[AmyPrib]

Originally Posted by Billfred

I like this concept, except that no ref will have a six-inch measurement device handy. How about using some reference from the guardrail pipe?

Well, that's kinda why I said we're all logical enough to know what 6" is.. including teams, and including refs. I would find it silly if people wanted to get so "exact" with the 6" and have a ruler for this rule. If you had a drivebase/body 12" above the wheels, then touch the triangle with a wheel.. but if you're straddling the triangle, I think it's obvious - even though it doesn't satisfy the 6" rule. But I'm betting we see most/all drivebases within 6-8"" of the ground.

I'm sure someone will come up with a caveat (right word?) for every "improved" rule that anyone comes up with. But it goes back to intent of the rule, and to quit being lawyers. Using a guardrail or something as a reference, fine. Maybe it would be easier if we had a FIRST official directly state what the intent of the rule was and go from there. To me, it sounds like safety for all, and to give a confined area in which you could retrieve a tetra. There have been suggestions that cover those.