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[SteveGPage]

Originally Posted by waialua359

I agree with this one. There will be many headaches for inspectors and some very unhappy campers on both sides.

The most simplest solution, while it may not allow teams to be as creative as they wanted to be, is to have a frame, that is unquestionably, legal.

From past experience the last several years, I dont want those headaches again as much as possible.

I'm with you on this one Glenn!

I think that the GDC has created rules this time, when all taken together, has the intention of driving design; rather than teams coming up with any and all designs and trying to fit/apply the rules to the design. With the stated bumper constraints - bumper segment size, perimeter coverage, trailer-bumper interaction, etc... there will a limited number of designs that meet those requirements!

836 is going conservative to mitigate risks of an un-approvable design. Long configuration - Front opening of 16" (6" of bumper segments on either side), appropriate opening for the trailer hitch and leaving it at that.