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Re: 1137 Rocket Sauce 2009 Robot slideshow

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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery View Post
I'm concerned your rear bumpers are not legal. You must have at least 6" of protection on each corner, and it does not appear you have that on the rear.

See this thread for an ad naseum discussion of what is essentially your exact design, in which it was concluded it was illegal.
I'm with Lavery here... The inspectors will not pass you, or had better not. This exact design is called out in their training manual as illegal due to a non-protected corner, or 2 of them.
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