Ballast considered extra parts?

[Gabe]

I couldn't find any threads that provided answers, so...

Does removable ballast count toward the 25 pound weight limit on spare parts brought to competition?

If your robot turns out to have an unnacceptably high center of gravity with folded ramps, can you remove them and replace them with heavy weights that you brought with you to the competition.

So far, our robot is 40 pounds underweight and will most likely have ramps that fold up, raising the COG of the robot. Knowing this, can our team bring 40 pounds of steel weights to the regional to switch out if necessary, or are the weights considered spare parts and fall under the 25 pound limit?