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Re: Friction drives

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Originally Posted by newbee View Post
I'm looking for clarification. If I use a friction wheel to drive the surface of wheels provided in the kit, there is a possibility that the friction wheels will somehow change the characteristics of the regulite wheels themselves. Is this grounds for disqualification?
I would imagine the ruling would depend on the sort of "friction wheel" you are using. If this wheel was made of sand paper (or some other really rough surface), I'd bet all eight of our orbit balls that the inspector would have a problem with it.
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