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Unread 11-03-2007, 12:08
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Re: New Bumper rule interpretation - straight from the lead inspector

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Originally Posted by Gary Dillard View Post
And Dave wonders why we spend so much time lawyering each detail of the rules...................

Friday at Florida Regional, the lead inspector comes around to every team in the pits who had bumpers and explains that there was a ruling made at FIRST dealing with standard bumper construction that did not get passed down to the inspectors, and any team that was not in compliance had to modify their bumpers before they could compete on Saturday.
We too were told our bumpers had to be secured with aluminum angle on midday Fri. Although we politely (but rather doggedly) explained our belief that the rules implied this was a recommendation rather than mandatory, Friday night the team stayed late in the pit getting the work done. The fix was simple but the necessity was questioned.