pic: Team 190 2008 Teaser 1

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Brandon Holley

This wouldn't score you any points as you needed to be supported by the bar, and only the bar... see http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/17417
This was at the 2004 NJ Regional. In the semis (or quarters?) my team (#11, MORT) hung on team 237 (who could strafe back and forth on the bar). The referees deemed us not hanging because we were attached to them.

Somebody tell the L.A. refs that!!!! [/sarcasm]

The rule was that if your support (other than the bar) was removed, and the robot would still be hanging from the bar, then you were hanging. At least that's how the L.A. refs called it. (314 on top of 330 in the second or third finals match. Literally on top of, as well as figuratively.)

Oh, well, hopefully the reffing will be more consistent this year, with the ref training course.