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Originally Posted by devodl
[*]Can you use a metal track that has "treads" (not "studs" or cleats")?[*]What is "hard" plastic? Is "hard" quantified using the Durometer or Rockwell scales?[*]What is meant by "other attachments"?
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All of the answers below are general responses. More specific responses would require actual part numbers or pictures.
In general, metal tracks that have rubber treads might be allowed if the metal has no possibility of ever contacting the carpet or exuding lubricant that would stain or otherwise damage the carpet. This might also include wire reinforced tracks where the wires either begin exposed or through wear break out of the belt and contact the floor. Inspectors are not the only officials that have input on this.
Hard plastic is just that. Something that when you feel it you think "That's really hard, I bet it is going to rip some carpet!" This comes from teams adding plastic studs to track or wheels to give extra grip in past competitions.
Other attachments is anything that gives extra grip to the original material, be it aluminum cleats, nylon screws, abrasives, sand, file cards, wire brushes, etc.
So perhaps those that are so eager to complain might realize that if they spent a little less time complaining and a little more time analyzing the problem and developing solutions, then they might have a little less to complain about. - dlavery [more] 
01-02-2010, 10:43
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