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Re: No-show teams and trailers

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Originally Posted by Rick Wagner View Post
I want to verify I haven't missed something, but after the third update, there still seems to be no Q&A response or rules update that addresses this issue. The trailer tongue for a no-show robot will gouge the regolith when it gets shoved out of range of an opposing PS by an alliance partner. The trailer will also rest at a non-vertical angle, and might be tipped over backward fairly easily.

I would have posted my own Q&A question on this, but someone earlier in the thread said he would ask.
They probably have asked, but we won't see it until the GDC deigns to answer. We have a team trailer constructed and it is not very tippy at all. I don't recall if the hitch reaches the floor, but the low bumpers make great stabilizers and the possible angle off of vertical is not too great.
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