Thread: New Bumper Rule makes West Coast drive Illegal?
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New Bumper Rule makes West Coast drive Illegal?
I was reading through the robot rules and came across this.

Rule <R08> M says:

"The entire length of the BUMPER backing must be supported by the structure/frame of the ROBOT (i.e.) the backing material must not be in "free space" between or beyond attachment points) (see Figure 8-3)"

Wouldn't this make most cantalevered live axle drive robots Illegal? We have basically used our own version of the so called west coast drive chassis similar to 254, 60, 968 and others and have floated our bumpers on the outside of the wheels using brackets attached at various points at the end of the frame and between the wheels. If I understand this correctly, I now have to have a full frame member along the complete length of the wood bumper backing which would really defeat the purpose of having cantelevered wheels.

Anyone else come up with the same interpretation? Might as well just use the Kit Chassis.