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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
This rule was part of last year's competition season. It is the rule under which certain adhesive backed "sandpaper" like and rubber materials were allowed to be used on the ramps.
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Are you sure the quoted sentence was in the rules last year? It's not in the copy of the 2007 rules I have handy (the rule was
<R35> then). Last year's Q&A said "non-skid tape" was
not allowed.
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=1314
I believe some teams were able to find products labeled "sheeting" instead of "tape" and skirt the rule.