[Conor Ryan]

as long as your off the ground when the buzzer sounds, you should count as being on the ramp. The victor break may help you, but don't count on it.

The main use for the victor brake is when you are driving, when you let go the robot slows quickly, if you don't have the Victor break on the robot tends to coast for a few feet. We did some tests to see if the break eats the battery more than if it wasn't on, but it didn't seem to make a difference, at least in the 2 minutes and 15 seconds that we drove with them on (several times).