New Bumper rule interpretation - straight from the lead inspector

[Gary Dillard]

Originally Posted by dlavery

They do NOT have the authority to change the existing rules or make up new ones.

There is a difference between obsessively "lawyering" the existing rules that have been provided to all FIRST teams, and respectfully challenging someone that has created a new rule on the spot and expects everyone at an event to respond. .... There is no provision for "local customizing" or "regional interpretation" of the rules.

-dave

As the lead inspector explained it to me, this exact interpretation was specifically passed down to him from FIRST; he was very nice about it, he didn't say that he agreed or disagreed with it, and I certainly didn't get the impression that he made it up himself. Hopefully it was just a miscommunication.