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Re: Visibility of field from drivers station

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Originally Posted by unionylibertad View Post
i dont think it would matter that much. you can have the webcam, after all.
Framerate on the driver's station from the camera can be pretty poor. It'll matter a lot.

Even in 2007, at least one team started out by placing tubes on their opponent's side of the rack. You get decent vision, they get obstacles, and that's with the tubes 20 feet away!
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