Witholding Allowance

[FRC839]

The rule as quoted from the manual is here:
"<R26> [rule narrative edited out for brevity]"

Ok, so I'm having a little trouble getting my puny head and little brain power around the Withholding Allowance. (Maybe it's just not enough coffee yet.)

If I can build a base that weighs under 40 pounds, including the new control system, I can ship every thing else and keep my drive base home??

I don't think this is the intent, but it would be legal??

[FRC1501]

We want to make sure we interpret R26 very carefully. We understand clearly the intent of R26 is to allow time with the new controls (thank-you), however we interpret "subsystems" in this manner:

If our drive base "subsystem" which includes "fabricated" frame assembly, motors, wheels, and transmissions, along with the entire robot electrical system is less than 40 LBS, which meet the WITHHOLDING rules of <R36>.......

Are we allowed to keep the entire drive base, motors, wheels, transmissions and robot electrical system and bring it with us to our competition?

[GDC]

Under the Withholding Allowance, the TEAM may bring up to 40 pounds of ROBOT materials to the competition event. These materials may be any combination of FABRICATED ITEMS and ROBOT parts withheld from shipping. This can be any part or subsystem of the ROBOT - including a drive base - as long as it does not exceed the permitted incoming weight allowance specified in Rule <R36>.