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Unread 19-03-2008, 13:00
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Re: Legality of Team 190's Mechanism?

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Originally Posted by tapoore
Actually, I was talking to one of their mentors and he said that they had specifically contacted FIRST and had sent them a six page document outlining their design and why it complied with the rules. Apparently FIRST said it was OK (at that time). As a team, they work quite closely with FIRST, so maybe they contacted FIRST directly, not through the Q&A?
With all due respect toward 190 and their design, talking directly with FIRST is not an official means of rule clarification. What anyone at FIRST says has about the game has no weight unless it is in the Game Manual, Q&A, or official update.

For those wondering, I'm pretty sure 190 is not finished competing. They are one of the original teams, so they always have a ticket to nationals. They also attend one or more off-season competitions.
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