[mbushroe]

I would like a more official declaration on this subject, too. An articulated vehicle, just like the big earth movers, would make lots of sense. If you make two rigid frames, shaped like the home plate in baseball, with bumpers covering all 5 sides of each half, it would seem to still meet the rules. At the pivot point, the rules allow for a short section of compressible bumper that the pivot mechanism would squish on one side.

This type of vehicle construction would greatly improve the steering and traction at the same time. It would, however, greatly limit the room for a ball handling/kicking mechanism.