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Originally Posted by ajlapp
Team 221 LLC. is proud to announce that our new Universal Chassis products and their related accessories are now available for purchase at Team221.com.
Good luck teams! |
I've known Anthony Lapp for over 10 years, and have the highest respect and belief in his abilities. AndyMark as a company is happy to work in coordination with Team 221, LLC, and will support their efforts. I believe in what Anthony is doing (for whatever that is worth).
With regard to parts legality, there are various ways to look at this:
1. Many people will buy these chassis and not even put them on a
FIRST playing field. These people will use them for various applications, many of them not being
FIRST related.
2. The discussion regarding the legality of Team 221 systems within
FRC here is healthy. I recall the
initial discussion regarding AndyMark.biz, where things got very detailed and passionate. The fact that the
FIRST community discussed this was a very good thing. I still appreciate that various people (Eugene Brooks, Charlie Buckner, Steve Warren, and others) questioned what we were doing at that time. They helped us be sure that we covered the bases that needed to be covered.
3. Anthony displayed a Team 221 drive chassis at IRI this past summer, and got great feedback. During approximately the same time, he released his website, essentially "putting his shingle out" for the
FIRST community to see what is available. This availability should not be a surprise to folks who make the rules. I hope that the parts from Team 221, LLC are legal and available to use for
FRC in 2009. This will provide more options for
FRC teams, continue to provide parity between teams, and raise the bar with
FRC drive base technology.
Andy B.