Pic: would this chassis shape be legal?

[gburlison]

Originally Posted by Creator Mat

OK my team wants to do something like this (see attached pic) for our chassis shape. we follow the bumper rules. Would this type of shape be legal when herding the balls? I think it is legal because the ball would be free to move within the indentation area and thus would not be possession. I want to find out what the rest of the FIRST community thinks. Also if you think this would break a bumper rule or some other rule beyond just the no possession rule please say something.

Note: the red strip on the ledge thing on the top is supposed to be the bumpers

I don't think this is legal. If you filled in the gap on the part of the frame at the height of the bumpers, it might be a legal frame, but the frame perimeter will include this filled in area and if a ball protrudes more than 3 inches inside this frame perimeter, you may not pass inspection and will incur a penalty if this happens during play.