushed.
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Actually there will be 5 moving obstacles, and rather quick and powerful obstacles. When you collide with one, the high CG will rock toward it's momentum. These 5 obstacles will be controlled by adrenaline filled teens with few things in mind other than to win. If one of these catch you on your heels while your CG is hanging beyond your perimeter - over it goes. Only a few teams will sacrifice the match to attempt to upright you. Most likely you will become a swinging gate while laying on your side. Then toward the end of the match, your teammates might attempt to plow you into the end zone for the 10 points.
Anyhow - generally a low ground clearance only helps to lower the overall CG. But you could have a 1/16 ground clearance and a 3' high CG. Then you accomplished nothing by the 1/16 clearance. Unless you have a very narrow wheel base, having the chassis out on the perimeter to touch down in the event of a tip won't help. If anything it's going to get caught on stuff. Also opponents can get on top of you and pin your chassis to the rug. I think the rug is going to get torn up from these. Some machines might flip because the chassis will catch on loose rug while at high speed. I wouldn't attempt to go under an inch from the floor, as the fields at competitions are always getting shredded.