legality of bolt and screw heads breaking plane of chassis meeting bumpers

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by Jack Jones

If the GDC has looked very hard at the bumper design, then how is it they overlooked the most critical element - the plywood? There's a whole lot of difference between the 13 ply Baltic Birch plywood we use and the 5 ply soft-wood junk they sell at Home Depot. The ruling spends just one word, "plywood", on the most important part, but goes into great detail and updates about trivial air gaps. It just doesn't make sense!

Al - I'll bet you a dollar to a doughnut (no Krispy Kreme please) that a 35" slab of our plywood will take that hit.

In 2007 we had a bumper of high quality plywood unsupported over about 30 inches. It snapped like a twig our first match. We replaced the wood and it happened again so we played the rest of the regional with a broken bumper. At our next regional we replaced it with cheep Lowe's plywood and it lasted almost the entire regional before it broke (it had more spring.)

[Jack Jones]

Originally Posted by IndySam

In 2007 we had a bumper of high quality plywood unsupported over about 30 inches. It snapped like a twig our first match. We replaced the wood and it happened again so we played the rest of the regional with a broken bumper. At our next regional we replaced it with cheep Lowe's plywood and it lasted almost the entire regional before it broke (it had more spring.)

Ah - there's our mistake, we should go to Lowes instead of Home Depot.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by Jack Jones

Ah - there's our mistake, we should go to Lowes instead of Home Depot.

No comment...
Agreed on plywood type. Most teams are going to opt for the cheapest available or what ever is left over from another construction project. Sam's experience is what the GDC is trying to avoid and what we are trying to inspect.

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by Jack Jones

Ah - there's our mistake, we should go to Lowes instead of Home Depot.

Not that I don't like Home Depot I just cant stand all that orange.

[Rob]

Originally Posted by IndySam

Not that I don't like Home Depot I just cant stand all that orange.

I would rather deal with sickening orange than the terms "FRAME PERIMETER" and "BUMPER ZONE"...