Thread: New Bumper Rule makes West Coast drive Illegal?
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Unread 04-01-2009, 00:52
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Re: New Bumper Rule makes West Coast drive Illegal?
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Originally Posted by Tristan Lall View Post
As a matter of policy, it would be foolishness to ask inspectors to second-guess the teams as to what is, or isn't part of the frame, based on subjective measures like how substantial the support piece is. It would just lead to different interpretations at different events, as teams appear with all manner of plywood, metal channel, plastic sheets, etc. as structural backings for their bumpers. Even if there was a universal standard applied everywhere, what would be the point—is that really a useful thing to have, among all of the other rules that teams need to deal with?
So, if i took a West Coast Drive, mounted a 1 in wide strip of 1/16 in thick aluminum on standoffs so that it was as long as the side of the drive and called it part of the frame. The bumpers could then be mounted to this part of the 'frame'. Is this what you had in mind?
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