pic: Bumper idea - legal?

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by dlavery

Rule <R07> discusses the bumpers. Rule <R12-B> discusses removable/reversible covers. The changes to Rule <R12-B> in Update #9 do not affect the fact that Rule <R07> still requires that the BUMPERS be a single, solid red or blue color.

Dave,
Thank you for your thoughts on the matter.

This not being an official FIRST forum, I am asking your opinion, with the explicit understanding that your opinion (possibly expressed here) carries no weight at all as far as inspection, rules, or competitions are concerned. That is, your opinion is not an official communication from FIRST. Just some guy's opinion.

Is it legal to use the idea presented here?

Don
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[Al Skierkiewicz]

Dave,
The proposed construction method above would present a single piece/color of fabric to the view of all. A good seamstress would of course use a different color when stitching the fabric so that the red side is stitched in red and the blue side in blue. Numbers would of course have to be present on both sides.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

Dave,
Thank you for your thoughts on the matter.

This not being an official FIRST forum, I am asking your opinion, with the explicit understanding that your opinion (possibly expressed here) carries no weight at all as far as inspection, rules, or competitions are concerned. That is, your opinion is not an official communication from FIRST. Just some guy's opinion.

Is it legal to use the idea presented here?

Don
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Don, the Q&A said to read Update #9. http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=14549

Given that it met all bumper rules with either color showing, my (unofficial) opinion is that it would pass inspection.

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by EricH

Don, the Q&A said to read Update #9.

Ah, I didn't get that connection; I was a little fuzzy on how we got from the idea to #9; now I see it was directly through Q&A. OK then.

I don't want to put words into Dave's mouth (but I will anyway) but I think he was just reminding us that there are other issues to consider when skinning a bumper...