pic: Precariously perched.

[Madison]

Originally Posted by 115inventorsam

I never thought an awesome lifter like 488 would end up being lifted, wow.

And yeah, why did you guys end up being the one lifted? And that would've scared me, that must have been a lot of luck, wished we had some of that in our matches.

Originally Posted by Tim Arnold

Was there a particular reason why "X7" was receiving?

We and 279 each designed easy-to-use lifting systems and thus have relatively low clearance above the ground. At the time we were allied together, neither team had ever climbed another's ramps or lifts -- so we were unsure who was best to leave to lifting.

While queued behind the field, we removed one of our lifts and allowed 279 to see if they had the ground clearance to make it up -- and when they tried, they ended up hitting and buckling one of our ramps instead of climbing it. The ramp was already cracked and we had a replacement ready before getting back to the pit, but it was vital to our victory that match that we were able to test things out in advance. Our machine, 'X7', had the clearance needed to climb up on 279, so we did what was best for the alliance -- even if it hurt my pride a little bit