ramp tractions

[BRosser314]

Originally Posted by Team 849

Are we alloud to use electrical tape or foam tape to provide traction on the RAMP?

Thanks

What you might want to try is the adhesive backed sand paper used for traction on Steps and things like that, It may also be called safyety tape, and last year we had it on our roller so pick up the balls and it worked great

[Gary Dillard]

Originally Posted by BRosser314

What you might want to try is the adhesive backed sand paper used for traction on Steps and things like that, It may also be called safyety tape, and last year we had it on our roller so pick up the balls and it worked great

From the Q&A:

If the material is not marketed and/or sold as "tape" then for the purposes of Rule <R35> it will not be considered "tape." If you suspect that questions may arise from inspectors regarding the material, we suggest you take any packaging or descriptions that show the material is not "tape" with you to the competition events.

Several Places in Q&A is says that anything sold as a tape or called tape is not allowable. So if it's called safety tape you can't use it. If it's called something else it may be OK.

[Brian J. R.]

So, in theory, I could have adhesively backed gripping paper? (just theoretical here, we don't even have a ramp...) Or could I simple have and paper glued onto the ramp.

Brian Richards, 1983 Mechanic

[Gary Dillard]

Originally Posted by Brian J. R.

So, in theory, I could have adhesively backed gripping paper? (just theoretical here, we don't even have a ramp...) Or could I simple have and paper glued onto the ramp.

Brian Richards, 1983 Mechanic

According to the FIRST Q&A (as I read it - see my post #22 above for the quote), that is correct.

[GBIT]

another idea that i belive is perfectly legal correct me if im wrong. you could use the hook side of velcro and that usually has an adhesive back

just an idea we had it on ours before we had to rip them off for weight

[Brian C]

Or you could just spray the ramp down with this.