View Full Version : What did u think of the Canadian Reigional?
This was my first competition and i found it very enjoyable. In comparison to other reigonals how did u verteran teams find it?
Ian Mackenzie
06-04-2002, 22:00
I think that was almost definitely the most fun I have ever had at a FIRST event. Of course, actually having a regional in one's own area with local teams that you know helps, but still...I think a few of us were worried that the high number of rookies would mean quite a few matches with one or more dead robots, but we were all very pleasantly surprised when pretty much everyone worked, almost every match. It was really fun to have a mix of Canadian and American teams. The qualifications and finals were a lot of fun to watch, and hey - tying the year's best score (156) in one match and then beating it by a large margin a little while later (165) helps too. My impression, and that of my parents (who were volunteers and part of the organizing committee) was that most if not all rookie teams had a good experience, the sponsors were absolutely sold on the idea if they hadn't been so already, and there was a huge amount of interest from other engineers and schools - which, in the end, is really the main goal anyways.
And then winning the regional Chairman's Award just capped off a perfect weekend...I hope everyone comes back next year, and good luck to all going to Florida!
-Ian Mackenzie
Team 188
Woburn Robotics (http://www.team188.com)
patrickrd
07-04-2002, 01:11
This was the 10th regional event I've attended over the last four years and I must say it was among the best (if not the best) regional event I've been to. It was extremely well organized, everyone was great, the teams were great, and the facility was perfect. The only negative of the event was the team party -- not the music was too loud and not in good taste.
Patrick
Matt Attallah
07-04-2002, 16:32
HEY!!
The team party was in my favor, i like DJ music :p, everything was very well organised, but it lacked the "Fire" that I am use to. Is it due to it being the 1st Canadian Regional? Or was everyone frozen? I am use to being in GLR, and all the cheering going on, but this was very far from this competition. #49 did a lot of cheering, and the "GOT Pink" (the number ??) cheered too, but it seemed kinda dead for cheering. Eather than that, it was a blast!! P.S. We where the team that did the "HEY!" a-lot! People where annoyed by it :p We wheren't saying "Eh"--some people got offended by it, and we explained it to them...
Think Pink was team 233. They actually had an excellent robot. In the finals, they were one of the many teams we feared. Their ball gathering ability was amazing.
But in the end, just for patriotism sake, CANADIANS WON! hehehe
But ya, the Regional was great. The team party wasn't that good. The food wasn't bad but the music wasn't that great.
AHHH no more robotics for two weeks.... I'm gonna die.... :p
This was certainly an experience of a lifetime, going to a place filled with amazing people, expecting to finish 30 and lower, we were 1st after one day of copetition( yes luck was on our side as well) finishing 3rd overall in the seedings. We lost in the first round, but it was the greatest fun iv'e ever had, te party, the screaming,the rush (i was driver).....absolutley awsome.
I wanto congratulate everyone on a great competition, especially our small team, we won 2 awards and with a robot built for 50 bucks, im %%%% proud to be team # 907.
YYYYYYAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
Travis Hoffman
07-04-2002, 20:03
Originally posted by Matt Attallah
HEY!!
#49 did a lot of cheering, and the "GOT Pink" (the number ??) cheered too, but it seemed kinda dead for cheering. Eather than that, it was a blast!! P.S. We where the team that did the "HEY!" a-lot! People where annoyed by it :p We wheren't saying "Eh"--some people got offended by it, and we explained it to them...
Hey! Give Team 48 some credit, buddy! We were your neighbors in the pit right down the aisle! We were the ones there cheering, as Team 49 wasn't even there (although I'm sure that if they were, they would have been equally as loud! :) ). I think we were your "Hey!" partners, too.
233 was definitely a positive pink presence in Canada - both with their team and their great-looking robot. Who knew pink and blue could look so good together?
Travis
Team 48 Delphi ELITE
Matt Attallah
07-04-2002, 20:09
Sorry, i was referring to you guies! I couldn't exactly rember your # (sorry, i am not good w/ numbers and i didn't want to miss-spell your name!) Once agian, it was u guies that where kick @$$!!!
Ya! It was u guies and 919(?) that did our "Hey!" thing, that was so cool! Hope to c u next year!
Jordan A.
07-04-2002, 20:14
AGH NOT THE HEY'S!!! :)
Saturday was a hard day for me, little sleep friday night combined with a full day of competition took its toll on me so I was lying with my team in the hall while people were getting organized, we were right beside the doors which had the high pitched alarms that sounded every time someone went out them. Then when I thought my brain was about to explode they "hey's" started :)
At the time I was ready to die, but when you guys said "hey" as I ran by with my medal I was loving it :)
Matt Attallah
07-04-2002, 20:18
ya, hahahaha, thoes alarms where great! That high-pitched squeeling sound. Gotta love it. Did anyone notice the food-police around there. (The security guards at the Hershey Centere) They made 1 of our engineers dump his coffee out before comming in there. Talk about greedy!:mad: They even made a team, don't know what team, eat out side in that cold. They tried to bring in some big pizzas instead of paying 2.75(?)canadian dollars/slice. Talk about a rip-off!!!:mad:
Robocardgrl5
07-04-2002, 20:47
I think the regional was so-so. It was quite smaller than I am used to. I'm used to going to GLR. the teams didn't have as much spirit and weren't as friendly. It wasn't until after the party we were spoken to and that was that much. As an American team some of us felt out of place. Team 188 was very friendly so I thank anyone from 188 for making this regional more enjoyable. and to the teams that helped us score 141 points!!!
Justin 188
07-04-2002, 22:46
I would have to agree with Matt that the relative lack of cheering is due to the fact that this is the CR's first year running. Give it a few years and there'll be ALOT more people, ALOT more veteran teams, and ALOT more cheering :D
As for the team party, yea it was quite boring compared to GLR (I particularly missed the inflatable thingies). But again, I think I can safely say that it will be better in future years.
Robocardgrl5
08-04-2002, 07:58
Hey Justin I think I danced with you at the party. lol. but anyways i think you're right. it must have been more exciting for your team because it's your country. so i can see how you'd enjoy it more. i hope that our team showed everyone a good time also. we tried but for a small team from a different country it was hard to tell if you guys were enjoying us. the whole toronto experience was interesting. it was different than i'm used to but i enjoyed myself. and next year hopefully the teams will have more spirit.
Ian Mackenzie
08-04-2002, 12:28
From: Blair Mackenzie (Ian's dad) Keep these comments coming! As a member of the organizing committee for the regional, we really value them and will act on them where we can. We too wanted to do something better than a video dance for the team party this year, but like some of you, we too were on a limited budget. And many Canadian teams, having no idea of the level of cheering or spirit at (say) the GLR, were quieter than some of you would have expected. Any more comments out there? We want and need your feedback.
Justin 188
08-04-2002, 15:10
Hehe it probably wasn't me because I was so tired at one point I fell asleep on a chair!!! :D
Anyways, I truly think everything will be amazing next year. First-year things always both exceed and fall short of one's expectations after all :)
Originally posted by Matt Attallah
ya, hahahaha, thoes alarms where great! That high-pitched squeeling sound. Gotta love it. Did anyone notice the food-police around there. (The security guards at the Hershey Centere) They made 1 of our engineers dump his coffee out before comming in there. Talk about greedy!:mad: They even made a team, don't know what team, eat out side in that cold. They tried to bring in some big pizzas instead of paying 2.75(?)canadian dollars/slice. Talk about a rip-off!!!:mad:
A few members on my team starved because we were frantically deciding who to choose for elims, no one could get food into us.
I went hungry though the third championship match.
Matt Attallah
08-04-2002, 17:43
Hey, if you where that bad off, you should of stopped by team 5's pit. We have very, very sneaky people on our team, and we could of gotten in some pizzas from the loading dock, now that i think of it, that would of been great! Next time, anyone in need of food, stop by and ask for Matt, or Maher. Eather I or a nother team member can "Do Magic" and get some good food in. (Woo-hoo, Burger King--*The food that works wonders!)
*Work wonders on adding a sagging waist line w/ no problem!! :p
Dose anyone have any good pictures of 639's alliance (SECOND PLACE!!!)?
thanks 379 and 758!
greg
Originally posted by Matt Attallah
Hey, if you where that bad off, you should of stopped by team 5's pit. We have very, very sneaky people on our team, and we could of gotten in some pizzas from the loading dock, now that i think of it, that would of been great! Next time, anyone in need of food, stop by and ask for Matt, or Maher. Eather I or a nother team member can "Do Magic" and get some good food in. (Woo-hoo, Burger King--*The food that works wonders!)
*Work wonders on adding a sagging waist line w/ no problem!! :p
HAHAHa we also sneaked food into the Hershey Centre. I went out to do a food drive and got lunch for the entire team at McD's. We got someone to open up the door that beeped :D
The St. Clement's Team (#863), someone's dad I think sneaked in Wendy's once. They had extras and were nice enough to give some of it to us. Thanks!
I just hate how they try to rip you off completely. So angry. Florida better be not like that. Or else, I'm trucking in food just to get them angry. :mad:
yeah, we pissed off the uptight security gaurds by playing soccer as well...
the canadian regional was an amazing experience for a first timer, wink
congrats to all the winners and everyone there!
watch out for Tweety's Revenge next year!!! :D
Oh yeah! before i forget...
I'd like to congradulate team 48 on sportsmanship, you guys were great and examplified FIRST
Also, our alliance teams 247 (da bears) and 885 (the green team) we made a great effort, 885 you guys had the best costumes, moo moo, that's part of the reason why we chose you! we rocked!
Harrison
14-04-2002, 16:13
The CR was a blast...
I gotta say tho it was quieter than the GLR, bu as you've all already said that is probably because there were a lot of rookie teams there...Not to mention there were only 44 teams.
The food at the CR was definately better than the food at the GLR....And I liked the party at the CR just fine...Most of the music was good....and having the movie for the non-dancers was a good idea.
Everyone sign up for the CR next year...we want 64 teams, not 44!
Shelley_delphi chick
17-04-2002, 21:11
I think it was so quite is becausethere were alot of rookie teams that haven't been to a GRL event or a bigger one. My team was hyped the whole weekend and I know personally when the guy at the border came on the bus there were alot of people that had problems answering the questions because they couldn't talk. I think there were alot of teams that should excitmen, but i think to myself was there any more we(vetern teams) could've done to livin the place up alittle?!? Well, there is always room for improvement!! Next year Delphi ELITE will be back across the border and loud and proud once again!!
Michelle
Harrison
17-04-2002, 23:34
Don't look at me if you're looking for quiet people...My voice is still not back at 100% ;)
Justin 188
18-04-2002, 00:05
"delphi- ELITE!! delphi- ELITE!!!"
"BLIZZARD!! ELITE!! BLIZZARD!! ELITE!!"
"RED! RED! RED! RED!"
"AAAAAAA!!!!!"
:D
Robocardgrl5
18-04-2002, 08:20
That's right for all of you at CR who had no spirit it was a sight for sore eyes. My team (5) from MI is made up of only 13 students and we shouted louder than most teams. hint:"AAAAAAAAAaaaaa" next time i hope its a little more lively. by the way harrison your pic is very cute.
Shelley_delphi chick
18-04-2002, 14:38
LETS GO RED ALLIANCE LETS GO!!! AAAAAAAAaaaaaaaa
HEY!!
What time is it? It's time to get hype it's time to represent
Did you hear the news..........delphis coming delphis coming Delphis Coming Delphis coming DELPHIS COMING DELPHIS COMING.....
My team chanted that one in a conga line out of the team party friday night!! That was so funny because the teachers and everyone joined in!!
Michelle!!
Shelley_delphi chick
18-04-2002, 14:40
My whole team couldn't figure out what the movie ws so we just danced the night away. Can anyone tell me what the movie was about if they went and saw it?!?
Michelle
Harrison
18-04-2002, 16:44
Originally posted by Robocardgrl5
That's right for all of you at CR who had no spirit it was a sight for sore eyes. My team (5) from MI is made up of only 13 students and we shouted louder than most teams. hint:"AAAAAAAAAaaaaa" next time i hope its a little more lively. by the way harrison your pic is very cute.
hehehe, Thanks =)
...and since we were on your allaince in the finals, your team cheering was also my team cheering, thus our alliance was the loudest...Like my logic? lol
Originally posted by M.O.E. Hoe
My whole team couldn't figure out what the movie ws so we just danced the night away. Can anyone tell me what the movie was about if they went and saw it?!?
Do you mean the video that Woburn (188) made? It was just suppose to inspire us I think...It was well done whatever it was...lol
I totally agree Dense, ELITE was awesome! They had so much spirit, that's why I kinda went and cheered with them after we got eliminated.. Oh man, it was so much fun... I wasn't sure if I was going to do this again next year till the competition.. after meetin' all those awesome ppl, partying hard with the party team from.. Ohio-I'll never truely understand that, and doing amazing for a rookie team.. well see you next year for sure everyone, I can't wait to do it again!
*hugz to all as alwayz*
Ann-Marie -team 783
... you know, the one with the cookies and candy!
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