Bumper Rule Question

[EricH]

Originally Posted by gearheadcapital

I have one question regarding what Mr. Skierkiewicz wrote. Specifically, he said there cannot be a gap in the frame of more than 8". I didn't read that proviso in the rules. Does this mean we cannot have more than an 8" segment cut out of the frame or does he mean that the bumper cannot cover more than an 8" cut out in the frame? Put another way, can you remove more than an 8" segment of frame perimeter, provided that there is at least eight inches on either side of that opening or are you limited to an 8" maximum opening?

[R33]
Bumpers must be supported by the structure/frame of the Robot (i.e. each end of the Bumper must be rigidly attached to the Frame Perimeter, the gap between the backing material and the frame must not be greater than ¼ in. and no section of Bumper greater than 8 in. may be unsupported). See Figure 4?7.

Al forgot to specify that that gap was behind the bumper. You can remove more than 8" of frame perimeter, provided that you do not try to mount bumper across the gap, and provided that you leave the required bumper areas at the corners fully supported.