[Nuttyman54]

Team 971 took a slighty different approach in 2004. We did a halftrack (Tracks in front, wheels in back) and use the Robot Combat snowblower treads. however, we also inclined the treads quite a bit, giving the robot effectively a 6 wheel configuration. This allowed us to drive up the SIDE of the platform (We skipped the 6" steps entirely)...it also helped us get top seed and win the Silicon Valley Regional that year (thanks to 254 and 852). You could use the same concept to drive up the ramp.