Hanging only strategy?

[Kit Gerhart]

Originally Posted by Lord Nerdlinger

We were originally going for the herding/hanging strategy, but our drive system sucks very very badly. We can however move from the starting point, to the side of the platform climb over it, make a 90 degree turn, climb the next level and hang on the bar. We can't really drive around on the feild for more than 30 seconds before the battery dies and the motors start over heating and the treads fall off though.

Would anyone pick us for an alliance partner if we could just do the bar? (but very consistently?!!?)

If you can hang very reliably, you might be a good partner for teams, but as others have suggested, you should try to fix your drive train problems. The motors heating up quickly should be fairly easy to fix. It sounds like you are overgeared. Speed is nice, but reliability is better. As far as treads falling off, is there wheel misalignment, lack of guides, or ? If you can make your drive better, you can herd balls and still hang, only more consistantly.

Good luck, and have fun at your competitions.