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tindleroot
12-03-2015, 09:23
Who else is excited for this event? We are excited to unveil our robot, see the great teams from Indianapolis week 1, and plenty of new robots!
Kyle Heaton
12-03-2015, 09:41
I'm really excited for the event. The competition looks like it is going to be fantastic, especially with seeing the new event for my hometown.
Wayne Doenges
12-03-2015, 10:27
FRC Team 1501 T.H.R.U.S.T. is really excited to be attending our second district event.
See you all there.
mklinker
12-03-2015, 11:09
4485 is excited........and ready to stack some totes. With the three Michigan teams in attendance it should be a slug fest.
I'm expecting several surprises. Looking Forward was close, but missed the mark.
It was correct in that this will be a highly competitive event.
tindleroot
12-03-2015, 11:30
Looking Forward was close, but missed the mark.
Can you elaborate? I thought they would mention us after last year, but what do you think?
Team 68..TRUCK TOWN THUNDER....roaring into Kokomo.... kaboom!
Good luck to all teams competing this weekend.
Nick Lawrence
12-03-2015, 11:36
This event will be highly entertaining. I can't wait. See you all there!
-Nick
Can you elaborate? I thought they would mention us after last year, but what do you think?
I agree. I'm hoping the Black Knights can continue their 2014 success.
I thought the absolute best robot at the Indy event was 1501. I thought the best strategy at the event was 1024.
I was very surprised 1720 didn't get any love from LF.
Wayne Doenges
12-03-2015, 11:59
I thought the absolute best robot at the Indy event was 1501.
Stop it. You're going to make us blush :o
planetbrilliant
12-03-2015, 12:41
I know we're looking forward to attending!
I'll be one of the two Game Announcers this weekend. I'm really interested to see how the strategies play out and how teams have opted to change up their robots - I was the Game Announcer for the Indy District Week 1 and was at Pittsburgh last week as a mentor. Both events were a blast to attend, and I'm expecting nothing less from Kokomo with the team list and volunteer crew being what they are!
tindleroot
12-03-2015, 16:17
I'll be one of the two Game Announcers this weekend. I'm really interested to see how the strategies play out and how teams have opted to change up their robots - I was the Game Announcer for the Indy District Week 1 and was at Pittsburgh last week as a mentor. Both events were a blast to attend, and I'm expecting nothing less from Kokomo with the team list and volunteer crew being what they are!
Will Danny Blau be joining you? We had so much fun meeting him and working with him at the FTC Northern Indiana Qualifier a few months ago!
Will Danny Blau be joining you? We had so much fun meeting him and working with him at the FTC Northern Indiana Qualifier a few months ago!
Danny will be appearing at the Purdue District. He'll be busy drive coaching at Kokomo.
ehochstein
12-03-2015, 22:10
Danny will be appearing at the Purdue District. He'll be busy drive coaching at Kokomo.
Tell Danny not to drive coach too hard from me.
mklinker
12-03-2015, 23:40
Based upon the evening practice matches Kokomo is going to be a blood bath. There are some vastly improved robots.
ratdude747
12-03-2015, 23:45
I'll be one of the two Game Announcers this weekend. I'm really interested to see how the strategies play out and how teams have opted to change up their robots - I was the Game Announcer for the Indy District Week 1 and was at Pittsburgh last week as a mentor. Both events were a blast to attend, and I'm expecting nothing less from Kokomo with the team list and volunteer crew being what they are!
You did a great job at Indy and I'm sure you'll do great tomorrow too.
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I'm the scorekeeper. I was the scorekeeper at Indy too and will be at Purdue, IN state champs, and Champs too. Indy was good... but I have a feeling that it will be even more intense this time around. Come Saturday afternoon, it will be quite the showdown.
Carolyn_Grace
13-03-2015, 08:03
I'm working today, but will be up as soon as all the kids leave the building! Expect me in time for the team social. I'm hoping to beat the FTA up on a blow-up obstacle course.
Can't wait to see all our InF #FriendsWithRobots as well as hangout with a few of my favorites from FiM! Truck Town Thunder 68 and Holland Christian 107 will be there! And I've heard a rumor that an awesome person from Michigan will be making an appearance too, to visit some of her teams in Indiana.
I'll be watching the webcast this morning. See you soon!
Does anyone have the link to the webcast?
Carolyn_Grace
13-03-2015, 12:48
http://new.livestream.com/FIRSTRobotics/KokomoDistrict
Shout-out to all the great teams from this event - I had a blast being your Game Announcer (and backup MC), and I hope we were able to help you teams have a blast as well! I won't be at Purdue and may or may not be at State Championship, but either way I wish all Indiana teams the best of luck for the next several weeks!
Thank you to all the people who helped this event run smoothly. Team 3494 thoroughly enjoyed the Kokomo district event. A big thank you to our alliance partners 5402, iron kings, and 4982, Olympus robotics. We are glad that we made the trip up. Hope to see all our new friends again at state!
planetbrilliant
14-03-2015, 23:01
Thank you to all the people who helped this event run smoothly. Team 3494 thoroughly enjoyed the Kokomo district event. A big thank you to our alliance partners 5402, iron kings, and 4982, Olympus robotics. We are glad that we made the trip up. Hope to see all our new friends again at state!
It was so great being in an alliance with you guys, it was fantastic, thanks for a great time!
tindleroot
14-03-2015, 23:02
Our team has been blessed to be able to compete at such a deep event with so many great teams! We pulled some of the highest qual averages of the season, and the eliminations were so exciting to watch!
We would first like to thank our alliance partners, teams 234 and 3865. 234, we were watching you closely since day one and really hoped we would be able to ally together in order to take maximum advantage of our totes, bins, and noodles, and it worked out great! We loved working with you and hope to continue at Purdue and State Champs. 3865, you pulled out some great moves as the third robot, scoring a few totes and especially pushing the litter out of the way. Our score swung by 20 points or more in some matches since you denied the opponents noodle points! We could not ask for a better alliance for the finals at Kokomo!
We also want to give a special thanks to teams 71 and 107 for your help today when we had some robot issues. You both stepped up to help us get working as fast as possible and we could not have performed as well without your help. You guys rock! This really shows the high level of Gracious Professionalism in Indiana and Michigan!
We also want to congratulate the finalist alliance and thank them for the excitement in the finals. 5402, to be an alliance captain your rookie year is a treat by itself, but you made some great choices and led a great alliance all the way to the finals, kudos to you! 3494 and 4982 both carried through and made stacks, and we started getting worried when we saw you scoring (in a good way).
We were also excited to win our first ever Chairman's award. We have been trying for years, but it has never quite been enough compared to many other great teams that win Chairman's (looking at you, 234:p ). This year, we had three dedicated team members that spent nearly all season working on Chairman's, and a dedicated team who wants to spread our passion for Engineering and Science throughout our community. Thanks to them, we were able to earn the award.
Great job to all of the teams that competed this weekend, and we hope to see you all at Purdue and/or State Championships. Go Indiana!
zblackwo
14-03-2015, 23:10
We also want to congratulate the finalist alliance and thank them for the excitement in the finals. 5402, to be an alliance captain your rookie year is a treat by itself, but you made some great choices and led a great alliance all the way to the finals, kudos to you! 3494 and 4982 both carried through and made stacks, and we started getting worried when we saw you scoring (in a good way).
Thanks! We were incredibly excited about how we did. Our scouts, drivers, coaches, etc. all did a fantastic job for our first ever tournament. We ended up getting wonderful alliance partners, and we really enjoyed working with them. We're so thankful to all the other teams who have helped us out this season so far: 45, 234, 3147, to name a few, and we're looking forward to seeing if we can continue our success at Purdue!
Bob Bonczyk
15-03-2015, 14:14
Our team has been blessed to be able to compete at such a deep event with so many great teams! We pulled some of the highest qual averages of the season, and the eliminations were so exciting to watch!
We would first like to thank our alliance partners, teams 234 and 3865. 234, we were watching you closely since day one and really hoped we would be able to ally together in order to take maximum advantage of our totes, bins, and noodles, and it worked out great! We loved working with you and hope to continue at Purdue and State Champs. 3865, you pulled out some great moves as the third robot, scoring a few totes and especially pushing the litter out of the way. Our score swung by 20 points or more in some matches since you denied the opponents noodle points! We could not ask for a better alliance for the finals at Kokomo!
We also want to give a special thanks to teams 71 and 107 for your help today when we had some robot issues. You both stepped up to help us get working as fast as possible and we could not have performed as well without your help. You guys rock! This really shows the high level of Gracious Professionalism in Indiana and Michigan!
We also want to congratulate the finalist alliance and thank them for the excitement in the finals. 5402, to be an alliance captain your rookie year is a treat by itself, but you made some great choices and led a great alliance all the way to the finals, kudos to you! 3494 and 4982 both carried through and made stacks, and we started getting worried when we saw you scoring (in a good way).
We were also excited to win our first ever Chairman's award. We have been trying for years, but it has never quite been enough compared to many other great teams that win Chairman's (looking at you, 234:p ). This year, we had three dedicated team members that spent nearly all season working on Chairman's, and a dedicated team who wants to spread our passion for Engineering and Science throughout our community. Thanks to them, we were able to earn the award.
Great job to all of the teams that competed this weekend, and we hope to see you all at Purdue and/or State Championships. Go Indiana!
Thank you all in Indiana! Kokomo was awesome, you guys know how to put on a great event! Had a great time with old friends and making new friends(135)
FRCTop10
17-03-2015, 17:33
http://new.livestream.com/FIRSTRobotics/KokomoDistrict
Hey could you kindly email us this so we can download it and use the pieces we need for this weeks top plays video? I cannot download it from the link you have provided. Thanks. Before Wednesday 3pm ET if possible thanks. frctop10@gmail.com
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