2012 Orlando Regional!

[AlexD744]

Hey everyone! Who's excited for the Orlando Regional next week?!?!?

64 teams, representing 5 states and 4 countries! This is going to be awesome, and welcome to all the non-Floridians, it's an awesome event and can't wait to see you there!

[BACONDUDE1902]

Is there a Regional social this year ???

[James1902]

There will be a 'Bacon Bash' event on UCF campus on Friday night after pits close. Details will be coming shortly.

Can't wait to see everyone at the regional, should be fun this year! :D

[E-Stop]

I can't wait to go and I hope my whole team gets to go to 'Bacon Bash'. Can we get a Orlando Regional robot photos going on? ;):D

[Sayrah]

Has everyone checked out the event information (http://floridafirstregional.com/events.html) page on the Orlando Regional website? Lots of good information.

Oh, and in case you're using the 408/417 Expressway toll-roads during the competition, you should know that on Saturday March 10th they are opening the new interchange for eastbound traffic getting off the 408 heading northbound on the 417. You can see a map here (http://www.expresswayauthority.com/Corporate/oursystem/sr408/408-417%20Traffic%20Pattern_2-27-12.pdf).

Who's going to load in on Wednesday night?

Sayrah

[dodar]

Has everyone checked out the event information (http://floridafirstregional.com/events.html) page on the Orlando Regional website? Lots of good information.

Oh, and in case you're using the 408/417 Expressway toll-roads during the competition, you should know that on Saturday March 10th they are opening the new interchange for eastbound traffic getting off the 408 heading northbound on the 417. You can see a map here (http://www.expresswayauthority.com/Corporate/oursystem/sr408/408-417%20Traffic%20Pattern_2-27-12.pdf).

Who's going to load in on Wednesday night?

Sayrah

Hopefully 320 people are going on Wedneday.

[Sayrah]

Hopefully 320 people are going on Wedneday.

That would certainly make for smooth sailing on Thursday morning! Don't forget your paperwork for Bag and Tag!!

[Barry Bonzack]

the UCF/Florida/Orlando Regional has been my favorite FIRST event for many years. Less than a week away! It's starting to look a lot like Christmas

[wendymom]

The Aussies with Thunder Down Under have arrived safe and sound in O-town!!

[dodar]

The Aussies with Thunder Down Under have arrived safe and sound in O-town!!

Wow! Gratz and why so early?

[S.P.A.M.er 17]

I'm so ready for this:D . Everyone at SPAM is anxiously waiting! Orlando is always fun. By the way, here is our fun shirt for this year. Find one of us to grab the full QR code. If anyone is looking to swap shirts, P.M. me. There are many SPAMies looking for a trade.

[savage]

I will be there on wed for field setup and then I will be ref the rest of the time.

Good luck to all teams!

[S.P.A.M.er]

I'm so ready for this:D . Everyone at SPAM is anxiously waiting!

OH yes we are so ready for Orlando. I'm really looking forward to my first competition with this great group of people. I'm really looking forward to getting other team shirts too. PM if you wanna trade.:D

[Kevin Thorp]

There will be a 'Bacon Bash' event on UCF campus on Friday night after pits close. Details will be coming shortly.

Can't wait to see everyone at the regional, should be fun this year! :D

We (Team 3489) RSVP'd but the email bounced back as undeliverable. What is the correct email address?

How many are you expecting at the Bacon Bash?

[torihoelscher]

I am so excited!!! :) This has always been my favorite regional because there are so many great and gracious teams that travel down to UCF! I cant wait to see all of my friends!

[BrendanRadabaug]

We (Team 3489) RSVP'd but the email bounced back as undeliverable. What is the correct email address?

How many are you expecting at the Bacon Bash?


That mailbox is getting slammed with emails so it stays full often. Sorry for the inconvenience. Email your info to brendanradabaugh@gmail.com and I'll get the info to her. That goes for anyone else trying to contact Wendy and gets a bounceback notification.

[S.P.A.M.er]

That mailbox is getting slammed with emails so it stays full often. Sorry for the inconvenience. Email your info to brendanradabaugh@gmail.com and I'll get the info to her. That goes for anyone else trying to contact Wendy and gets a bounceback notification.

Has SPAM Team 180 RSVPed?

[Dan Richardson]

There will be a 'Bacon Bash' event on UCF campus on Friday night after pits close. Details will be coming shortly.

Can't wait to see everyone at the regional, should be fun this year! :D

Will there be Bacon at said Bacon Bash? Most delicious social name ever.

[BrendanRadabaug]

Has SPAM Team 180 RSVPed?

Here are the teams that have RSVPed so far.

Note: we are still getting the email cleaned out so if you have signed up we will add you to the list later.

Teams attending the Bacon Bash:
3132
3164
3556
179
2757
342
3659
3502
3489
4013
79
1902

[Kevin Thorp]

Does anyone have the webcast link?

[robokiller]

I'm so excited I just cant hide it...

I will be coding till the morning.

[DarkFlame145]

Good luck everyone, win or lose as long as you have fun you will always win!

[David Guzman]

Hey guys!

1251 is trying to test our code with our practice robot but we forgot our basketballs back at our home city.

Does any team already near UCF area have some basketballs we can borrow for the night? We just need three balls to test our photo-sensors.


Thanks in advance. Let me know ASAP!

[E-Stop]

I wish we would have known we had a couple in the trailer but now they are in the stadium :(

[toolgirl]

Does anyone have the webcast link?

This should be the direct one :) : http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/robotics/first/ucf-regional-2012/

But you can find everything here hopefully http://www.floridafirstregional.com/
just in case

[kstl99]

Are the webcasts working for people? The picture on the website refreshes every 20 seconds and the link to the streem will not work for me. It opens Mediaplayer but after a time displays a "cannot play" message.

[nuggetsyl]

A great way to never get picked is to say your going to the coopertition bridge never show up but shoot several balls that never go in and lose the match any way.

[gorrilla]

Congratulations to team 1557's mentor Dave Owen for winning this years Woodie Flowers Award!

Dave has been a great inspiration to me and my team and I am very happy that he was chosen. He has done so much to spread the message of FIRST in our lives.

[Andrew Lawrence]

I've been having problems watching the webcast (mainly through Madstream and the main source). Is it just me, or is everyone else having issues?

[Eugene Fang]

I've been having problems watching the webcast (mainly through Madstream and the main source). Is it just me, or is everyone else having issues?

If the main source is down, there's no way MadStream will work. Although [FL] works just fine according to multiple people I've asked.

[kstl99]

If the main source is down, there's no way MadStream will work. Although [FL] works just fine according to multiple people I've asked.

What is [FL]? I tried the regional website live stream link which opened Windows MediaPlayer which then gave me an error message. I followed the help link in the error messege which talked about a possible missing codec. Is that possible and does anyone know where to find it?

[Eugene Fang]

What is [FL]? I tried the regional website live stream link which opened Windows MediaPlayer which then gave me an error message. I followed the help link in the error messege which talked about a possible missing codec. Is that possible and does anyone know where to find it?

[FL] is Orlando Regional. On MadStream, I don't use Windows MediaPlayer for any regional except for the WPI Regional (because the non WMV workaround isn't working 100% correctly for WPI for some reason). Are you talking about the Orlando Regional or WPI Regional?

[sportzkrazzy]

All I can say is wow. The Orlando Regional never ceases to amaze me. We had a great time this weekend, after we finished installing all of the upgrades to our bot that we made of course lol. We have a lot of teams to thank so i might as well get started now.

Team 801 (aka thing one)- Thank you so much for all of your help this season. I do not regret making twins one bit. Or strengths and weakness played off each other so well. Were we excelled you lacked and visa versa. Its was as if it was meant to be. Look out boca here we come =)

Team 86- You played defense like no other robot I have seen before. Numerous times you completely shut down teams and after the first match you balanced every single time give our team just what we needed to put us over the top. Thank you so much for all of your help. It was great playing with you guys.

Team 233- You guys have more magic than any other FRC team I have ever seen. Every year your team pulls it together just in time for the elemins and instantly you instantly become a force to be reckoned with. Thanks for picking us and we hope to be on the same side of the glass as you in Saint Louis because if there is one thing I know about pink it is that they are only going to get better.

[techtiger1]

This Orlando regional was an excellent event as always. I would like to congratulate 1592,233, and 86 on the win, all three of you are great teams. Thank you to all the volunteers who make the event happen. Finally, it was fun to play in eliminations with 25 and 179 again. Good luck to everyone on their next events, and we will see you again at South Florida.

[wendymom]

The Orlando Regional is always like a class reunion for me. I love getting to see old friends and make new ones. I enjoyed getting to know the Thunder Down Under and getting hugs from 103 all the way to the 3000's

Thanks everyone for being so patient at the Bacon Bash. We learned a few lessons (make sure you have plates) and will improve it for next year.

This is a story the Orlando Sentinel did on the competition;

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/education/os-robotics-rebound-rumble-ucf-20120310,0,6828419.story

One of you smart people can make it into a link to share.

Can't wait for Boca!!!!

[Kim Masi]

I had so much fun volunteering at the Orlando Regional I decided to volunteer at Boca, too. :) Thanks for taking a New England girl and showing her how awesome Florida FIRST is! :)

Also, congrats to Pink on chairmans. Watching your video about the police robot was truly inspiring.

[E-Stop]

Team 342 would like to thank team 2383 for their selection for us in the finals at Orlando. We put up a hard fight and almost beat the top seed. Great Job 2383 and 945 we will definitely bring home the gold next year.

[Andrew Schreiber]

I had so much fun volunteering at the Orlando Regional I decided to volunteer at Boca, too. :) Thanks for taking a New England girl and showing her how awesome Florida FIRST is! :)

Also, congrats to Pink on chairmans. Watching your video about the police robot was truly inspiring.

As a fellow transplant I agree with this sentiment. Though I won't be volunteering at Boca I will be there as a mentor.

[savage]

Had a blast in Orlando this past week. One of the smoothest events that I can remember, we where ahead of schedule for a good amount of time. Congrats to all the teams this year.

[Lithium]

Congrats to the winners! 1592 it is so great to see you still going strong!! I see Benson left the team in excellent hands!

[Chris86]

All I can say is wow. The Orlando Regional never ceases to amaze me. We had a great time this weekend, after we finished installing all of the upgrades to our bot that we made of course lol. We have a lot of teams to thank so i might as well get started now.

Team 801 (aka thing one)- Thank you so much for all of your help this season. I do not regret making twins one bit. Or strengths and weakness played off each other so well. Were we excelled you lacked and visa versa. Its was as if it was meant to be. Look out boca here we come =)

Team 86- You played defense like no other robot I have seen before. Numerous times you completely shut down teams and after the first match you balanced every single time give our team just what we needed to put us over the top. Thank you so much for all of your help. It was great playing with you guys.

Team 233- You guys have more magic than any other FRC team I have ever seen. Every year your team pulls it together just in time for the elemins and instantly you instantly become a force to be reckoned with. Thanks for picking us and we hope to be on the same side of the glass as you in Saint Louis because if there is one thing I know about pink it is that they are only going to get better.

I was so proud watching my sister taking over the driver controls from me since I graduated last year. She was a monster on defense - I don't even think I could have managed that, and it was just awesome to watch. Right now, she's 1/1 to my 1/3 haha

[EricS-Team180]

It has been a long road for SPAM to make the transition from defense-defense-defense! to an offense oriented team. To seed #1 in Orlando was a huge achievement for us when I consider the competition that Orlando offers up every year. I am proud of our alliance with Shark Attack (consistantly a good shooter and balancer in every Qual match) and Get Smart (high in our effective scoring ranks). With a rookie driver on the chassis and a cool veteran ball handler we built our alliance chemistry, on the field, game-by-game. Then we faced the finals challenge; all of them good friends and super competitors: PINK – the team that just wins – Bionic Tigers – holding the highest effective scoring rating in our data base – and Resistance – the wily veterans.

The goal shooting was intense and balancing would make the difference. In the end, they won it against our best efforts. Congratulations to 233, 1592 and 86 for being the best at Orlando!

Also, a shout out to the Orlando Regional organizers and volunteers. YOU make Orlando a great regional to attend.

In 2 and a half weeks, many of us will meet again at FAU. We will be doing all we can to make ourselves even better. You will too.

Be ready to (Rebound) and Rumble!

Eric

[compuwiz12]

Does anyone know where match video is/will be posted?

[EricS-Team180]

Does anyone know where match video is/will be posted?

Doesn't look like they are up on TBA yet.

thebluealliance event 2012 fl (http://www.thebluealliance.com/event/2012fl)

[Sayrah]

The opening ceremonies and quarter, semi and finals matches have been posted (http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/robotics/first/ucf-regional-2012/) on the NASA/KSC website.

Sarah

[dodar]

Does anyone know where we can find the pictures that we took behind the field after getting awards?

[Sayrah]

The photographers are in the process of editing the pictures now. As soon as we have them, we'll post them on our website (http://floridafirstregional.com/).

Sarah

[Ninjabot513]

Team 342 would like to thank team 2383 for their selection for us in the finals at Orlando. We put up a hard fight and almost beat the top seed. Great Job 2383 and 945 we will definitely bring home the gold next year.



It was our great pleasure to play with you, and we enjoyed meeting you guys. We were amazed at how close the score was in our 1st and 3rd quarter-finals. Hope to see you guys next year!

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Plantation, FL

[dodar]

Any news yet on the award team pictures?

[Sayrah]

We've been posting pictures as we've received them and the last batch was posted on the website (http://www.floridafirstregional.com/slides/2012/pub.html) this weekend. Enjoy!