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View Poll Results: Is your team going aftr the ramp this year?
Yes, we are going after the ramp 211 90.95%
No, we are not going after the ramp 10 4.31%
Ramp??? What ramp? 11 4.74%
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Re: Teams going after the ramp?

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Originally Posted by cgrar2008
The largest problem we observed was the clearance because of the seemingly "extreme" 30 degree angle. Being a rookie team and using the stock frame there was a small amount of clearance with the kit skyway wheels, but they did not provide near enough traction so we resorted to the "running start method" and made it up. We purchased new wheels that will hopefully allow us to have a high enough coefficient of friction to claw our way onto the ramp.

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Yes! You guys are on the right track, I think this is the minimum a rookie team should aim for.
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