Bumper question

[EricH]

Originally Posted by SkyWarrior

I thought the bumper should be strictly 8 inches between 2 inches from the ground and 10 inches from the ground?

Last year the rule was 1 inches to 7 inches from the ground total bumper height must be 6 inches if i am not mistaken? At least our bumpers were exactly 6 inches high.

If my bumpers are 5 inches high from the ground and still within the bumper zone, would that be legal?

The bumper may be mounted between 2 inches and 10 inches from the ground. However, bumper height is 5 inches (2 stacked 2.5" pool noodles, and a 5" high plywood backing). This gives 3 inches of height in the bumper zone that is not covered by bumpers.

So, if the bottom of your bumpers was mounted 5" off the ground, provided that you built to the rules, then you would most likely be legal. (Subject to inspection, of course.) If the centerline of your bumpers was 5" off the ground, then you'd again probably be legal subject to inspection (5/2=2.5"; 5-2.5"=2.5" at the bottom of the bumpers).

As far as going from one side of the field to the other without hitting bumpers, there are the bridges. You just have to get them tipped to your side.