Withholding Allowance

[FrankJ]

Q. R18. "For Teams attending 2-Day Events, ... FABRICATED ITEMS constructed during the Robot Access Period and bagged with the ROBOT are exempt from this limit." Can the referenced "FABRICATED during Robot Access Period" items be direct replacement spare parts (not installed to the robot) as long as they are bagged with the robot? If yes, can they be bagged in a separate, tagged bag, for ease of transport?
2016-03-01 by FRC0234
A. Yes, any additional FABRICATED ITEMS built during the Robot Access Period may be bagged with the ROBOT, as per R18 of the Game Manual, or in additional bags, per Section 5.2 of the Admin Manual. Please be aware that Team Update 12 amended Section 5.2 of the Admin Manual to say that you may only use a maximum of two (2) bags.

Is the two bag limit going to be known as the Zebracorn amendment? Too bad they forgot to specify the bag size.

[marshall]

Originally Posted by FrankJ

Is the two bag limit going to be known as the Zebracorn amendment? Too bad they forgot to specify the bag size.

I hope not. I want the end of bag day to be known as the Zebracorn amendment. We've proven how silly it is twice now... maybe it will take a third time though.

[meg]

Originally Posted by FrankJ

Is the two bag limit going to be known as the Zebracorn amendment? Too bad they forgot to specify the bag size.

There was already a two bag limit actually. We had forgotten to put a few parts in those two bags, so shoved them in a trashbag. We were told that wasn't okay, so they ended up counting towards our withholding allowance. Had we not had enough weight in that, we would have had to leave it in the trailer.