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Originally Posted by IndySam
I can tell you that because that's exactly what common sense told me. The bolt protruding rule was to allow to help with bumper attachment and support. How does a bolt protruding 4" of the ground hamper mounting bumpers? So why would it be allowed?
I have nothing but respect for PC and have learned much from him over the years. Just because he is a WFA doesn't make him always correct.
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But he was. The rules were clear, whatever stuck out the farthest in the Bumper Zone defined the Frame Perimeter, whether that was an axle or a bolt or a a hot glued army man.
Update 6 changed that, which may have shrunk the Frame Perimeter for some teams. If these teams were designing to fit inside the projection of their old larger Frame Perimeter and now do not fit inside the new smaller Frame Perimeter then this rule has taken a legal design and made it illegal. In week 4 that just does not seem to be a fair thing to do.