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Originally Posted by apalrd
We also determined it would be easier on the drivers because it required less precise line-up and they could just ram the robot into the tower to hang.
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I want to touch on this as it was a topic of discussion between Jim Zondag and myself a couple weeks back. Recalling 2004 how the Bees hung from the upper bar I asked him why they didn't do that again, it would have been simpler. In fact, one of the things 397 talked about doing was using the method from 2004 (shoot the hook and winch it down) I even had one of the 2337 mentors search his garage for our old winch (long story). Jim said the main difference between 2004 and 2010 was how you could approach the bar. In 2004 you could put a hook at 9 - 10' and then drive through under the bar. It would catch and you would be done. This year you could not do that due to the tunnel. This meant the driver would have to line up and hook on which was time consuming.