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Unread 11-01-2010, 18:11
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Nathan Weiss
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Re: Effective Drive Base

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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik View Post
The Bump (caps make it scarier) is 45 degrees up, to a flat with a 45 degree faceplant just waiting for the unwary or timid driver.
I just wanted to point out that the actual grade of the bump is approximately 38.7 degrees (or something to that effect) using simple trigonometry based on the height and width provided by FIRST.