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Re: pic: Did Somebody Say Defense Game?

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Cross your fingers that it will turn without popping the breakers.
Actually, they're missing a couple of wheels. (2007 joke)

If it's anything like what they've done before, the wheels are in a bit of an arc, so it acts more like a 6WD drop than a 4WD "bounce turn".
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Actually, they're missing a couple of wheels. (2007 joke)

If it's anything like what they've done before, the wheels are in a bit of an arc, so it acts more like a 6WD drop than a 4WD "bounce turn".
Looks like it'd be more of an 8WD, but I could be wrong.
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Re: pic: Did Somebody Say Defense Game?

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Looks like it'd be more of an 8WD, but I could be wrong.
I agree, looks like they are set in pairs.

If I were holding the joysticks in this case :
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Re: pic: Did Somebody Say Defense Game?

Is this a similar design to what your team ran in 2008? If so, what reliability changes were made?


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