[Ben Piecuch]

I LOVE the idea of color coded bumpers! Having a "patch area" to velcro on a red or blue swatch is not difficult at all. I agree with Kim on this, I would gladly give up a sq ft of space on our bumpers to eliminate the flag and flag holder. Plus, it's looking like FIRST really wants to make bumpers mandatory for all robots, so we may as well get used to having them there.

Now, I've read all the "negatives" about this:
- It ruins our "imagery" efforts
- It takes away sponsor ads
- We don't use bumpers
- We don't have any velcro...

These are minor problems that are easily solved with about 5 minutes of forethought. I mean, seriously, how big are these flags, 4" by 8"? You can't find a flat spot on your robot to velcro this onto, or another area to put a sponsor's name? I can guarantee that more teams have velcro than a 1/2" PVC pipe and endcap...

Travis, excellent idea and solution to our flag concerns. I hope more people will read this and agree that there is a better solution out there.

BEN