Lesson Learned 2016 - The Negative

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

Imagine a bumper's eye view of some of the defenses and I think you might be able to come up with a reason.

Our bumpers, at the lowest they could physically be, were rarely in contact with the defenses, if ever, event the rock wall. If they'd been 1/2" higher they would have never contacted the defenses period.

Yes, if simple physical height from the arena floor is considered they interfere, but once you add the ramp at the edge of the defenses in conjunction with most competition proven drive trains and you don't need nearly the whole bumper zone.