Are you considered in the homestretch if?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Vikesrock

I keep seeing people saying that knocking the ball backward after crossing the finish line will be a 10 pt. penalty for moving clockwise. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't we putting a 40 " diameter ball in a 32" diameter hole? Doesn't that give you 4 " to work with? This would be twice the vertical distance that could be worked with if the robot is in the opponent's home stretch.

You don't have a full four inches because the pipes are not infinitely thin. You actually have about 3". Now, you have to move this ball off of that rack somehow WITHOUT breaking the plane of the line. If you can do that, more power to you; otherwise, you get a penalty.