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Hey guys. Team 399 is making "Science and Technology Hero Cards" for famous scientists and engineers. These are baseball-like trading cards including figures like Albert Einstein, Steve Wozniak, and (of course) Dean Kamen. But, we would also like to recognize those mentors who have helped the FIRST teams by donating their time and their smarts. :D
If you're going and would like to honor one of your mentors with their very own trading cards, then email team399@gmail.com and we'll send you the form to fill out for 1-4 of your mentors (sorry about the limit, but we do have limited funds to do this). We'll have their cards along with a small pack of other scientists at the regional and will deliver them to your pit.
We hope you guys find this exciting!
Good luck with the rest of the six weeks and see you in LA.
EricRobodox
14-01-2008, 00:20
Cool idea. I would suggest, since i think a lot of us from LA are not on CD as much as East Coast team, try getting the Woodie Flowers and Volunteer of the Year award winners.
LA Regional looks exciting, though quite a few teams that are local can not attend due to Hawaii being the next week:(
Once again the extremely helpful FIRST Aid Station, ran by 599, will be back. Please email me if you have any requests or comments about the station.
EricRobodox@gmail.com
hope to see a lot of familiar and new teams this year.
EricRobodox
11-03-2008, 22:00
Bumpin this thread.
Who else is excited?
Whats not to love, Los Angeles has crazy awesome teams from competitive robots to aggressively public relation teams to extremely veteran teams to rookies. I guess you can say the same with our major sports teams too....
GO LAKERS!!!
anyways, I am excited. Hopefully the social will be pretty cool.
s_forbes
11-03-2008, 22:28
Yes, I'm very excited! Somehow the timing worked out with my spring break so that I can actually go to the whole event (and six flags on the side...). I can't wait to see some of the awesome teams going, it's been a while since I've seen a lot of them!
Hopefully we can manage to fix our possessed robot's mysterious problems on thursday and to join the ranks of competative robots. (anyone know a good exorcist?)
294 will be showing up with a performance that's hopefully a little stronger than what we showed during quals in SD.
I'll be there, though not with my usual team. I'll be wearing the black and yellow of 1135 as they return to FRC after two or three seasons of only FTC, instead of my normal blue and yellow.
By the way, who is interested in having an unofficial CD get-together sometime Thursday?
Brad Voracek
12-03-2008, 14:15
I'll be there, though not with my usual team. I'll be wearing the black and yellow of 1135 as they return to FRC after two or three seasons of only FTC, instead of my normal blue and yellow.
By the way, who is interested in having an unofficial CD get-together sometime Thursday?
I would be! =D
So few west coasters use CD though, it's kinda hard to keep up ;P
If San Diego was any indication of what this event will be like, I'm excited. Definitely going to be top notch teams here... Our robot definitely will be.. improved. I was glad with our three hurdles in the last qualifier, and hopefully we can increase that number.. Although it comes no where near those at the top! =D. Our Hybrid should be getting three lines more often now though ;)
davidmedeiros
12-03-2008, 16:21
What a cool idea!
I'll be looking forward to see how the final products look =)
David Brinza
12-03-2008, 16:45
I'll be there, though not with my usual team. I'll be wearing the black and yellow of 1135 as they return to FRC after two or three seasons of only FTC, instead of my normal blue and yellow.
By the way, who is interested in having an unofficial CD get-together sometime Thursday?
Have you seen the BeachBots' shirts this year? I'd call them "midnight blue" rather than the traditional royal blue. Apparently, there was a foul-up by the shirt vendor. As you know, Team 980 is also black and yellow, so we'll be color-coordinated!
I think a west-coast CD tag-up would be great. Thursday lunch-time??
Have you seen the BeachBots' shirts this year? I'd call them "midnight blue" rather than the traditional royal blue. Apparently, there was a foul-up by the shirt vendor. As you know, Team 980 is also black and yellow, so we'll be color-coordinated!
I think a west-coast CD tag-up would be great. Thursday lunch-time??It was intentional.
Thursday lunch sounds good to meet up. Say near the "food" place(s), or outside for those that brought their own.
EricRobodox
12-03-2008, 17:20
I want to go, but I will probably not be able to leave the venue. Plus, its safer inside, USC and the Sports Arena are not in the best of neighborhoods. How about near the Robot FIRST Aid Station/Machine Shop? Its inside and not as congested. If its the same as last year, its a big open area near the entrance of the Arena.
I was thinking outside the pit area to encourage people to leave the robot "alone" for a little while. Maybe near where the FLL/VEX demo was last year. (Though the area near the Robot First Aid station could work too.)
Lunchtime get together sounds tiiight. But I vote for right outside the arena because after being in there all day it's nice to get outside and breathe some fresh air. Plus we could probably get in a game of frisbee or soccer!
I'm so stokeeed. It coincides with my spring break too so it'll be nice to not have to worry about making up a lot of work when I get back.
I want to go, but I will probably not be able to leave the venue. Plus, its safer inside, USC and the Sports Arena are not in the best of neighborhoods. How about near the Robot FIRST Aid Station/Machine Shop? Its inside and not as congested. If its the same as last year, its a big open area near the entrance of the Arena.
It might be best to wait till Thursday morning to see how the field and pit areas are laid out, then have a pit announcement made for time and location.
Oh, and remember to make and wear CD name tags or buttons (if you have time).
TheOtherGuy
12-03-2008, 23:19
Hmm, 1726 can't wait to join the fun at LA this year! Hopefully my dad (squirrel), my brothers (s_forbes, GUI), and I will be able to meet up with all the CD members on Thursday, if we can get our robot working by then! :yikes:
It might be best to wait till Thursday morning to see how the field and pit areas are laid out, then have a pit announcement made for time and location.
Oh, and remember to make and wear CD name tags or buttons (if you have time).Mom--I don't have to wait till Thursday.:) Though the pit announcement would be a good thing.
And yes, CD name tags are a good thing. I'll be wearing mine throughout the regional.
I'll be there holding down the field. Come look for me, I'll be in stripes.
ill be there definitely. oh and is there like a template to make a CD name tag?
SpaceOsc
12-03-2008, 23:47
a CD meet up sounds promising. but i cant help but wonder what will we all do? (I am sure there a very oblivious and simple answer to that) being one of the only people from my team on CD for years i suppose ill be the only one in Turquoise and Black:cool:
ill be there definitely. oh and is there like a template to make a CD name tag?Nope. There is an easy way to do that, though...I think. I'll check it in a minute and get back to you. [Edit] Printscreen (while you are facing one of your posts), open an image-processing program (Paint works), and paste. Crop out anything you don't want, move everything else around to suit yourself, add trim if you want to, print it out and stick it on some sort of pin/name badge.
a CD meet up sounds promising. but i cant help but wonder what will we all do? (I am sure there a very oblivious and simple answer to that) being one of the only people from my team on CD for years i suppose ill be the only one in Turquoise and Black:cool:Meet and greet. Kind of like the Championship Webhug, without the Championship and the hug itself.
s_forbes
12-03-2008, 23:54
a CD meet up sounds promising. but i cant help but wonder what will we all do?
We sit in a circle with our laptops and chat on Chief Delphi! :P
EricRobodox
13-03-2008, 00:25
only if there was internet :(
Well, I dont think i need to wear my name. Ill probably be the only one from 599, and we are the Robodox, as most everyone in SoCal knows. Eric+Robodox = EricRobodox. That and I also dont have time to make a pin ;)
I cant wait. As evident from me not logging off CD all day from being home sick.
Ill probably be the only one from 599, and we are the Robodox, as most everyone in SoCal knows. Unless Mr. Van shows up. ;)
EricRobodox
13-03-2008, 00:33
Maybe he will, I dont know if he will even see this thread. Normally he scrolls through robot showcase and technical forums. But he may do a search for "599" and see this thread too. IF the robot is ok, I am sure both of us will be there then.
SpaceOsc
13-03-2008, 00:44
if people from CD in LA met up several times during the year it would make all our teams better, feels easier than trying to get my team to attend summer meetings :P
im sure as CD people we would get more done. for FIRST and our teams in general.
if people from CD in LA met up several times during the year it would make all our teams better, feels easier than trying to get my team to attend summer meetings :P
im sure as CD people we would get more done. for FIRST and our teams in general.
There are two FIRST related groups that meet semi-regularly all year in LA. The Regional Comittee and SCRRF. Most of us are also on CD though many just lurk. Either group is always looking for new people to help with events.
Let me know if you are interested and I'll show you where to go.
BTW I'm looking forward to watching a true herder at LA. Yours seemed like it will do good job
ZachKahn
13-03-2008, 01:11
Team 1515 is looking forward to another amazing regional. See you all there!
David Brinza
13-03-2008, 01:19
I'll be wearing a volunteer name tag - robot inspector. I'll put my CD "name tag" on the back of it.
a CD meet up sounds promising. but i cant help but wonder what will we all do? (I am sure there a very oblivious and simple answer to that) being one of the only people from my team on CD for years i suppose ill be the only one in Turquoise and Black:cool:
A bit hard when team 4's colors are turquoise and black.. haha You won't be the only one.
SpaceOsc
13-03-2008, 04:42
There are two FIRST related groups that meet semi-regularly all year in LA. The Regional Comittee and SCRRF. Most of us are also on CD though many just lurk. Either group is always looking for new people to help with events.
Let me know if you are interested and I'll show you where to go.
BTW I'm looking forward to watching a true herder at LA. Yours seemed like it will do good job
indeed i would, always been very dedicated to FIRST and id like to expand my energy into FIRST efforts. anything i can do will get done.;)
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/30974?
herding seems like such a waste of our speed, those balls slow ya down :D
Does anyone have information on the Team Social?
I need to know how restricted attendance will be (parents, siblings?) as well as the start and end times.
-Mr. Van
Coach, Robodox
CzarValvador
14-03-2008, 12:36
Hm, assuming this team social doesn't get canceled, it should be fun hanging out with a few teams.
Hey, people who were with us at the San Diego Comp, do you know why the San Diego Social got Canceled?
Does anyone have information on the Team Social?
I need to know how restricted attendance will be (parents, siblings?) as well as the start and end times.I don't know, but I'd ask ChrisH if I were you. All I really know is, it looks like it'll happen.
Hey, people who were with us at the San Diego Comp, do you know why the San Diego Social got Canceled?Check the SD thread(s) for that.
Does anyone know when the social is and (if there is one) the dinner thing that we usually have?
I really need to get an agenda out to the members and parents as soon as I can, and it would be nice to know where/when the social & dinner is.
Does anyone know when the social is and (if there is one) the dinner thing that we usually have?
I really need to get an agenda out to the members and parents as soon as I can, and it would be nice to know where/when the social & dinner is.
i talked to chrisH and he said that there will be some sort of Team Social on Friday night.
A few High Rollers and I will be driving out Friday morning to watch the LA regional, what are some of the hotels teams are staying at?
-Keaton
A few High Rollers and I will be driving out Friday morning to watch the LA regional, what are some of the hotels teams are staying at?
-KeatonWell, I'm not sure where teams are staying this year, but I do know where an old Visitor's Guide (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/1627) is located. I don't think the hotels have changed much, though the venue might have (not sure if '05 was Forum or Sports Arena).
EricRobodox
18-03-2008, 01:40
2005 was the Forum... where the Magic happens :)
sorry, big laker fan.
Cait1070
18-03-2008, 20:48
1070 isn't staying at a hotel. We're all semi-local so we just gonna wake up early and drive downtown every day.
It's my first year in FIRST and I'm so excited for this regional! I competed with 1070 in a competition earlier this year (the Fall Classic? ... something like that) but I hear that was tiny in comparison. I've been looking forward to the LA Regional for months and the suspense is nearly killing me at this point. :)
1070 isn't staying at a hotel. We're all semi-local so we just gonna wake up early and drive downtown every day.
It's my first year in FIRST and I'm so excited for this regional! I competed with 1070 in a competition earlier this year (the Fall Classic? ... something like that) but I hear that was tiny in comparison. I've been looking forward to the LA Regional for months and the suspense is nearly killing me at this point. :)
Heheheh, tiny is an understatement. Be prepared to have strange/wonderful images burned into your mind. My first time last year was incredible.
Hopefully you'll get to Atlanta. It'll make LA look puny.
s_forbes
18-03-2008, 22:47
We just got in from Arizona; we're staying at the Radisson (It seems way too nice for us). We made sure to come to LA early so we could visit six flags on Wednesday! Can't wait to see all of the teams on Thursday, it looks like it will be a fun regional.
We just got in from Arizona; we're staying at the Radisson (It seems way too nice for us). We made sure to come to LA early so we could visit six flags on Wednesday! Can't wait to see all of the teams on Thursday, it looks like it will be a fun regional.
no doubt about it its gonna be AWESOME!
chaoticprout
18-03-2008, 23:09
LA is going to be....interesting to say the least. ;) I'm going to be volunteering somewhere, no idea where though. (btw Nica, we're still going to hold you to that soulja boy for Karthik)
EricRobodox
19-03-2008, 00:05
Its going to be my last regional, so I am just going to go there and plan to have a lot of fun. All I know, is that I want to be on American Gladiators for a day :)
If you havent heard, the venue sort of overbooked, so American Gladiator set is still at the arena. I think the pits are split because of this. Its definitely going to be wild.
LA is going to be....interesting to say the least. ;) I'm going to be volunteering somewhere, no idea where though. (btw Nica, we're still going to hold you to that soulja boy for Karthik)
YES. hahahaha that and the Apple-bottom-jeans-boots-with-the-fur song. :D
Joe Ross
19-03-2008, 19:19
We just got the following info about the team social:
Hi Everyone, I just wanted to let everyone know that we will have a team social on Friday evening from 6:00pm to 8:00 at the sports arena. Food will be provided and we will have the big inflatables like we did in 2001 for those of you who were around back then. I apologize for the delay in getting the information out as I needed to be sure all of the details were worked out in light of the changes at the Sports Arena. Hope to see you there. -Nancy Mc
cool, i guess it was good that we changed the departure time of our buses to 8pm on friday.
Come one, come all! If you are a CD member at the Los Angeles Regional, some of us will be gathering during the lunch break on Thursday.
Who: Any CD member at L.A. regional
When: Lunchtime Thursday
What: Meet-and-greet.
Where: By the practice field. (new info)
Why: You know you want to meet the folks behind the screen names.:P
chaoticprout
20-03-2008, 00:31
=( I'd come but we're not driving down until around 1 so we won't be there till 2. I'll still come and say hi to everyone
EricRobodox
20-03-2008, 00:32
sounds great. Someone come get me if I forget, likely to happen. Most of you all know who I am and what I look like.
Im getting to bed soon, got to get up early to get to Granada before we head out to the LA Memorial Sports Arena.
sounds great. Someone come get me if I forget, likely to happen. Most of you all know who I am and what I look like.
Im getting to bed soon, got to get up early to get to Granada before we head out to the LA Memorial Sports Arena.Eric, if you don't see us, I will drag you about ten feet. If you forget, I will do the same. If you're at Robot First Aid, you WILL see us.
Mageofdancingdr
21-03-2008, 00:59
I forgot to check this thread for regional info (Yes Eric, I do come here. But mostly in general, and I don't really post much).
Any chance of trying again on the meeting CD members by the practice field, now that we know where everything is?
Team 599 has been working like crazy on our new autonomous mode and we look forward to seeing how we perform on the competition field. Good luck everybody!
sanddrag
21-03-2008, 02:16
We just got the following info about the team social: Nice! I think she means 02 though. They had a dance, and giant wrestling suits, and it was pretty cool. Wish I could be there for it this year. We aren't doing to bad over on the beach here in Hawaii though. :-D
i went to the practice field during lunch but i didn't see you guys.
MrForbes
21-03-2008, 09:40
For those who are trying to keep up with the fast paced events here in wonderful Los Angeles, I have put up pictures of most of the robots here
http://selectric.org/nerds/2008ca/
although these pictures were taken during the day Thursday, when most of the robots were still being worked on, and thus many robots are incomplete.
Also the match schedule is going to be distributed this morning so I don't have it yet.
yodameister
21-03-2008, 12:59
Is this regional being webcast? And if it is, what is the address?
Joe Ross
21-03-2008, 23:33
Is this regional being webcast? And if it is, what is the address?
It's not webcast
MrForbes
21-03-2008, 23:39
I'm working on tryin gto get some video off my camcorder, this going on trips with electronic equipment thing is a nuisance sometimes!
Great team social, although I left before they got the moon bounce set up. Good luck for tomorrow.
yep the social was AWSOME! i especially liked the bungie cord moon bounce thingy.
Any chance of trying again on the meeting CD members by the practice field, now that we know where everything is?
i went to the practice field during lunch but i didn't see you guys. Sounds like a plan, maybe. Though I'm not sure when... maybe right after alliance selections if you aren't a captain? (Oh, and we looked like a circle of guys from several teams and the crew.;)) Or we designate the 1726-867-1135-842 area as "CD hangout zone". I'll probably be in 1135's pit unless we're competing.
Quick way to find me: The white hard hat. (Or post a who-am-I and I'll find you.)
chaoticprout
22-03-2008, 00:26
Sounds like a plan, maybe. Though I'm not sure when... maybe right after alliance selections if you aren't a captain? (Oh, and we looked like a circle of guys from several teams and the crew.;)) Or we designate the 1726-867-1135-842 area as "CD hangout zone". I'll probably be in 1135's pit unless we're competing.
Quick way to find me: The white hard hat. (Or post a who-am-I and I'll find you.)
Jeff (Kane) and I are helping out with the event, but during lunch if we have a quick break we'll come say hi. (BTW sorry to Thunderbots earlier in line, I totally blanked)
s_forbes
22-03-2008, 00:33
Yes, good social indeed!
Here are our scouting results from the Friday matches using the NDS scouting system (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61036) that one of our members developed. Note that some of the data may be inaccurate due to our scouts getting tired throughout the day, but it is a very good representation of what the stats are for each robot.
For those who are trying to keep up with the fast paced events here in wonderful Los Angeles, I have put up pictures of most of the robots here
http://selectric.org/nerds/2008ca/
although these pictures were taken during the day Thursday, when most of the robots were still being worked on, and thus many robots are incomplete.
Also the match schedule is going to be distributed this morning so I don't have it yet.
Thank you for the pictures. Best of luck to all the teams.
We hope to use our arms and catapult tomorrow as well as have a hybrid mode.
Saturday morning, if there are any great programmers free we need you. We are trying to program our robot to accelerate/move forward, decelerate/move backwards, strafe to the left, strafe to the right For example, forward button one time = half speed forward (~8ft/sec), forward button once again = full speed forward (~16 ft/sec), backwards button hit twice would then put us at half speed, then stop. Strafe would be one button push to reach full speed.
How fast does the FIRST IR board response to a button push? Stop by our pits if you like to help. Team 2404 - TNT.
Jeff (Kane) and I are helping out with the event, but during lunch if we have a quick break we'll come say hi. (BTW sorry to Thunderbots earlier in line, I totally blanked)If you see me, either of you, catch me. White hard hat, blue safety glasses already on.
Nica still hasn't done it...not that I've seen.
sanddrag
22-03-2008, 00:59
Does anyone have any pictures of the field and pit layout?
Does anyone have any pictures of the field and pit layout?No, but here's a quick word picture:
Pits: 4 groups of 10 pits, 5 back to back, with one single row of three on each side. All other teams are in a back row even with the loading dock. Inspection and practice field are next to the loading dock.
Field: standard, but the widths around the field are narrow on the sides. There are no bleachers below the side stairs on the lower level.
All told, we're in about two-thirds of the normal space.
EricRobodox
22-03-2008, 01:13
im just sad i cant test my skills against the American Gladiators. The ring thingy outside is soooo tempting. Like a big jungle gym.
AdamHeard
22-03-2008, 01:15
I've said it before, I'll say it again, 1717 is going to be BIG; and not just this season.
im just sad i cant test my skills against the American Gladiators. The ring thingy outside is soooo tempting. Like a big jungle gym.
Well, we can't....
I wonder if any GDC members are in town? ;)
MrForbes
22-03-2008, 01:36
here's one video, I did figure out how to get video off the camera, although the quality on this upload was pretty low. This is match 27.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4UCIVGxmxg
Mageofdancingdr
22-03-2008, 01:59
Hey, I want to let scouts out ehre know that while we did absolutely horribly the first three matches, we have straightened out problems we had earlier and are wrking on getting a better hybrid mode working. If EricRobodox actually drives well (I don't know how he is doing personally) we can easily score 2-3 hurdles per match. I think that someone needs to come up with a weighted scouting system that weights the later matches more in the average because those are closer to tha actual capabilities of the robot in the elimination rounds.
Also, i'd like to bring up soemthing that I don't know if other teams are doing. I'm planning on putting together a practice field box of items that our robot needs to bring. This includes one allen wrench and box wrench of each size we use and pliers. Is there anythign else that would be a good general item to put in this type of box, and is this a good idea in the first place? Feedback, criticisms, and suggestions for this type of idea would be welcome.
rsilverstein
22-03-2008, 03:43
I've said it before, I'll say it again, 1717 is going to be BIG; and not just this season.
We appreciate the compliment :)
Joe Ross
22-03-2008, 10:07
I have uploaded some of the matches to SOAP. It tends to be very 330 centric at the moment, but eventually all the matches will get up there.
http://www.soap.circuitrunners.com/2008/movies/ca-losangeles/
MrForbes
22-03-2008, 10:30
I'm trying to get a few more on our youtube page
http://www.youtube.com/user/frc1726
but they're rather 1726-centric for some reason
rsilverstein
22-03-2008, 19:03
Congratulations to:
330
1717
980
For winning the regional!
And great job to the finalists (2659, 294, 702) and everyone else at the competition.
Great regional!
angelSAY
22-03-2008, 22:03
This regional ROCKED. It was veery intense and exciting. Congrats to the winning alliance and all other teams who participated and rocked the Los Angeles Regional. It was great being surrounded by so many spirited teams, incredible robots, and gracious professionalism.
Joe Ross
22-03-2008, 23:52
The alliances were:
1. 330 1717 980
2. 1622 687 2486
3. 1197 1726 2102
4. 2637 1438 1702
5. 1160 399 842
6. 1515 599 238
7. 2659 294 702
8. 207 1538 589
Congratulations to 2659, 294, and 702. I can't believe that two of the best lap robots made it onto the same alliance and 294 was a steal.
Thanks to 1717 and 980 for the great run through the finals.
Congratulations to 399 for the chairman's award!
A big congratulations goes to 2659, Alemany HS. Denying to another alliance and then leading their own alliance, quite a feat for a rookie team.
Volunteering was pretty epic. Congratulations to all teams and a big thanks to Jim Beck for directing another great regional.
chaoticprout
23-03-2008, 00:05
A big congratulations goes to 2659, Alemany HS. Denying to another alliance and then leading their own alliance, quite a feat for a rookie team.
Volunteering was pretty epic. Congratulations to all teams and a big thanks to Jim Beck for directing another great regional.
Agree on all 3 counts. I'm so proud of 2659 and how much they've grown in the past few months. LA was once again an amazing even, and I'm sad that it might be my last time going to it. (college etc..) Great job!
Congrats to the unstoppable D'Thunderbeach alliance!
Props to 2659-294-702 and 1515-599-238 for being our opponents during elims, too... all six of you played an incredible game, and 399 for winning Chairman's twice in a row in LA.
edit: (oh, and thanks to Team Paradox and the N.E.R.D.S. for being awesome and cooperative alliance partners.)
294 had a great time. We had originally been looking at the regional as extended hurdling practice. We never thought we'd make it to the finals again.
Staring down the field at 330 and 1717 sitting right next to each other was unnerving to say the least. And the 980 smilie made it all the more intense. We were just happy to finish up with a score that was more than half of their's.... :p
All in all, we're pretty happy that the Beach Bots will be joining us in Atlanta along with our San Diego alliance members 1717 and 968. Hopefully we can bring a strong West Coast showing to Nats.
EricRobodox
23-03-2008, 01:49
hey, had a great time. Congrats to the Beachbots, all that practicing paid off. 599 wants to see you in Atlanta with us so GET THERE. 1515, you guys were cool, things didnt happen as expected, but oh well, we had fun all of our matches with you. Congrats to all the other teams I didnt mention, I am too tired to list them all, Im going to sleep after this post.
Congrats to 330 1717 and 980, we enjoyed watching you guys. Hope to see you in Atlanta, and show everyone how we do it on the west coast!
-Keaton
robotguru1717
23-03-2008, 01:53
As a freshman in college having participated on the team last year, it was great to see the team win at LA (didn't actually see it in SD). It was a blast to feel all the excitement again.
Ditched class on friday (one of them my math class :yikes: ) to catch the early flight to be at the competition on friday and saturday. So much fun as always, it was well worth it.
Congrats to 2659 294 and 702. (especially 294...it was wonderful to see you again, we worked so closely together last year, and I was thrilled to see that we had teamed up in SD)
Thanks to our wonderful alliance members, 330 and 980. It was wonderful to work together.
More congratulations to 339 on the Chairman's Award
Also it was great to cheer with everyone (primarily 339 and 1515).
Can't wait for next years challenge!!!!
MrForbes
23-03-2008, 01:55
Congratulations again to 330, 1717, and 980, you did great! as well as to the rest of the teams in LA, we had a great time. Also 399 for Chairman's, and thanks again to all the volunteers that made it happen!
987HighRoller
23-03-2008, 02:05
Congrats to 330,1717, and 980!!! This alliance made the LA regional even more fun to watch! Congrats to 399 for winning Chairmans.
Cait1070
23-03-2008, 02:11
Congrats to all the teams that participated, especially the winners of the final round: 330, 1717, and 980!
I just wanted to thank everyone for making our team's first regional of 2008 absolutely amazing! We met so many great people from other teams and just had an absolute blast! We weren't entirely satisfied with our own robot's performance but we are going to make some adjustments at the Las Vegas regional and try again. Our team hopes to see some of you there (although I personally have a timing conflict and will not be able to attend).
I was seriously impressed by the spirit of all the teams and congrats 399 for winning the Chairmen's award!
Brad Voracek
23-03-2008, 02:14
Awesome regional, seemingly unstoppable number one alliance - I believe they scored over 100 points in every match they played. Should make for a good west coast showing in Atlanta.
Thanks to 1160 for choosing us in the eliminations, and for 842 (The girl side of their team!) for playing with us.
Can't wait for next year. And more importantly Atlanta this year!
399,
I love you guys, congratulations on the chairman's award, and I can't wait until HOTlanta. Jonny quest/Mr powers, you're the bomb, keep it up.
-Daniel
David Brinza
23-03-2008, 04:22
Congratulations to the repeat LA Regional Chairman's Award winner, Team 399. You totally energized the event, especially with your video. It was awesome at field level just in front of your very enthusiastic section.
330 and 1717 gave an impressive display of effective Trackball handling and maneuverability throughout the LA regional. 330's selection of 1717 pretty much "sealed the deal" for the regional win. 980's goal was to clear some track for them (which often meant trying to keep out of their way).
There was a great mix of teams at the LA Regional including some outstanding rookie teams. The schools for Rookie All-Star (2429, La Canada HS) and Rookie Inspiration (2404, John Muir HS) award winners are located about a mile of one another. I'm so proud of Team 2404 "TNT" for their perseverance throughout the season. There are even better things ahead for their program and their school.
Thanks to the volunteers and RD who stepped up to make the LA Regional a truly great event.
MrForbes
23-03-2008, 09:41
I'm putting videos of almost all the elimination matches on our youtube page
http://www.youtube.com/user/frc1726
I missed the last final...oops! but I hope you enjoy them.
edit: we are leaving the hotel now, I'm not done uploading, sorry! the last few matches are not there
the refs tried to disable us, but they made a mistake and failed(how does this happen?)
Saturday was quite an intense day for Curtis Montano, the Head Ref. Never have I seen so many matches challenged. It was ridiculous, the challenge box must have been filled for 70 minutes straight. It would make everyone's life easier if teams really made an effort to play clean matches. If there were penalties, they were accidents on their driver's fault. People give the refs a hard time when they do not realize how hard their job is. At competitions, they easily have the hardest job, and the group at LA was definitely one of the finest group of referees I have come across.
CzarValvador
23-03-2008, 13:48
399,
I love you guys, congratulations on the chairman's award, and I can't wait until HOTlanta. Jonny quest/Mr powers, you're the bomb, keep it up.
-Daniel
Yeah, 399, we're so stoked you guys are going to Atlanta.
I would have been highly disappointed if anyone else won the Chairman's Award! Honestly, I'm more excited about that than actually winning the Regional. Give a shout out to the rest of your team for me, you guys deserve that win.
Brad Voracek
23-03-2008, 14:01
Yeah, 399, we're so stoked you guys are going to Atlanta.
I would have been highly disappointed if anyone else won the Chairman's Award! Honestly, I'm more excited about that than actually winning the Regional. Give a shout out to the rest of your team for me, you guys deserve that win.
I dunno about the "if anyone else won" statement, some of our members were really worried after looking at the stuff other teams had done!
MorTorq, Robodox, the Holy Cows, and others really had a lot of stuff to their name.
But thanks for the compliment! I'll be sure to pass it on. It's really great to hear that from you guys, and as AdamHeard said somewhere, you guys are going to be BIG.
EricRobodox
23-03-2008, 14:26
thanks for the compliment. 399, you guys do some great stuff. Go get world chairmans, and let 599 have a turn already.... lol. congrats.
CzarValvador
23-03-2008, 14:27
Sorry, I didn't mean to make it sound like that. Many teams were deserving of the Chairman's award. MorTorq, Robodox, Holy Cows, and others were very energetic and amazing.
It's just that I knew you guys more on a Personal level.
Daniel Brim
23-03-2008, 14:40
I want to extend a quick congratulations to team 294 for making the finals again! It's been great to see you guys doing so well in recent years.
1717 is becoming a true FIRST powerhouse. While I haven't had the fortune to see them this year, I have no doubt that they will be a force to reckon with in Atlanta.
Meanwhile, 294 and 330 have met in the finals for 3 straight regionals. Seems like a fun rivalry is developing out on the beach.
Congratulations to all winners, and good luck in Atlanta.
An impressive display of hurdling was put on by both 330 and 1717. 980 played great defense clearing the way for 330 and 1717. The double hurdling is simply amazing. Put 968 in the mix and Socal will be well represented in Atlanta. If you want to model yourself after consistent teams who hit the mark each year, follow 330, 968, and 1717. If you do that, you will be in the mix every year.
We have come along way and are still learning: you must control the game piece!
Congratulations to the LA Regional Champions
robro2102
23-03-2008, 15:40
Thanks to tor bots and nerds for choosing us in your alliance. We fought well. I cant wait till next year.:D
Joe Ross
23-03-2008, 15:58
Here's the video of Mark Leon in 1702's banana suit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U6pWI8wkR4
I'm uploading the eliminations to SOAP now, should be done in a few hours. http://www.soap.circuitrunners.com/2008/movies/ca-losangeles/
chaoticprout
23-03-2008, 16:09
Joe, could you possibly get Saturday's opening ceremonies (or more specifically, the national anthem) Thanks ;)
Joe Ross
23-03-2008, 17:16
Joe, could you possibly get Saturday's opening ceremonies (or more specifically, the national anthem) Thanks ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTKSKdENhiU
The LA Regional is the in my opinion one of the toughest and most exciting Regionals in the Southwest. The teams that attend for the most part are consistently bringing with them great machines that do their job, and do it well.
Congrats to 330, 1717, and 980 for an Impressive display this year. Best of luck in Atlanta.
Congrats and thank you to our alliance partners in Los Angeles: Teams 330 and 980. We look forward to competing with you in Atlanta! Great job to all of the rest of the teams as well, including the finalists: Teams 294, 702, and 2659.
Thanks also to teams 399 and 1515 in particular, for cheering for us and with us -- we really appreciated your support and enthusiasm.
Another congrats to the Chairman's, Engineering Inspiration, and Rookie Inspiration and All-Star winners!
We enjoyed competing and meeting all of the other teams. For those competing at further regionals and the championships, best of luck, and to those for whom LA was their last 2008 event, our team looks forward to working with you next year! Although I am a graduating senior, I will do my best to be back at the regional events in '09!
Sidenote:
I'm uploading the eliminations to SOAP now, should be done in a few hours.
I don't know if I am the only one having this problem, but when I download the MP4's on my computer, there is only audio, and no video.
Congrats to all teams. Thanks to our alliance partners for making our win possible. And a big thanks to all the volunteers who make this event happen. It was an outstanding regional and our team had a lot of fun.
I don't know if I am the only one having this problem, but when I download the MP4's on my computer, there is only audio, and no video.
Videos are fine for me. Try using Quicktime/Itunes or updated your codecs. K-lite Codec Pack works for me.
robro2102
23-03-2008, 18:25
The LA Regional is the in my opinion one of the toughest and most exciting Regionals in the Southwest. The teams that attend for the most part are consistently bringing with them great machines that do their job, and do it well.
Congrats to 330, 1717, and 980 for an Impressive display this year. Best of luck in Atlanta.
i agree. props to all the rookies, you did well.
EricRobodox
23-03-2008, 18:28
Oh, forgot to ask, any feedback about the Robot FIRST Aid Station. Over the next few months, actually days, we are going to expand the Station potential. Let me know what you guys liked, didn't like, or new suggestions.
chaoticprout
23-03-2008, 18:53
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTKSKdENhiU
Much appreciated.
EricRobodox
23-03-2008, 18:57
she was amazing. The guy the first day was entertaining as well.
Congrats to 330, 1717, and 980. You guys were an extremely strong alliance.
Thanks to 2659 and 702 for helping 294 make it to the Finals!
2659 is an amazing rookie team.
Thanks to all for making the 2008 Los Angeles Regional an exciting regional.
any one have pictures of the bots from L.A.:yikes:
Cait1070
23-03-2008, 23:23
Oh, forgot to ask, any feedback about the Robot FIRST Aid Station. Over the next few months, actually days, we are going to expand the Station potential. Let me know what you guys liked, didn't like, or new suggestions.
Our team used the Robot FIRST Aid Station on the first day to locate teams that had a certain part we needed that Spare Parts didn't have. The students at the table were really helpful. I would say that overall it was a great idea, especially the list of what teams had which available parts. :)
Joe Ross
24-03-2008, 00:04
I don't know if I am the only one having this problem, but when I download the MP4's on my computer, there is only audio, and no video.
Videos are fine for me. Try using Quicktime/Itunes or updated your codecs. K-lite Codec Pack works for me.
You can also use the VLC media player from http://www.videolan.org
A few High Rollers and I will be driving out Friday morning to watch the LA regional, what are some of the hotels teams are staying at?
-Keaton
So that's why you guys were there! Some people on my team were wondering why you guys were down there. Glad you could make it. :)
Thanks to all of the well-wishers to our team!!!
We had such a blast in Los Angeles, it was probably the best regional I've been to. It makes me sad that it was the last regional I'll ever be at while I'm a member of my team, but it was definitely an amazing note to end on.
Congrats to the winners/finalists! You guys did an awesome job and it was so much fun to watch and cheer for you. Especially all the fun we had cheering with 1717 and MorTorq.
See you in Atlanta! And if you're in a dancing mood, don't hesitate to come join us, we love it!
Congrats to 330/1717/980 & 399. :)
also, side note to all teams,
if you guys are looking for your team flags, i personally delivered (except for like 5 of them) all of them to your pit (unless it was already picked up by someone else of course).
I'm quite surprised i kept up with all those flags..
EricRobodox
24-03-2008, 03:47
Nica, great job. Every time I was on the field I saw Mark holding the 599 flag. I dont know how you did it either, thats a lot to keep track of. Especially I think he had like 4 or 5 flags one match we had.
Cait1070, its our pleasure to help you gals out. Hope you guys got your robot and controller packed in the crate nicely, and hope its in a better working order for LV. I didnt get to see it, but Van says your hand is insane, and Vicki on your team said their were 6 degrees of freedom. Insane.
Lets get back to me thanking teams.
1717, great machine, and hope to see you guys in Atlanta. That lift looks so nice, especially how it looks so elegant in all black.
294, you guys shocked me and sort of went the same route 599 did, an ok performance in SD then a big step up in LA. I was impressed. I really did feel the wave. lol. I like your moto, though I mess up on remembering it all.
980, congrats on the win. I have talked to Dave Brinza at both regionals from start to finish on all days. You guys have had a tough time too and I am glad to see you guys get a break.
207, woodie flowers win, congrats. Also crazy awsome autonomous mode.
4, glad to be right next to you when you scored. That was one of my favorite matches I got to be part of. Good luck for the rest of your season. If you guys need some help in Atlanta or need a part, let me know. I want to see you or hear from you guys that you hurdled now, not just placed a ball.
All teams, we are all winners, as corny as that sounds. Thanks for making my last regional a great one.
And for everyone going to Atlanta, see you there, on or off the field.
MrPowers399
24-03-2008, 18:43
399,
I love you guys, congratulations on the chairman's award, and I can't wait until HOTlanta. Jonny quest/Mr powers, you're the bomb, keep it up.
-Daniel
dang you guys killed in LA and san diego. cant wait to see you in atlanta. make sure you keep throwing them 1717 gang signs up XD
Team 1717 gives a special thanks to Team 848 for providing us with the PVC Pipe we needed for our flag! Thanks a lot!
You can also use the VLC media player from http://www.videolan.org
Thanks for the suggestion, as well as for putting all of videos online!
congrats 1717, 330, 980 good luck in Atlanta. LA was awesome and i would like to thank all the volunteers for their efforts and team 599 for their awesome first aid station as always.
Kringata
25-03-2008, 02:10
definitely congrats to the winning teams 1717, 330, 980.
I'm a first year Marketing/PR mentor for Team 2102. I (and my wife) had an amazing time. Everyone lent so much energy to the event. It was crazy to see it ratcheting up in intensity the 2nd and 3rd day.
Of course I'm also predicting that ya'll need to stay on your game this coming year because we are only getting better :)
Thanks to all the folks who contributed. It was fantastic to see so many people donating their time for such a worthwhile event.
SpaceOsc
25-03-2008, 04:29
Id Like to thank 294 for hurdling so much but especially team 2659 for being such a strong rookie team on and off the team to lead their own alliance and pick up team 702 (Big risk taking on a second lap bot) as one of my team members said once we got picked, "We Will Make it Work" and it was amazing to see our alliance take on the robots we did!
Here at 702 we are all very happy with how things worked out :)
Best LA Regional so far! thank you all for making it happen
Matthew2c4u
27-03-2008, 20:10
Team 1717
I sincerely apologize for the content of the post. I really admire how your team works together, and how well D'Penguineers is structured and organized. My thoughts were not well thought out, I did not mean to be derogatory towards your team. In hindsight the way I communicated them indicated feeling of resentment, I meant to present just a playback of the our regional matches. I apologize for my post in a public forum representing my team.The post was not my teams opinion just me thinking out loud the night after the regional. They were made with unintentional bias. At the time, I did not read my post over throughly enough to see how the comments I made could be seen as rude. Finally, Congratulations to your alliance, Teams 330,1717 and 980.
Sincerely.
Matthew Baker
Matthew2c4u
30-03-2008, 01:03
Team 1717
I sincerely apologize for the content of the post. I really admire how your team works together, and how well D'Penguineers is structured and organized. My thoughts were not well thought out, I did not mean to be derogatory towards your team. In hindsight the way I communicated them indicated feeling of resentment, I meant to present just a playback of the our regional matches. I apologize for my post in a public forum representing my team.The post was not my teams opinion just me thinking out loud the night after the regional. They were made with unintentional bias. At the time, I did not read my post over throughly enough to see how the comments I made could be seen as rude. Finally, Congratulations to your alliance, Teams 330,1717 and 980.
Sincerely,
Matthew Baker
Team 330,
I apologize for offending you by speaking badly of you alliance member team 1717. Please understand, this was not my intention, and I feel great remorse for the trouble and even more for the offending things I said. I was not representing my team, This should have been my first priority on Chief Delphi, representing my team and FIRST in a positive light.
Sincerely,
Matthew Baker
... Although I am a graduating senior, I will do my best to be back at the regional events in '09!...
Congratulations on your success in FIRST, I know that it is an outstanding program. Now as a graduate of high school, when you get settled into college life, start to volunteer at a local regional or come back to LA and volunteer. Mentor at a local high school near your college or try to start a new team if you can. We do not want to lose our FIRST program graduates and hope they come back not only to help with their old team, but to start new teams and help them to achieve the success of your program. Pass on your knowledge and lessons learned....!
The FIRST site has the volunteer application and I am sure that Jim Beck or other regionals would LOVE The help from people that know what is going on.
Again Congratulations on your success and I hope to see you as a volunteer or mentor in the years to come.
EricRobodox
05-04-2008, 00:19
eh, just to show a counter, well almost counter-argument. Go to college, use what you learned. And once you have been out of FIRST and have had some more experience, bring it back to a team. Volunteer, but about mentoring, I am going to wait until I graduate probably, or at least a year off. I dont want to be a college mentor on the team right after high school, it will be like I never left and it could prevent from more progressive experience both on my end and the team I am mentoring in.
rsilverstein
05-04-2008, 06:55
I feel like I might have too much "hometeam" pride to mentor another team. Does anyone else have that same problem of not wanting to divide their allegiance to their original high school team?
SpaceOsc
05-04-2008, 08:04
I feel like I might have too much "hometeam" pride to mentor another team. Does anyone else have that same problem of not wanting to divide their allegiance to their original high school team?
Mentors are resources to a team and any resource that a team can afford to share or give up to another team in need, perhaps ought to.
EricRobodox
05-04-2008, 12:47
I agree with Oscar. I would always feel like I am a Robodox, but its not about pride in your team once you leave, at least to me, its about spreading FIRST and creating the best experience for those who are in the program or creating an experience for those to yet to be in the program.
But.... if you wish to stay with 1717, you can just come back and mentor 1717 once you graduate, or maybe from afar with certain aspects like CAD or sending certain designs during the early stages of planning.
I think you are all right. Loyalty to your original team is tough to set aside. Not sure I could do it either. On the other hand, sharing what you have learned is an unselfish act, maybe the highest honor you can give to another person or team.
ThunderChief
13-04-2008, 14:10
I have posted a paper in CD-Media with YouTube links to the video clips that I shot of the Elimination & other selected matches at the Los Angeles Regional.:cool:
You can also find them by searching YouTube for “FIRST Robotics Los Angeles” or by team number, using the Chief Delphi standard to prefix it with “frc”. For example: “frc330”, “frc1717”, “frc980”, etc.
Or just go to: http://www.youtube.com/GaryWHedge (http://www.youtube.com/GaryWHedge)
ZachKahn
27-05-2008, 21:12
MorTorq TV 8 - March 21, 2008 - (LIVE FROM LA)
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67855
It's MorTorq TV the "Ocho", and that means 8 times MOR fun! From the evil plot of Larry Nakamura to the crazy ramblings of Mark Leon to the MorTorq Monkey's infectious dancing, this episode has something for everyone!
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