2009 New Jersey Regional

[Akash Rastogi]

So who's going to be making another trip to Trenton this upcoming season?

Of course, MORT will be at our home regional once again. Expect even more powerhouse teams this year.

Join us at what is always a highly competitive and lively competition. Don't forget about all that GP packed into the Sovereign Bank Arena!


So who's ready?:cool:

[BandChick]

Of course 1089 would be there! We wouldn't miss our home regional!

Looking forward to seeing everyone again. =)

[mtaman02]

Count me in :o)... I just have to make sure everything is ok with work first...

I'm about to check the FIRST site to get an idea of when everything is going on.

[Lowfategg]

See you all there! :D

[Brandon Holley]

Sadly I will have to miss my first NJ Regional since 2001 (back when it was the mid-atlantic regional). Unfortunately the boston regional was moved to week 2 which threw a big gigantic ugly wrench into our plans for the competition season and is causing me to miss good ol NJ, but I'm sure NJ can hold it down without me ;)

[DonRotolo]

1676 will surely be there - how could we miss it? I'm just not sure I can bring myself to think that far in advance...:eek:

Don

[Danny McC]

Hmmm I am not sure if we are going to the New Jersey regional but I would sure love to go and have the same result as last year.

[musicgurl1329]

team 2016 shall be there, see you all there!
:)

[Free HUGS!]

[Akash Rastogi]

I'm sure NJ can hold it down without me ;)

We'll do our best Brandon;)

[Lowfategg]

Team Overdrive #2753 is signed up and ready.

Looking forwards to seeing everyone there. :D

[pacoliketaco]

Team 1807 is registered for our 4th year at NJ, hopefully we will go to NYC again as well.

[thefro526]

well, it's official 816 will be back in trenton one more year!!!!!

[Libby K]

It's officially official. The MidKnight Inventors will be joining the party in the Sovereign Bank Arena once more.

What time is it? It's Knight time.

[Brandon_L]

2495 will be there as well, and possibly the phili regional depending on how much spare cash we have left.

Last year was great cant wait to do it again ^_^

[Akash Rastogi]

We're signed up for Philly and just waiting for the 2nd registration period to open up. =)

[kazzykaty]

Of course Extreme Heat will there ready to go in our fire pants!!
<3

[Jreed129]

103 will be making an apperance at jersey again this year

[Akash Rastogi]

Is there a team social for NJ?

[Libby K]

If there isn't one currently planned I hope that one could hopefully BE planned. I'm willing to help out with planning if needed! (That was originally discussed between myself and members of the Team Leadership Assembly... but nothing really came of it)

[Danny McC]

We're signed up for Philly and just waiting for the 2nd registration period to open up. =)

Awww did you miss us that much at your other regionals last year Stogi, you decided to go to the same ones as us. Hope we get to work with you guys this year. But Yeah I am always excited for Jersey. Sure it will be tons of fun this year.

[Akash Rastogi]

Awww did you miss us that much at your other regionals last year Stogi, you decided to go to the same ones as us. Hope we get to work with you guys this year. But Yeah I am always excited for Jersey. Sure it will be tons of fun this year.

Of course bro..:cool:

Some teams to look out for this year...

2590- finalists their rookie year
2753- born from the World Championship FTC team 74. These guys will be good competition.

Teams to look out for as of 10/18/08 (According to team lists on TBA)

41- The Robo Warriors
75- RoboRaiders
293- Team S.P.I.K.E
555- Montclair Robotics :)
816- WesTech Anomaly :)
869- Power Cord 869
1089- Team Mercury
1218- Vulcan Robotics :)
1807- Redbird Robotics
2016- Mighty Monkey Wrenches MMY :)

Adding more once teams register for 2nd and 3rd regionals...

[Libby K]

Some teams to look out for this year...

2590- finalists their rookie year
2753- born from the World Championship FTC team 74. These guys will be good competition.

Teams to look out for as of 10/18/08 (According to team lists on TBA)

41- The Robo Warriors
75- RoboRaiders
293- Team S.P.I.K.E
555- Montclair Robotics :)
816- WesTech Anomaly :)
869- Power Cord 869
1089- Team Mercury
1218- Vulcan Robotics :)
1807- Redbird Robotics
2016- Mighty Monkey Wrenches MMY :)

Hey now- don't forget the re-invented 1923- The MidKnight Inventors.
Last year was a hard year for us (no sponsors, both our mentors left us) , but 2009 is looking pretty sweet for us so far.

Can't wait for this awesome regional!
C'mon, kickoff... get here faster! :)

[Akash Rastogi]

Lists on FIRST have been updated. We are full and this competition looks to be insanely good.

WOoT, the Canadians are coming!!

[mtaman02]

As predicted my job kinda screwed me over but for the most part I'll def. be there on Fri and Sat... Still working on the logistics of Wed. setup and Thu. practice since now I'm working 4P-12A Fri/Sat off.

[rdlevy1215]

It's kinda-sorta Official ... Congratulations to team 2753 for winning the Rookie All Star Award AND Rookie Inspiration Award at the 2009 NJ Regional!



-------They are the ONLY Rookies comming!---------Yes, Registration is now closed for NJ (0 open spots)---------

[Akash Rastogi]

It's kinda-sorta Official ... Congratulations to team 2753 for winning the Rookie All Star Award AND Rookie Inspiration Award at the 2009 NJ Regional!



-------They are the ONLY Rookies comming!---------Yes, Registration is now closed for NJ (0 open spots)---------


lol
There's no doubt in my mind they would have won it even if there were 20 rookies coming. People need to get to know this team at NJ..they will be prominent in the future.

[Vikesrock]

It's kinda-sorta Official ... Congratulations to team 2753 for winning the Rookie All Star Award AND Rookie Inspiration Award at the 2009 NJ Regional!



-------They are the ONLY Rookies comming!---------Yes, Registration is now closed for NJ (0 open spots)---------

FIRST reserves spots in events for rookies until registration closes on December 1st. For most events I believe they usually hold 10 spots. This would seem about right for NJ this year as last year's attendance was 63 teams and 53 are registered so far this year. If those spots are not taken by rookies by the time registration closes teams on the waiting list will be let in.

[Akash Rastogi]

FIRST reserves spots in events for rookies until registration closes on December 1st. For most events I believe they usually hold 10 spots. This would seem about right for NJ this year as last year's attendance was 63 teams and 53 are registered so far this year. If those spots are not taken by rookies by the time registration closes teams on the waiting list will be let in.

Hopefully more rookies are on the wait list. As much as I'd love to see 2753 win those awards I'd rather have them earn them. Also, if there aren't any new rookie teams in NJ, then god help us....we need new teams.

[vic burg]

Well, I am not sure if the list on usfirst.org is updated, as the teams aren't in order, and everything says 2009, but it looks as if there will be some, if not all of the same teams going....
Does anyone know if any of the lists on the website correct?

[Alex_2487]

team 2487 is singed up for the new jersay regional. this is our second year in first robotics and the first time we will be attending two regionals

[Lowfategg]

Wow, that is interesting...

Guess we will have to wait and see.

[Sgraff_SRHS06]

Well, I am not sure if the list on usfirst.org is updated, as the teams aren't in order, and everything says 2009, but it looks as if there will be some, if not all of the same teams going....
Does anyone know if any of the lists on the website correct?

There are two ways that the lists work, if you don't already know.

1) (the new default) teams will be sorted by the ABC order of their location, rather than by team number (which is why you will see the team numbers out of order)

2) you can click the number heading to sort the list by team number, which is how most of us are used to seeing the lists. I think this is something FIRST added a year or two ago (I'm not sure why, though.)

Hopefully this helps out.

[Akash Rastogi]

Turns out the rookie issue is also at Philadelphia regional. Wonder how they resolve this if no other teams register even with reserved rookie spots..:confused:

[Lowfategg]

Turns out the rookie issue is also at Philadelphia regional. Wonder how they resolve this if no other teams register even with reserved rookie spots..:confused:

Wow, I wonder if there are not that many new teams around here.

[Athleticgirl389]

Wow, I wonder if there are not that many new teams around here.

I've seent that a huge chunk of the rookies for 2009 are in the Minnesota... I was pretty sure that New Jersey and the surrounding area got more rookie teams this year though =/

[DonRotolo]

It's kinda-sorta Official ... Congratulations to team 2753 for winning the Rookie All Star Award AND Rookie Inspiration Award at the 2009 NJ Regional!
Oh, and the Highest Rookie Seed, too.

Not really. The venue has a capacity of around 65 teams - that's what I have seen there in the past few years - yet only 53 spaces or so were "available", just as already noted by Vikesrock.

[Cyberphil]

Can't wait to see ya guys there! It was fun last time. Well see how we'll do without our old drivers.

[Danny McC]

Hmmm its almost time for the competition but not really you know. And I was just wondering how many people would be interested in me giving out hacky sacks. I always see people playing and I was like Hmmm getting my team out there and playing my favorite sport what could be better. So if someone could let me know if there is any interested teams that would be good.

[Athleticgirl389]

Hmmm its almost time for the competition but not really you know. And I was just wondering how many people would be interested in me giving out hacky sacks. I always see people playing and I was like Hmmm getting my team out there and playing my favorite sport what could be better. So if someone could let me know if there is any interested teams that would be good.

102 gave them out 2 years ago (i believe). We brought a certain number to Jersey because we wanted to save some for our other competitions. Needless to say, they were a HUGE hit and we had to bring some extras out of our Atlanta stash to please the FIRSTers haha. So they are definately a good idea :)

[nHouse]

Team 303 will be there of course! Looking forward to a strong field of competitors and hoping for the best :)

P.S. As for a NJ Regional Social event, let me get back to you guys on this, we held one a few years ago so we might be able to do it again, how many of you guys think your teams would go for it?

[thefro526]

Any teams competing that want some extra practice hit me up here.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=71782

[Danny McC]

Yeah come spend some time with Thefro and the Heavyweapon guy. It will be great fun.

[FRC1672]

1672 will be in attendance.

[Mike Yaremko]

Team 296 will be coming down from Canada to compete. Should be a lot of fun

[FRC1672]

The new and updated number of team at the NJ regional is 61

[DMitriPetrenko]

Power Cord 869 is chalking up a trip to Trenton this year!

[DonRotolo]

It will be great to see our next-door neighbors 1672 there, and !Woo Hoo! another team from the great white north! Coming down for the warm weather I suppose.

It's gonna be a good one this year, you watch...

[Dominicano0519]

sadly 381 cant compete this year


btw they opened a taco bell like one to two blocks from the arena

[Akash Rastogi]

sadly 381 cant compete this year


btw they opened a taco bell like one to two blocks from the arena

Will you guys be back in shape for next year? Let us all know, I'm sure we can work something out to help your team.

[Danny McC]

sadly 381 cant compete this year


btw they opened a taco bell like one to two blocks from the arena

Hate to hear that you guys were pretty cool last year. Hope you are better for next year. But TACO BEL!?!?!. YESSSS.

[DMitriPetrenko]

I agree. It's terrible you guys can't make it. Maybe we'll see you there next regional. :cool:











And yes. Everyone luuuuuvs Taco Bell.
Chaluuuuuupassss! FTW

[hiimcristhian]

Team 1228 will be there, see you in Trenton!

[flyingcrayons]

sadly 381 cant compete this year


btw they opened a taco bell like one to two blocks from the arena

yeah that sucks... u guys won last year if i remember correctly... well i definitely hope you guys will be back next year!

[Danny McC]

25 days what? Cant wait to see what everyone in Jersey puts out on the field. Always fun to watch.

[Team 2016]

Team 2016 is pleased to announce that we will be giving out $200.00 gift certificates for AndyMark products as prizes for our First Annual Eyeglass and Hearing Aid Drive. We will award one certificate to the team that brings in the most items at the New Jersey Regional this February.

AndyMark, Inc. is an official supplier of parts for F.I.R.S.T. teams. We felt that any team could benefit from being able to order spare, upgrade, or replacement parts and AndyMark agreed!

As representatives of Ewing High School and Marie Katzenbach School for the Deaf, we take great pride in working with the Lions Club International at their New Jersey Regional Eyeglass Recycling Center. This is one of only seven such centers in America, and our students are involved with processing glasses here on our campus as part of our ongoing Community Service Projects.

Please help us get students involved in collecting unused eyeglasses and hearing aids in their own schools and donating them for this worthy cause.


Contact us at: Goteam2016@comcast.net

[Danny McC]

Team 2016 is pleased to announce that we will be giving out $200.00 gift certificates for AndyMark products as prizes for our First Annual Eyeglass and Hearing Aid Drive. We will award one certificate to the team that brings in the most items at the New Jersey Regional this February.

AndyMark, Inc. is an official supplier of parts for F.I.R.S.T. teams. We felt that any team could benefit from being able to order spare, upgrade, or replacement parts and AndyMark agreed!

As representatives of Ewing High School and Marie Katzenbach School for the Deaf, we take great pride in working with the Lions Club International at their New Jersey Regional Eyeglass Recycling Center. This is one of only seven such centers in America, and our students are involved with processing glasses here on our campus as part of our ongoing Community Service Projects.

Please help us get students involved in collecting unused eyeglasses and hearing aids in their own schools and donating them for this worthy cause.


Contact us at: Goteam2016@comcast.net

Ill bring this up tommorow and see what we can do. Gotta talk to the right people you know.

[Team 2016]

Thanks for any help you can give us. As this is our first time, we are still working the kinks out. We were posted in the user announcements section of the portal, but didn't seem to get any interest. :) :) :)

[Elgin Clock]

If any mentors want an escape from the craziness of the NJ Regional on Friday night, legendary singer & Vegas regular Tom Jones is performing kinda nearby in Asbury Park, NJ!
http://theasburyparkboardwalk.com/events/444

I am actually considering going to this show if I make it down to the NJ Regional this year, since I'll more than likely drive in Friday night & come down Saturday for the competition if I go! lol :yikes:

[Danny McC]

If any mentors want an escape from the craziness of the NJ Regional on Friday night, legendary singer & Vegas regular Tom Jones is performing kinda nearby in Asbury Park, NJ!
http://theasburyparkboardwalk.com/events/444

I am actually considering going to this show if I make it down to the NJ Regional this year, since I'll more than likely drive in Friday night & come down Saturday for the competition if I go! lol :yikes:

Yeah dude I will be there for sure Elgin. You know if I dont find something better to do.

[thefro526]

For the purpose of scouting I think it'd be cool if teams posted up a picture and some basic specs in this thread. This is in no way mandatory or anything like that, it's just a nice thing to do to make everyone's scouting a bit easier. I'll have a pic up of our final bot in the next day or two.

[waialua359]

Really wish we could come this year. :(

[kc2pix]

Team 219 will be there!

I am sooooo excited! It will be my first FIRST competition!

[ErichKeane]

Heh, former 219er here, good luck Warren Hills!

How are you guys doing this year? I competed in 2004. Is Casio still coaching?

[Danny McC]

Only 11 days away. Cant wait to see everyone. Its gonna be fun. Except Stogi.

[nahstobor]

612 is coming to New Jersey for the first time. How big are the pits there?

[Danny McC]

612 is coming to New Jersey for the first time. How big are the pits there?

They are ok sized. Just cant have to many people in there.

[nahstobor]

Anyone know the exact spacing? Is it 10x10 or smaller?

[1337Nerd]

You're all gonna get a taste of Canada there this year.

Team 1006 will be there.

[millerm277]

Anyone know the exact spacing? Is it 10x10 or smaller?

Should definitely be at least 10x10. They are pretty good sized, but the layout gets hectic with the way it works. Aisles aren't all that wide, and there's a lot of people around.

[Akash Rastogi]

MORT is ready as we'll ever be. Just hope its good enough to finally take the NJ title home. Winning our home regional for the first time would be a huge moment of success. Our robot, I'll admit, is mediocre and will be bested by many bots in ball capacity. Our strategies and drivers on the other hand should fair well amongst the other teams.

Just 10 days and bam, Lunacy will begin. I have seen the game played a few times and it is surprisingly exciting. I am excited now to see the outcome.

Few specific teams I want to get to know better: 303, 103, 102, 25, 75, 41, 816, 1403, 2753, 1279, and 1089. To the first 6 listed, MORT has lost our ways in communicating with our fellow veteran teams in the past and have built up a detrimental reputation and team aura, we are determined to change that. The change began for our team over the course of this summer and build season but we want to see the change come to full fruition at Trenton in those precious 3 days and continue for the rest of our team's existence. Younger teams may not understand what I'm talking about but I'm certain the mentors and members of those 6 teams do. MORT will be willing and ready to work with teams at Trenton with a positive and cooperative attitude and I hope that we all can share a mutual respect for one another this year. I say unto you all, best of luck and I, and MORT, will see you there with a heart to win this regional for the first time ever. Good night and may you have a pleasant ship day.

[nHouse]

MORT is ready as we'll ever be. Just hope its good enough to finally take the NJ title home. Winning our home regional for the first time would be a huge moment of success. Our robot, I'll admit, is mediocre and will be bested by many bots in ball capacity. Our strategies and drivers on the other hand should fair well amongst the other teams.

Just 10 days and bam, Lunacy will begin. I have seen the game played a few times and it is surprisingly exciting. I am excited now to see the outcome.

Few specific teams I want to get to know better: 303, 103, 102, 25, 75, 41, 816, 1403, 2753, 1279, and 1089. To the first 6 listed, MORT has lost our ways in communicating with our fellow veteran teams in the past and have built up a detrimental reputation and team aura, we are determined to change that. The change began for our team over the coarse of this summer and build season but we want to see the change come to full fruition at Trenton in those precious 3 days and continue for the rest of our team's existence. Younger teams may not understand what I'm talking about but I'm certain the mentors and members of those 6 teams do. MORT will be willing and ready to work with teams at Trenton with a positive and cooperative attitude and I hope that we all can share a mutual respect for one another this year. I say unto you all, best of luck and I, and MORT, will see you there with a heart to win this regional for the first time ever. Good night and may you have a pleasant ship day.

I think I can speak for 303 in saying you guys have been one of the most helpful teams towards us this build season and we are looking forward to seeing you guys at trenton. As always we will be going into trenton with our eyes on the prize and a strong will to win :)

As a vet team we know what you mean and we're excited for the future between the teams you've listed, all which have extreme talent and potential, good luck at trenton and may the best teams win!

[Danny McC]

ZOMG A BEAR!!! I don't know just figured I would start it out the right way you know. I am pretty hype for Jersey this year. Wanna try to meet some new people. Make new friends. Play good matches. Win some matches. Win the regional. Keep making like three word sentences.

[George A.]

ZOMG A BEAR!!! I don't know just figured I would start it out the right way you know. I am pretty hype for Jersey this year. Wanna try to meet some new people. Make new friends. Play good matches. Win some matches. Win the regional. Keep making like three word sentences.

I'm resting up for what should be an awesome time at NJ...just figured I'd give a couple pointers for all attending:

1) It WILL be cold. All teams are playing on Regolith, but only a select few can say that they play on an ice rink. As a result, the arena tends to get chilly, so come prepared. You can always take off extra layers later in the day if you get hot, but you can't magically make clothes if you're too cold.

2) Like many people said before, the pits can get a bit hectic. We have more than 60 teams confined to a rather small space. Please exhibit proper safety so the EMT's won't have that much to do.

3) If you have any problems/questions about the venues please ask a volunteer. They are there to help (as long as you do so in a respectful manner).

4) Please remember that the volunteers are just that, volunteers. These people put in approximately 50 hours of work minimum over the 4 day competition. (You're only there 3, but we're there a day early to set it up.)


I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting, so If I remember I'll post them in the days ahead.

Everyone rest up, bring your GP, and get ready for a party!

PS: Danny, you still owe me a 816 shirt from last year :)

[Danny McC]

Hmmmm and remember whenever your team is out on the field, cheer loud and cheer proud. Nothing makes me more bummed out then when we go out for a match and the team is just in stands and not cheering. So then I yel at them(in a nice manner of course) and tell them to cheer. I love hearing cheers from the crowd makes me fall all tingly inside ;).

[flyingcrayons]

i am so ready for NJ, and so is 1089... can't wait to smell the sweet SBA air and watch one of the best (and underrated) regionals out there! Get ready for amazing Lunacy action!!!

[Akash Rastogi]

i am so ready for NJ, and so is 1089... can't wait to smell the sweet SBA air and watch one of the best (and underrated) regionals out there! Get ready for amazing Lunacy action!!!

I think it was more highly anticipated back when it was the J&J Mid-Atlantic Regional. Teams from all over used to come. Hopefully next year a lot of the big name teams come back.

[GillSt.Bernards]

Team 2458 is so excited for Trenton. (Our third competition ever!)

[ChristinaR]

I was bummed last year that I didn't get to go, so I'm psyched to be coming this year! '06/'07 was a blast and I'm certainly looking to catch up with my Jersey folks.

I'm also there to take photos for a MA newspaper as a teaser for the Boston regional, so smile! :D

[thefro526]

Does anyone know anything about the Webcast? I want to give the link to My Family and Co-Workers ahead of time if possible.

[Akash Rastogi]

Danny you owe me a shirt from Atlanta! :mad:

[Athleticgirl389]

Does anyone know anything about the Webcast? I want to give the link to My Family and Co-Workers ahead of time if possible.

Webcast will be graciously done with help from 1676 (per what I've kept up on with New Jersey Regional planning commitee minutes). As to a link yet, I am not sure but once there is one it will be posted :)

[Dad1279]

1279 wishes all of our NJ friends the best of luck. We decided to try the new DC Regional this year, unfortunately DC is scheduled for the same time as NJ.

Hope to see and alliance with some of our friends later in the season at Philly!

[Brandon Holley]

I think it was more highly anticipated back when it was the J&J Mid-Atlantic Regional. Teams from all over used to come. Hopefully next year a lot of the big name teams come back.

While it may have been more highly anticipated...it was also in a gym smaller than the one at MOHS.......

[Danny McC]

Zomgggg Three days. I really hope that it gets warmer out. Even though it was really cold last year. And the year before. So I guess it is kind of a tradition now? Anyone else as excited as I am?

[flyingcrayons]

haha its gonna be 51 on thursday... that might not seem that high for you northeast folk, but compared to recent weather, its gonna be hot... :cool:

[millerm277]

We'll be back again (Team 41), good luck to everyone. :)

[Athleticgirl389]

1279 wishes all of our NJ friends the best of luck. We decided to try the new DC Regional this year, unfortunately DC is scheduled for the same time as NJ.

Hope to see and alliance with some of our friends later in the season at Philly!

You guys are gonna be missed for sure!!! Not gonna be the same with only one of the Somerville teams there and the good ol Gracious Professional "rivalry" lol (jk!!!). I wish you guys luck in DC!!!!

[DonRotolo]

Webcast will be graciously done with help from 1676
Indeed, this came as a surprise to me as well, but it's true! I do not have the link yet, but it will posted ASAP.

As in past years, Team 1676 will also be sharing our complete scouting database with anyone who has 802.11b capabilities. Stop by our pits on Thursday for an instruction card explaining how to log in to the database.

Don

[Vikesrock]

As in past years, Team 1676 will also be sharing our complete scouting database with anyone who has 802.11b capabilities. Stop by our pits on Thursday for an instruction card explaining how to log in to the database.

Don

Given that 802.11b is a wireless technology I just want to make sure you are aware of the ban on wireless at events covered in Team Update 12 and clarified in Team Update 13.

[Church]

I get to support two teams this year, the one I mentor, 2180, and of course good old team 11.

So Akash, will McGowan be at the regional this year? The only thing better than meeting new teams and new team members will be reuniting with the ones I know.

Good luck to everyone on those fateful three days!

[Akash Rastogi]

I get to support two teams this year, the one I mentor, 2180, and of course good old team 11.

So Akash, will McGowan be at the regional this year? The only thing better than meeting new teams and new team members will be reuniting with the ones I know.

Good luck to everyone on those fateful three days!

Uhh.. I emailed him a while back and he said he'd be there. But I'm not entirely sure on it. Stop by the pit when you can and I'll take you to him if I find him. =)

Btw in that case we'll be rooting for 2180 too!

[DonRotolo]

Given that 802.11b is a wireless technology I just want to make sure you are aware of the ban on wireless at events covered in Team Update 12 and clarified in Team Update 13.
Yes. Special arrangements.

[Church]

Uhh.. I emailed him a while back and he said he'd be there. But I'm not entirely sure on it. Stop by the pit when you can and I'll take you to him if I find him. =)

Btw in that case we'll be rooting for 2180 too!

Alright, thank you! I love McGowan and everything, but I've found that you can't always trust what he says and what he does to be the same thing xD It's gotta be sad with him retired and all ;_;

Unrelatedly, when I told the mentors at 2180 that I was from 11, they were like, "ELEVEN?? The numbers go that low?"

[Akash Rastogi]

Alright, thank you! I love McGowan and everything, but I've found that you can't always trust what he says and what he does to be the same thing xD It's gotta be sad with him retired and all ;_;

Unrelatedly, when I told the mentors at 2180 that I was from 11, they were like, "ELEVEN?? The numbers go that low?"

Hahahaha, so true. I'm holding him to this though.

Curious to see how 2180 does. They had an awesome rookie season IIRC.

[Church]

Hahahaha, so true. I'm holding him to this though.

Curious to see how 2180 does. They had an awesome rookie season IIRC.

I'd love to see them do well, but since I haven't even seen their robot, I can't say I have much of a personal stake. I was involved in their animation, and although I think we did really well, if your animation beats ours then I'll be sad xD Hopefully their rookie animation team will do as well as their rookie robot team.

Will there be a lot of rookie teams at Trenton this year? As far as I could ever figure out, this regional seems to have a lot more experienced powerhouse teams than some others, and it's probably really tough to try to compete as a rookie.

[Elgin Clock]

Given that 802.11b is a wireless technology I just want to make sure you are aware of the ban on wireless at events covered in Team Update 12 and clarified in Team Update 13.

Bah! So much for a wireless Twitter match score display in the pits.
Meh. :(

[Danny McC]

Bah! So much for a wireless Twitter match score display in the pits.
Meh. :(

Elgin, are you even going to Jersey? Did you make up your mind yet?

[Mike8519]

I think there is only one rookie team at NJ. Team Overdrive - 2753. Given their FTC past and the design of their robot they barely classify as a rookie team :p

Which leads to an interesting question... will Overdrive travel Atlanta given they win the Rookie All-Star by default :ahh:

[Elgin Clock]

Elgin, are you even going to Jersey? Did you make up your mind yet?

No. It's still a toss-up between BAE Regional in NH & the NJ Regional.
I'll know when I wake up Saturday morning.. or start driving on a whim either North or South on Friday evening after work.
That's just how I roll. :cool:
Heck, maybe I'll even just drive to DC since I was already an official part of that regional by doing some pre-event judging this past weekend. :p

[Church]

I think there is only one rookie team at NJ. Team Overdrive - 2753. Given their FTC past and the design of their robot they barely classify as a rookie team :p

Which leads to an interesting question... will Overdrive travel Atlanta given they win the Rookie All-Star by default :ahh:

Hahah good point! I doubt they'll be penalized just because they're the only ones... after all, it sounds to me like the deserve it. I wonder how they'll do.

[Lowfategg]

You know what,

We have been wondering the samething. :p

At least we have highest seated rookie without even trying. :D

How will we do? Completely amazing!!! (I hope!)

[thefro526]

You know what,

We have been wondering the samething. :p

At least we have highest seated rookie without even trying. :D

How will we do? Completely amazing!!! (I hope!)

Haha, that's pretty sweet.

If we're in for the same Team Overdrive from my Vex Days, I know you'll earn those awards....

1 Day Left!

[Elgin Clock]

You know what,
We have been wondering the samething. :p
At least we have highest seated rookie without even trying. :D
How will we do? Completely amazing!!! (I hope!)

Highest Rookie Seed, Rookie All-Star, & Rookie Inspiration (maybe more??).
/me wonders who has your team for Fantasy FIRST NJ edition. :p

[flyingcrayons]

omg in 12 hours we will be anxiously waiting at SBA for the start of LUNACY!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:ahh: :ahh: :ahh: :ahh: :ahh:

[thefro526]

It's almost time.

Best Of Luck to everyone competing with us this weekend. If anyone needs anything, feel free to stop by our pit and ask for Me and I'll be more than happy to help. (no, Stogi I will not help you)

[Akash Rastogi]

Best of luck to everyone. Please remember to bring some warm clothing and try to wash your hands often. Germs manifest at the SBA and love to give everyone a cold or flu. It sucks so may want to bring cold/cough medicine with your school nurses. Advil and Tylenol are also recommended as cheering can make for killer headaches and dizzyness.

Hope everyone rests up for tomorrow. Practice day should be interesting. If anyone needs help in the pits just give anyone a call and we'll all work to solve your problems. :)

[nahstobor]

If any team needs Programming, Mechanical or Electrical assistance. Stop by 612's pit and we will send someone to assist you. It's not as fun if everyone isn't playing at top form.

Also for the practice field, our team has made 2 50ft tether cables. If you would like to borrow them when you are on the practice field just come by and ask.

[DonRotolo]

This thread (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?p=828067#post828067) has the link to the webcast.

Don

[Athleticgirl389]

You know what,

We have been wondering the samething. :p

At least we have highest seated rookie without even trying. :D

How will we do? Completely amazing!!! (I hope!)

I've had the privilege of MCing FTC events in the past and watching how amazing these guys (and gals) are. They have amazing students and amazing mentors and an amazing "fan" base. I expect nothing but amazingness from this team this year and MANY years after that. Look out NJ Regional... Overdrive is coming!!! Definately a team to look out for where ever they go with whatever kind of robot :]

[Danny McC]

Woot see everyone today. Good luck. Lets have some good practice and some great times.

[robowarriors41]

Anyone know why there have only been 2 matches in the last 6 hours? Our robot has been sitting on the regolith for a total of 4 hours so far...

[Elgin Clock]

Anyone know why there have only been 2 matches in the last 6 hours? Our robot has been sitting on the regolith for a total of 4 hours so far...

Because you're at a week one regional. :o

[Akash Rastogi]

Because you're at a week one regional. :o

Yea, the field crews were trying everything they could. Just lighten up to those who got a bit edgy.

We got in a grand total of 2 practice matches! But at least they went amazingly!:D

Can't wait for the real start of competition tomorrow. Should be very interesting.

Teams to watch out for so far, 2344, 1923, 25, 103, 816,my favorite rookie 2753, and w/o any shame, 11. :o Of course these are the only teams I had to chance to watch in the span of like 6 hour practice sessions.... Cya tomorrow!

PS. : Note to anyone who doubted the driver skill of 25 b/c of their loss of their signature drivetrain....they are BEASTLY on the field. Scoring is awesome too. Insanely good drivers, I was thoroughly impressed.

[Ice Berg]

Teams to watch out for so far, 2344, 1923, 25, 103, 816,my favorite rookie 2753, and w/o any shame, 11.


I couldn't see the webcast today, what kind of bots are 2344 and 103?

[mtaman02]

Webcast will be up tomorrow...

www.robotics.nasa.gov
www.Team1676.com

follow links on either one

FYI, NJ wasn't the only Regional w/ delays.... From what I know things might and shall hopefully be alot smoother these next 2 days... The Field Team and FTA Crew have been working countless hours so far to do everything they can to get things to run smoothly.

I can honestly say those who didn't get on the field probably used the practice field to test everything out...

[Wayne C.]

Because you're at a week one regional. :o

Elgin- week one or not these delays were ridiculously long. Perhaps the fields should have been put to bed running from Wednesday night instead of assuming things could be fixed in the morning. The teams needed the practice rounds especially on the special floor that many didnt have to play on. And the field tech crew were working like dogs all day to get this thing to work.


One thing all must realize is that we all paid $6000 to attend this initial regional. The less rounds you end up with the more the cost per round goes up. For many teams this is their ONLY regional and at $500-1000 per two minute trip to the floor it is pretty steep. I cant imagine putting out that kind of change for anything that doesn't work right.

Not to mention the hardware issues... (no I wont go there)

Lets hope things run smoothly tomorrow.

WC :cool: grrrrrr

[thefro526]

Today was very interesting to say the least.

We're in for one heck of a time.

See you on the field tomorrow.

[Akash Rastogi]

Today was very interesting to say the least.


I was rather disappointed in only going on the field twice because we didn't get a chance to test out different coaches. But w/e, just another challenge.

[mtaman02]

Elgin- week one or not these delays were ridiculously long. Perhaps the fields should have been put to bed running from Wednesday night instead of assuming things could be fixed in the morning. The teams needed the practice rounds especially on the special floor that many didnt have to play on. And the field tech crew were working like dogs all day to get this thing to work.


One thing all must realize is that we all paid $6000 to attend this initial regional. The less rounds you end up with the more the cost per round goes up. For many teams this is their ONLY regional and at $500-1000 per two minute trip to the floor it is pretty steep. I cant imagine putting out that kind of change for anything that doesn't work right.

Not to mention the hardware issues... (no I wont go there)

Lets hope things run smoothly tomorrow.

WC :cool: grrrrrr

Once again, as part of the Field Assy. crew, we powered up around 5 or 6 ish last nite. We followed the step by step directions and went over our work at least 30 times. Between the current stresses of not knowing whats going on and being constantly reminded that SBA wanted to close up didn't help. We stayed as late as we could to get things going. There were many contacts made to try and help get this solved. It's not like we were just sitting around and saying tomorrow is another day the teams will understand. We were working our rears off to get things going. We all realize that teams paid good money to participate and so they shall, but the one thing teams MUST do is excersize patience and understanding. We're not playing with IFI controls anymore here, we're dealing with new stuff and while we all expect perfection we all have to realize that perfection doesn't come easy. Fri and Sat should be better days or at least I'm crossing my fingers and praying that it will be, we just ask that everyone be calm and bear with us. Angry Teams will not get the field going any quicker trust me on that!

[DonRotolo]

The last few practice rounds looked great, i think most of the bugs are gone (knock wood), the field crew DID work their tails off to make it work, and we all just wished we could help. (I did by encouraging the field crew!).

Yes, 3 hours on regolith with only a 45 minute air supply was taxing. But for the first time in years, we left the pits before they closed...

Don

[Nawaid Ladak]

im curious

did FIRST hire the same DJ as last time... if so, i got some quite...colorful... music to listen to tomorrow

[thefro526]

So, I slept horribly last night. But I'm super Pumped to get out on the field today!!! Watch out, 816's running up on yo' trailer!

And also, give the Field Resent Crew and Field Management a break. They were having random issues throughout most of the afternoon yesterday where robots would randomly die or no communicate with the field but at the end of the evening Pete K. allowed any team that had communication issues take their bot out to the field and run a mock match as far as the control system (while still on the cart of course).

[Alex Cormier]

Webcast is very choppy.

[MrForbes]

Yes, it is choppy....although it has great resolution....maybe resolution should be sacrificed for continuity?

[MrForbes]

better now!

thanks

[Elgin Clock]

Who's the guy announcing the team info before the match?
His voice reminds me of one of the guys from South Park - Either Matt Stone or Trey Parker, not sure exactly. lol

[Brandon Holley]

Who's the guy announcing the team info before the match?
His voice reminds me of one of the guys from South Park - Either Matt Stone or Trey Parker, not sure exactly. lol

My guess is George Ackley, a team 11 alum...he has been doing it for several years at NJ as well as NY

[Mike8519]

Indeed it is the voice of NJ once again. George is the announcer

[Elgin Clock]

My guess is George Ackley, a team 11 alum...he has been doing it for several years at NJ as well as NY

Indeed it is the voice of NJ once again. George is the announcer

Yeah, I know George. lol I never knew his voice to sound like that before though. Hmm...
How many different colors is his hair today Mike just out of curiosity? :yikes:

I should be in NJ by noon tommorrow to check out the competition btw.
Should be fun!

[Mike8519]

Just one this time!

[Elgin Clock]

Just one this time!
Nice.
As another side note, I believe the DJ at the NJ Regional deserves a raise! :cool: lol
I'm loving the remixes & transitions between songs today during the webcast!

[JaneYoung]

Looks like there's a party goin' on over in Jerseyland. :)

[Danny McC]

816 gets two super cells? Discuss please.

[thefro526]

Seriously,

The NJ regional was on the news.

I got interviewed.

Sweeeeeetttttttt!

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/090226_Robotics_Contest

[Elgin Clock]

816 gets two super cells? Discuss please.


Sweet! Think you can do it again when I am actually in NJ watching tomorrow? lol

[thefro526]

Sweet! Think you can do it again when I am actually in NJ watching tomorrow? lol

Maybe.

Depends on what HP we send out.

Also, we got in trouble for that. Our coach wasn't a big fan of it....

[Elgin Clock]

Maybe.

Depends on what HP we send out.

Also, we got in trouble for that. Our coach wasn't a big fan of it....

Did you lose a Super Cell in the next round from that?
Are they enforcing that rule?
I think I saw a Ref. walk off with one before the start of one match while watching the webcast.

[thefro526]

Did you lose a Super Cell in the next round from that?
Are they enforcing that rule?
I think I saw a Ref. walk off with one before the start of one match while watching the webcast.

Our HP played at the corner the next match. The ref walked over to his Super Cells and pulled them off the wall. Apparently they take the Empty/Super Cells from where the offending teams HP is.

[Brandon_L]

We somehow managed to get the worst record ever. Our bot stopped working and we were in the first match so we had to rush and fix that, then we lost three and won one. Now listen to this: The people who do scoring entered it into the computer wrong, putting blue teams score for reds. So its entered into the computer as we are 0 and 4 when were 1 and 3. We talked to everyone and they said they can't change it. When it comes down to final selections and everything, do they go by whats on the PC or whats in writing?

And they did admit that we won and they messed up.

[mtaman02]

Who's the guy announcing the team info before the match?
His voice reminds me of one of the guys from South Park - Either Matt Stone or Trey Parker, not sure exactly. lol

You mean Ackley lol

He is here you know :P

As far as webcast, yea T1676 was broadcasting near HD Quality but there was too much lag so they dropped the quality down quite a bit for better consistency.

[Akash Rastogi]

I hope people are scouting well. Our last match we sent in a new human player and ....well let's just say he's not going in again....>.>

I have to say, the improved pairing algorithm is great! We haven't had to play 25 or 103 yet! lol

Bittersweet losing a match to our rookie team but w/e, they deserve the top seed.

See you all tomorrow. I'm not too excited for some reason =(

[FearlessLeader]

We are ranked first(Rookie FRC team)
612 is ranked second
Both of us are 5 an 0

You can see a video of our team at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl56hXSs9gE

See you tomorrow.

[Wayne C.]

We are ranked first(Rookie FRC team)
612 is ranked second
Both of us are 5 an 0

You can see a video of our team at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl56hXSs9gE

See you tomorrow.

you are doing great!!

[Wayne C.]

....well let's just say he's not going in again....>.>

Good God man- dont kill him!!!! It's only a game.....

I have to say, the improved pairing algorithm is great! We haven't had to play 25 or 103 yet! lol


(

We miss you- mwah...

WC:cool:

[Wayne C.]

Once again, as part of the Field Assy. crew, we powered up around 5 or 6 ish last nite. We followed the step by step directions and went over our work at least 30 times. Between the current stresses of not knowing whats going on and being constantly reminded that SBA wanted to close up didn't help. We stayed as late as we could to get things going. There were many contacts made to try and help get this solved. It's not like we were just sitting around and saying tomorrow is another day the teams will understand. We were working our rears off to get things going. We all realize that teams paid good money to participate and so they shall, but the one thing teams MUST do is excersize patience and understanding. We're not playing with IFI controls anymore here, we're dealing with new stuff and while we all expect perfection we all have to realize that perfection doesn't come easy. Fri and Sat should be better days or at least I'm crossing my fingers and praying that it will be, we just ask that everyone be calm and bear with us. Angry Teams will not get the field going any quicker trust me on that!

Mike- I (we) truly appreciate all the efforts that the field crew have had to go through to get the event working. This is not a slam against you or anyone working your butts off to get that thankless job done.

My objection is that this whole system never should have gone out until it was FOOLPROOF. Working from the team end this season has been pure Hell- complex configurations, failing equipment, constantly changing updates and such. Wasnt this system supposed to be a huge improvement on the IFI system and able to do more faster? i'M NOT SEEING IT. Yes- change is sometimeS hard and people don't like stepping out of their comfort zones but this whole situation was a total mess.
Through it all the NI tech support guys have been great. But at times even they were overwhelmed. We never started competition day with 7 teams unable to get their robots onto the field due to programming. Josh in our pits today was running himself ragged trying to help teams that were at their wits' end.

The parent company never should have put their teams of diligent volunteers in the situation in the first place. This was their doing- not the regional field crew's. The field crews should be sainted for the effort above and beyond all expectations that you put out.

[Akash Rastogi]

Seeing the game played out (even with good teams out on the field) it seems too boring and anticlimactic. To teams who's robots aren't working in time for a match and you are aware of this, TELL YOUR ALLIANCE PARTNER! Do not just not show up on the field and leave a trailer unattended. Not only does it hurt your team it hurts the alliance.

As Wayne said, the veterans were running around helping as many people as possible and it was kinda chaotic. The NI guys were great! Very helpful.


Hate to sound mean, and this is totally not what my team felt, but does anyone else see the big gap between good robots and not so good ones? Its a huge gap and its so frustrating having 1 or 2 weak links in our alliances. So frustrating. rawr. Totally not happy about this year so far. I love our robot but I still hate the game. No excitement in it.

[Danny McC]

Hate to sound mean, and this is totally not what my team felt, but does anyone else see the big gap between good robots and not so good ones? Its a huge gap and its so frustrating having 1 or 2 weak links in our alliances. So frustrating. rawr. Totally not happy about this year so far. I love our robot but I still hate the game. No excitement in it.

Unless someone gets two super cells. The place went pretty crazy when that happened. But yeah I do agree with what you said Stogi. But I didn't get to match many matches so I don't know if there were a lot of blow outs. I know we only had like one really big blowout. So I think tomorrow morning and afternoon will be pretty interesting.

[blaxbb]

Hate to sound mean, and this is totally not what my team felt, but does anyone else see the big gap between good robots and not so good ones? Its a huge gap and its so frustrating having 1 or 2 weak links in our alliances. So frustrating. rawr. Totally not happy about this year so far. I love our robot but I still hate the game. No excitement in it.

No excitement? I doubt anyone really has a good idea of what is going to happen during eliminations. Personally I think that is going to make this year more exciting than ever. Compared to last year major upsets will be common, and who makes it to the finals should be (somewhat) a toss up.

[Akash Rastogi]

Compared to last year major upsets will be common, and who makes it to the finals should be (somewhat) a toss up.

No offense but have we been watching the same matches? There's clearly a set of "dominant" robots and a set of the middle performers and lower performers. There's a point at which they merge for a bit but there is a definite transition.

[DonRotolo]

When it comes down to final selections and everything, do they go by whats on the PC or whats in writing?
Well, that depends. If you mean what does FIRST do, they go by rankings. But in this case, you are not a contender for top 8 seeds, so I think your question is "what do the teams picking their alliances go by...".

The naswer is their scouting. Rankings are mostly irrelevant and useless. The 11th ranked team might have gotten there by being incredibly lucky in alliance matchups, rather than actually being a good robot/driver/human/team. Similarly, the 57th ranked team might be very good but unlucky with alliances

So, experienced teams scout every other team. By that I mean they watch every match and see what each robot actually does. It does not matter what that team says they can do, either...they just observe actual results.

Come by 1676 pits Saturday and i'll explain in more detail.

Note that we have 12 people scounting every match (one for each robot, one for each human) and we compile all this data into a database...which is available to ANYone who wants it, all the time. Again, just ask. We also have little cards at the pit that explains how to access the database (it's on a wireless LAN connection - and yes, we have special permission)

Don

[Alex Cormier]

No offense but have we been watching the same matches? There's clearly a set of "dominant" robots and a set of the middle performers. There's a point at which they merge for a bit but there is a definite transition.

The finals will be different this year. This is being said because of a few things. 1 is Robot's with the same design are totally different because of the drivers, 2 is the accuracy and arm on the HP and 3 ya never know what will happen.

[Akash Rastogi]

The finals will be different this year. This is being said because of a few things. 1 is Robot's with the same design are totally different because of the drivers, 2 is the accuracy and arm on the HP and 3 ya never know what will happen.

Yup, but not talking about eliminations yet. Still referring to qualifying alliances in my previous posts.

[Lowfategg]

Bittersweet losing a match to our rookie team but w/e, they deserve the top seed.

See you all tomorrow. I'm not too excited for some reason =(

Well it was a great match.

So far things have been great for us, and the bot is performing awesomely.

Everyone else ready for tomorrow?

[Akash Rastogi]

On the rankings page:http://www2.usfirst.org/2009comp/events/NJ/rankings.html

What does the RS stand for/refer to? Thanks. Ours seems to be decently high....whatever it is.

[blaxbb]

No offense but have we been watching the same matches? There's clearly a set of "dominant" robots and a set of the middle performers and lower performers. There's a point at which they merge for a bit but there is a definite transition.

Yeah me and two others from 1989 were down in Trenton today. I do know what you are saying. There are absolutely some great robots and there are less able robots, but the difference between both alliances (besides penalties which is an entirely different issue) in qualifications is consistently only a handful of moon rocks which could have gone either way by the slightest difference in the throw or position of the robots. I really do think that most elimination matches will come down to the wire and end with last second dumps/shots/throws that will decide the match.

Another thing I noticed was that a single team can't really carry an alliance to a win anymore. Sure some help more than others, but it almost seems that alliances are only as strong as their weakest link. Watching a non-functioning robot's trailer just get destroyed by the payload specialists was particularly painful, and there really isn't much a "powerhouse" can do to compensate for that disabled bot anymore.

IMO anyway

[Akash Rastogi]

Yeah me and two others from 1989 were down in Trenton today. I do know what you are saying. There are absolutely some great robots and there are less able robots, but the difference between both alliances (besides penalties which is an entirely different issue) in qualifications is consistently only a handful of moon rocks which could have gone either way by the slightest difference in the throw or position of the robots. I really do think that most elimination matches will come down to the wire and end with last second dumps/shots/throws that will decide the match.

Another thing I noticed was that a single team can't really carry an alliance to a win anymore. Sure some help more than others, but it almost seems that alliances are only as strong as their weakest link. Watching a non-functioning robot's trailer just get destroyed by the payload specialists was particularly painful, and there really isn't much a "powerhouse" can do to compensate for that disabled bot anymore.

IMO anyway

Lol yes all things I referred to in previous posts. Again, im not referring to elim matches yet. Just nvm.


Btw I <3 qualification match 13. Best alliance ever.

[Vikesrock]

On the rankings page:http://www2.usfirst.org/2009comp/events/NJ/rankings.html

What does the RS stand for/refer to? Thanks. Ours seems to be decently high....whatever it is.

RS is ranking score. It is the first tiebreaker for official rankings.

Winning alliance receives RS equal to the unpenalized score of the losing alliance. Losing alliance receives their score with penalties.

[Alex Cormier]

RS is ranking score. It is the first tiebreaker for official rankings.

Winning alliance receives RS equal to the unpenalized score of the losing alliance. Losing alliance receives their score with penalties.

Which is the second reason why you want to only win by 1 point... Everyone knows the other reason. (at least this year, it's new)

[Lowfategg]

Ranking points are very important, but there nothing worth losing a match over.

Just wondering,

How does everyone feel about supercells and how they are being used during the matches here?

[waialua359]

It was fun watching all of you today. I tuned into this regional a whole lot longer than the Midwest.. ;)
After flipping through regionals all day, I must say, this flooring has really evened the field of teams somewhat.
I saw great teams get stunned when rookies played lots of defense on them.

The bots that scored were the ones left unattended while picking up rocks from the ground, making them lethal when on the attack.

Clearly, even though our team chose a shooter, dumpers that unload all at once were highly effective.

In summary, I saw no high-level strategies being employed other than staying away from HP, PS, and high-scoring opponents, and chasing opponents to dump your rocks in.
In the midwest, I saw a few more strategies involved, limiting high scoring machines and some losing also. 2 on 1 strategies can limit your opponent a lot, based on my observations today thanks to that flooring.

[popnbrown]

Ranking points are very important, but there nothing worth losing a match over.

Just wondering,

How does everyone feel about supercells and how they are being used during the matches here?

Well by the looks of it...no-one wants any supercells. Teams started using them in the last couple of qualification matches of the day, but honestly I don't think it's worth it. There are so many chances to get scored on, and sometimes, the supercell might end up in your own trailer, if thrown by mistake.

Also, I don't think anyone really designed a unique handler for empty cells, so looks like most teams are not concerned with it.

[thefro526]

Well by the looks of it...no-one wants any supercells. Teams started using them in the last couple of qualification matches of the day, but honestly I don't think it's worth it. There are so many chances to get scored on, and sometimes, the supercell might end up in your own trailer, if thrown by mistake.

Also, I don't think anyone really designed a unique handler for empty cells, so looks like most teams are not concerned with it.

It's all about how you play the match. We've been averaging 1-2 Empty Cells Delivered to our HP's. The Issue is that we never had a good enough HP to make the shot because we were playing ours at the outpost. Once we put him down in the end he sank 12 moon rocks and 2 Super Cells.

As for Us we've practiced handling Empty Cells as much as we've practiced Dumping. You don't need a separate mechanism you just need to be able to stop and reverse your intake system to deliver the Empty Cell.

[Elgin Clock]

Good luck everyone today!
I can't wait to see how the competition is going by the time I get down there this morning. (10am-noon(ish))

Oh, and btw, if anyone is reading this & wants to trade team shirts, come find me in NJ today sometime!
I'll have a bunch of team 237 shirts to trade today!
I'll take an XL or L.

[nHouse]

Ranking points are very important, but there nothing worth losing a match over.

Just wondering,

How does everyone feel about supercells and how they are being used during the matches here?

If you ask Akash the Supercell is being used to cause havoc by having been scored on your own trailer and inducing 3 penalties in the same match :) jk jk I was watching that and it was a complete dumb luck scenario - dont be too hard on that human player :)

Seriously though, if have a robot that can get the supercell and quickly dispense it within 20 seconds i've seen a ton of games that could have been won by a 15 point last second swing so its worth it if you got the right scenario otherwise teams seem to be fumbling with it a bit.

EDIT: CONGRATULATIONS Team 2753 on your AMAZING performance at Trenton during the Qualifications

[PittCaleb]

i am sitting in the stands waiting for the finals to commence. never seen this competition before. simply amazing - so many different ways to approach the same engineering problem. you are all AWESOME!

that said team 2753 overdrive just rocks! rookies at that! Wow!

i wish they had this when i was young. i hope all of you go to CMU and MIT and make an incredible difference in our world!

PittCaleb

[PittCaleb]

let me be the first to say congrats team overdrive 2753! you guys are awesome - esp u Scalzo girls! thx for inviting us! the boys had a blast!

PittCaleb

[nHouse]

Congratulations Team 2753 (rookies!), 1923, and 2344 on your win in Trenton :) incredible job!

[Magnechu]

I watched a large number of matches today and some yesterday and let me say-2753, you guys are the real deal. Amazing stuff, love the drive train and ball manipulator. Ours is very similar, hopefully we can do as well as you guys! Congratulations to all the Finalists!

[Alex Cormier]

Great job 2753, 1923, 2344 and what a steal in the third round! ;)

[EricVanWyk]

Congrats to 2753 2344 and of course 1923!! You know I love you.

[Brandon_L]

Anyone know when the vids will be up on the blue alliance?

And our last match of the day, qual 65 is something I will never forget!!! Go wall-e 1228!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Danny McC]

So does anyone know what was up with the match reset with with 1923 and 2753 all I heard was that they were losing and the field stopped working.

[Brandon_L]

So does anyone know what was up with the match reset with with 1923 and 2753 all I heard was that they were losing and the field stopped working.

If you noticed when they started the match on the screen there was no score HUD so I'm guessing whatever system they use wasn't even on.

[Wayne C.]

So does anyone know what was up with the match reset with with 1923 and 2753 all I heard was that they were losing and the field stopped working.

I was right behind their stations and in the final half minute two of the stations simply failed. The two teams were jumping all over trying to get the ref attention and eventually did.

Resetting was the right thing to do.:cool:


Our congratulations to our friends on the winning alliance. You really gave us all a fight and that's what makes it fun. And big congrats to 1089 Team Mercury for winning the Chairman's after years of doing the right thing for the best reasons. I am proud of all of you.



WC

[DarkFlame145]

Congratulations Team 2753 (rookies!), 1923, and 2344 on your win in Trenton :) incredible job!

Not only just rookies, but UNDEFEATED rookies so far.

[rdlevy1215]

Anyone know when the vids will be up on the blue alliance?

And our last match of the day, qual 65 is something I will never forget!!! Go wall-e 1228!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We archived most, if not all matches. They will be available within a week or so.

[Akash Rastogi]

1089 Congrats! Glad to see that the old veterans are still breeding outstanding teams. Winners and Finalists as well, congrats!

Match reset was.....w/e. (I could put many statements here of how I really feel, if you care, feel free to PM me).

Good luck in your next competitions everyone. We'll be seeing most of you in Philly and perhaps not back in Trenton for next year (we wanna go to DC). Peace.

[Danny McC]

Good luck in your next competitions everyone. We'll be seeing most of you in Philly and perhaps not back in Trenton. Peace.


LOL. Don't be mad cuz you lost. Jk.

[Rohith Surampudi]

What a Year....


A Rookie Team went undefeated to show put the veterans back in their place,
A Team that 4 years ago was struggling to exist became one of the fiercest competitors at one of the oldest regionals
and a stellar team took home chairmans


Congratulations to the champions, and to 1089 for taking stage and winning the RCA.



Thanks to our Alliance partners for picking us, it was a blast working with you guys.

[Cyberphil]

On behalf of team 103, i would like to congratulate every team who participated in this years New Jersey Regional, but a big congrats to 1923, 2573, and 2344! What an amazing team you guys make. And an even bigger congrats to team 1089. What a good thing it is to see a team who always does the best things for the team win. Good luck in nationals!

[mtaman02]

We archived most, if not all matches. They will be available within a week or so.

15.26GB if my total for day 2

I might try and convert it down though and see if it'll clear up a few gigs for you

[hiimcristhian]

Anyone know when the vids will be up on the blue alliance?

And our last match of the day, qual 65 is something I will never forget!!! Go wall-e 1228!!!!!!!!!!!!!

our pleasure working with you guys!

[smurfgirl]

Field reset was.....w/e. (I could put many statements here of how I really feel, if you care, feel free to PM me).

I have no idea what you actually mean by this, but since I just spent my last three days watching several webcasts simultaneously, I can tell you that field reset in NJ was faster than some of the other regionals I was watching. The sound quality on the webcast, however, was another story.

To all the teams at the NJ Regional, great work! It was exciting to watch, and I was pleased to see such a young alliance prove themselves and win it. 1089, congrats on the RCA. It was definitely well-deserved. (:

[Akash Rastogi]

I have no idea what you actually mean by this, but since I just spent my last three days watching several webcasts simultaneously, I can tell you that field reset in NJ was faster than some of the other regionals I was watching. The sound quality on the webcast, however, was another story.

To all the teams at the NJ Regional, great work! It was exciting to watch, and I was pleased to see such a young alliance prove themselves and win it. 1089, congrats on the RCA. It was definitely well-deserved. (:

My bad, meant match reset. The field crew was excellent as were the judges and refs/volunteers.

[Danny_2344]

On behalf of Team 2344 I would like to personally thank team 1923 and team 2753 for an awesome alliance. Team 2753, we look forward to working with you again in NYC. To all teams who cheered for us, thanks, and finally thanks to all 61 teams who competed in the regional, it was an amazing 3 days!!!!





GO DROIDS!!!!

[BandChick]

Congratulations to 1923, 2753, and 2344 on your regional win!
And congratulations to everyone else who competed this weekend, through all the hard times with the field. Can't wait to see the rest of you at Philly, NYC, Atlanta, and off-season!

[thefro526]

And thus, NJ 2009 is in the Record Books.

Congrats to 1089 for the RCA. Sick.

Congrats to 2753, I don't think you should be considered a rookie... You've already won a world championship right? In FTC that is =P. Also 1923, Sick performance out there, it was a pleasure to watch. And 2344, sick bot, I was impressed.

And thanks to 1228 and 75 for some awesome matches out there, Some times winning's just not in the cards though.

And a final note, did any other team manage to score 2 Super Cells with the same HP? I think we were the only team to do it so far.

[galewind]

On behalf of 1089, I want to express a huge thank you for all of your congratulations and well-wishes for the RCA. I am so proud of and thankful for the students and mentors that we have on the team. The students worked (and played hard, we've got some good laser tag players) all year, and in preparing for the presentation, it was clear that they really knew their stuff. I was so nervous for our presenters, but they did an outstanding job. I'm sure that many of you probably even saw them practicing for it in the concourse.

Congratulations to 2753, 1923, and 2344 (I really liked you guys at NY last year!) on your regional win!!!! You guys did a heck of a job!

[hiimcristhian]

Kudos to 2344, 2753 and 1923 for winning and congrats team 1089 on the RCA.

And good job 816 and 75, thanks for the support and the awesome matches, hope to see you guys next year.

[Akash Rastogi]

And thanks to 1228 and 75 for some awesome matches out there, Some times winning's just not in the cards though.

Dude you know how bad we felt having to play against you guys for the second year in a row. =(

75, if you guys didn't notice, our team rep was surprised because our selection was taken when 816 picked you guys. Incredible robot this year! (not really shiny enough though ;D)

[shrimp]

Congrats to 2753, I don't think you should be considered a rookie... You've already won a world championship right? In FTC that is =P.

Well, we just call it research :P

But anyway, many thanks. We're still kinda in shock. And thanks for all you experienced teams that helped us. We really can't explain in words how grateful we are. Like, really, really, really. Thanks so very much. Couldn't have done any of this without you.

[thefro526]

Also I'd like to give two quick recognitions to two people,

First is Pete K. the FTA for helping us with our Comm issues throughout the weekend. He really made it so that we and quite a few other teams could compete.

Second is George A., the Announcer. Major Props for proposing in front of like 5,000 people. Seriously, I wouldn't have had the courage to do it.

[Akash Rastogi]

Second is George A., the Announcer. Major Props for proposing in front of like 5,000 people. Seriously, I wouldn't have had the courage to do it.

Woot for George. Adding another member to the MORT family are we? ^_^

Shout out to team 1403. In short, we love you guys. Thanks for showing us support when we really needed it, it really meant a lot. New bonds and new friends was my only benefit from this year's NJ regional and you guys are a part of that.

Keep your heads high and stand proud. RCA is easily within your reach, but just please be creative. Employ new ideas year after year and stay consistent and you will pull through. For advice or help don't hesitate to ask the past winners such as 25, 75, 1676, 11, and of course 1089. Find out what you did wrong or need to improve on. While talking to you guys I heard about hackneyed presentation styles and that simply will not do in Trenton.

*inside joke* 1403+11=1114 good luck in Florida guys and rep NJ along with 25 for us all. Be patient with RCA and just remember to ask for help/criticism from any previous winners.

[Ice Berg]

So I have a question about the grounding strips that they recommended to be put on at Trenton. I came to watch Trenton, and I was told multiple teams had serious trouble with shocking their c-Rios. The competition recommended some grounding strip thing, but I do not know the details. Can someone clue me in? I would like to have this bought and easy to put on right when we get to our first regional. Where does one get it, how is it used?

[Libby K]

Wow...

So I've finally calmed down, and I want to thank EVERYONE in that arena this weekend for making it such a great NJ Regional- definitely the best I've ever been to (and I've been going for ten years!).

2753 and 2344- Thank you, thank you, thank you, for being such wonderful alliance partners. The level of intensity we had during those matches was so fantastic. I'm so happy we made it all the way, and I hope you guys have success in the rest of your season.

1089- Congratulations on the RCA. You totally deserved it. I can't imagine it with anyone else.

1923 would like to take this chance to thank all the teams that helped us, with anything we've needed this season.
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25- When we needed our missing bits of KOP transmission (and FIRST wouldn't replace them), you were there for us. You've supported us since our rookie year. You're great friends to have in the area.
40/intelitek- Thanks for machining what we needed- we don't have that opportunity here at home, and Wayne coming down with new (lightened) sprockets was such a great help.
375- especially Mr. Mike Seigel- the advice we have shared has brought us both to better machines. Good luck at NYC, we'll be crossing our fingers for you.
395- When we needed to lighten our robot you sent us more than enough #25 chain. Thanks. :)

& last, but quite the opposite from least--- Team 103
Cybersonics, you let us come out to your facility every weekend to practice- sometimes even Saturday and Sunday. Without you, our drivers wouldn't have had the opportunity we did this weekend. You let us take parts & use your shop when we needed it...we owe you, big time. See you in Philly.


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This was my last NJ Regional as a student. I'm so proud of my team. I'm sad to see this part of my competition season go, and it's really upsetting to think about the fact that I'm not guaranteed to be able to go next year. I'll miss this regional. What a great event...

My team has already gotten 4 newspaper/online articles with our name & win mentioned- and it's not even 12 hours past the event. I'm hoping this will give the younger teams that made up our alliance some good exposure and give them a good base in the community for their future.

We had fun, & that's all I can ever ask for.
Thank you all for making my weekend so great.

[waialua359]

Great regional guys! Your all like family which is why our students, majority freshmen then, want to come back in '10, their senior year.

Exciting as ever to spend a weekend watching NJ on my large LCD screen!
Our drive team (HP included) practiced with our proto bot in between matches and sat down to rest while watching elimination matches on the webcast.

[EricH]

To: Team 2753

Ditch the "rookie" title. That wasn't a rookie team playing, it was a veteran team. If you guys were rookies at the beginning of the event, you aren't now. I watched the finals via the web, and I was quite impressed.

[Akash Rastogi]

2753, 1923, and 2344. It was a great time working with and against you guys this weekend. Wayne it was great to get to talk to you and I see the cause of the drastic change on 1923. You clearly merit that WFFA.

I'm so glad that so many of these NJ teams are going to Philly. ^_^.

It wasn't so much of a surprise to us for being picked up, but we wanted to drift into the second round of selections and make it back up to join our rookie friends 2753. All in all this regional has been bittersweet in many ways.

and Lol, anyone know how EWCP translates into Team Spirit Award? Idk who explained the program to the judges but they kinda gave us the wrong award haha. No complaints though ^_^.

1403, 1089, 816, 1923, 11 and many more.

I can picture our alliance now...1923, 816, 11. Oh man.:yikes:

[nahstobor]

First off congratulations to teams 2753, 1923, 2344 for taking home the gold in New Jersey and team 1089 for winning the Chairmans Award.

On behalf of team 612 we would like to thank our amazing alliance partners, team 25 and team 834. We made a great run until the finals when our robot decided not to work anymore. In the first match the potentiometer on our steering system wasn't properly tightened after the semifinals and messed up our drive train in the first match of the finals. Then in the second our competition cable fell out, leaving us disabled before it decided to turn back on. But things like this happens without our control, we will continue to improve on our robot and learn from this. It was a privilege working with Shaun McNulty from 25 during the playoffs, as a coach I learned a lot from his vast experience and our sophomore drivers did as well.

Note: to teams 2753, 1923, and 2344. We want a rematch in Atlanta, this time we will make sure everything is plugged in.

Also we would like to thank all of our amazing alliance partners during the qualification rounds, our 7-0 record was due to your hard work and perfect execution of our match strategies.

[Libby K]

Note: to teams 2753, 1923, and 2344. We want a rematch in Atlanta, this time we will make sure everything is plugged in.

You're on.

612, 25, 834: Y'all did a fantastic job- You are well respected veterans, and I have always looked up to you guys (since I was a little kid). You played well. Good luck wherever your season takes you.

A special note to team 25: You guys supported us all the way back, when nobody believed in us. We seemed to be a "lost cause". Without your RINOS program, we wouldn't have gotten as far as we did back then. When the team started to come apart last year, your team helped ground us and keep us calm. This year, when we needed parts, you helped us out. We owe a lot of our success to you. It was truly an honor to play you guys at this regional. You are, and have always been a top-notch team. Good luck in Florida and at the Championship- we'll see you there!

[Mr MOE]

On behalf of 1089, I want to express a huge thank you for all of your congratulations and well-wishes for the RCA. I am so proud of and thankful for the students and mentors that we have on the team. The students worked (and played hard, we've got some good laser tag players) all year, and in preparing for the presentation, it was clear that they really knew their stuff. I was so nervous for our presenters, but they did an outstanding job. I'm sure that many of you probably even saw them practicing for it in the concourse.

Congratulations to 2753, 1923, and 2344 (I really liked you guys at NY last year!) on your regional win!!!! You guys did a heck of a job!

Chris and 1089 gang - WAY TO GO!!! A very deserving Chairman's Award. Your team inspires all of us! Best of luck in Atlanta!

[BandChick]

Thank you to all our friends! We wouldn't be where we are without all of your help and support!

A HUGE thank you for 25, for once again going above and beyond for us. You have proved time and again that FIRST doesn't just build friendships, it builds family.

To 1403 - I am so proud of your team too! For all the hard work you put in, through all the frustrations on the field with your bot this weekend, you did a GREAT job! I can't wait to see where you go and what you do next!

[rdlevy1215]

The sound quality on the webcast, however, was another story.



The sound quality was admittedly AWFUL on Thursday, when we were testing "UStream". However, once we got the NASA Windows Media Server access (Late Thursday night), we pumped it out at "CD Quality." Any problems from then on were from the production company where the feed came from.

[George A.]

Also I'd like to give two quick recognitions to two people,

First is Pete K. the FTA for helping us with our Comm issues throughout the weekend. He really made it so that we and quite a few other teams could compete.

Second is George A., the Announcer. Major Props for proposing in front of like 5,000 people. Seriously, I wouldn't have had the courage to do it.


Thanks man, little nerve wracking, but it all worked out in the end.

Thanks everyone who offered their congratulations and well wishes.


As far as the event goes, it was far from perfect, but we did the best we could with what we had.

Field resets were smooth, and our systems picked up as we went. Teams were very understanding (thank you for that), and the volunteers were awesome.


Congrats to 2753, by far one of my favorite bots at the competition.

#1 Seed, undefeated and a regional victory on your first time out? What are you guys planning for an encore?

[Wayne C.]

Every year Woodie tells us "people really like succeeding in a really tough challenge". For our team this has been "the year from Hell" and we had nothing but trouble with the control system since we opened the box back in December. Some may have seen us scrambling to finish the final touches in the pits during the long delay on Thursday and we still have a few bugs to work out.

But the competition was truly the watershed event that released much of that pent up frustration. We watched hard hitting action and rapid decision making and that truly is what FIRST should be about. And today I wake up with some degree of pride and satisfaction.

Over the years I have always said that if you build the team the winning robots will follow. At NJ yesterday I was privileged to see the evolution of 3 great teams. 2753, already FTC champs, reminded me of all of the thrill of the first win and the excitement of doing great at something new. I think "that was us 10 years ago". They get it and we need more of it.
1923 simply changed. They went from a loosely knit bunch of kids who didn't even get organized for a community fair a few years ago to a real team that put in the hours, did all the weekends of work and practice and listened to their stellar mentor Wayne Penn to now experience the success they sought for so long. Just imagine where you can go from here?
1089, a team from out of my own household, FINALLY got the recognition they truly desired. I've watched them go through just about everything wrong that can happen to a team. Cobbled together might describe their organization at times in the past but they set goals and worked towards them. Goals not to "win the Chairmans award" but goals to develop a working team structure, to educate the younger kids, to include the town of Hightstown. And they do it for the right reasons. 1089 does more with less and they do it well.

Yesterday ended our string of first place wins at NJ with our friends the Cybersonics. I hope they feel as I do in appreciating the winners that succeeded us and I hope they came away from the event with some sort of pride and satisfaction that they too survived the season from Hell. Florida will only be fun for both our teams!! Look out guys ; )

Tomorrow the letter writing begins. A lot of "issues" need to be fixed from this year. But maybe FIRST is worth it and maybe they we can grow with us.


TTYL

WC :cool:

and below- a little fun from 25 about our build season
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NonsIR6qKWY

[OZ_341]

I just wanted to extend our congratulations to all of the great teams at the NJ Regional.
The NJ Regional is a traditional day of scouting for us, but it is more than that. It is also a place where we can bring our new rookies and show them what great teams look like and what great teams do at competition.

Teams like 103, 25, 1218, 1403, 1923, 1089, 826, 1676, 484 (and the list goes on...) inspire everyone that attends the regional.

Gracious, smart and tough competitors.

Good luck to all of you on the road to Atlanta!

[Bharat Nain]

A special note to team 25: You guys supported us all the way back, when nobody believed in us. We seemed to be a "lost cause". Without your RINOS program, we wouldn't have gotten as far as we did back then. When the team started to come apart last year, your team helped ground us and keep us calm. This year, when we needed parts, you helped us out. We owe a lot of our success to you. It was truly an honor to play you guys at this regional. You are, and have always been a top-notch team. Good luck in Florida and at the Championship- we'll see you there!

Thanks for the kind words Libby but your team and every other team has to go through a tough period to get to the good. I am so glad you did. It has been an amazing journey so far and I am really happy for 1923, 2753 and 2344. You are the teams who could use the regional wins to cause greater good. I am happy to see a mentor like Wayne Penn could take the time and effort to help you guys get so far.

612 and 834 - You guys were excellent. You exhibited excellent standards and it was a honor working with you guys. Do not let the control system issues let you think any less of your driving skills or your robot.

1089 - Having known you for so long, I can honestly say you guys truly deserved the Chairmans Award. For years, you went without any single piece of recognition or awards from FIRST and yet you continued to do what is right for FIRST and society and for the right reasons. I am honored and proud to be associated with you guys for so many years. This is only the beginning for great accomplishments.

As Mr. C said it, a year from hell it is. But maybe there is hope...

[JaneYoung]

As Mr. C said it, a year from hell it is. But maybe there is hope...

Not to derail this thread in any way, Bharat, but what you guys need to do is to take a wee break from the stress by fixin' yourselves some good ole evil sundaes. I will be most happy to come out and help make them for you. I could bring some secret Texas ingredients with me. mmm

[thefro526]

and Lol, anyone know how EWCP translates into Team Spirit Award? Idk who explained the program to the judges but they kinda gave us the wrong award haha. No complaints though ^_^.


I didn't get the whole EWCP thing being team spirit but you should be proud none the less. I heard EWCP mentioned at least three times when we were on the field if not more. Regardless Stogi, We need to stop playing each other in so early in the finals. Those matches were far to exciting.

I can picture our alliance now...1923, 816, 11. Oh man.

Dude, I don't think ownage like that is legal in the state of Pennsylvania. :p

And on another note, now that I've collected my thoughts and gotten some sleep, I'd like to thank my team (816). I'm so proud of you guys. People really stepped up for what was right when everything went downhill Friday and I was stunned. You guys are some of the best friends I've ever had and I couldn't have made it out to those Saturday matches without you guys. Thanks. :D

[GillSt.Bernards]

I would like to thank team 102 for helping us on Thursday finnish our robot. Thanks!

Great job to everyone who made it into the finals!

[Akash Rastogi]

Regardless Stogi, We need to stop playing each other in so early in the finals. Those matches were far to exciting.

Indeed they were. Sucked that in our first match 1807 had problems and then in the second match 1228 was disabled on your alliance. That last match was epic though. Sorry we had to face each other. We'll play together in Philly though.

Forgot to mention it, but good luck to 75 and 303 in Chesapeake. I think 75 can pull off a regional win down there.

[Lodyev]

Hey!

I just wanna come in here for a sec to say major props to team 11. You guys were amazing alliance partners, and we all appreciate your help getting to the semis. The match reset thing was unfavorable, but we did our best.
Thanks to 1807 as well!

I know that our team has come a long way from last year, where we didn't go a single match without breaking down. At NJ we only had to make one minor repair the entire time.

Thanks to all the teams who participated, especially team 612, Chantilly robotics. Thanks for your help at DC and NJ. See you guys at VCU!

[popnbrown]

To 1403 - I am so proud of your team too! For all the hard work you put in, through all the frustrations on the field with your bot this weekend, you did a GREAT job! I can't wait to see where you go and what you do next!

Thank you very much...we were looking forward to that Chairman's victory and almost thought we had it , until the MC started listing out all the other things you guys have done. You guys deserved it! Not to mention it was extremely fun, cheering against you down in the Mascot Pit (RED/BLUE ALLIANCE)!!!

To 2753, 1923, 2344: all i can say is I called it. The first practice match with 2344, I was amazed at the Pilot skill and at the design. 1923's robot amazed me when we went over to 103's field for a test run. 2753, what a rookie team. You are all about what NJ is. (A side note: Let it be known, I totally called a victory if 2753 and 1923 were allied)

To all the other teams, who won or didnt win awards, amazing job at one of the first regional. I'm so glad I joined FIRST, and had the opportunity to attend Jersey!!!

Good luck and see you all another time!!
Sravan

[Mike Schroeder]

Well congrats to Overdrive and Team Mercury you would figure 1089 would win the year i decided to skip the NJ regional haha

[flyingcrayons]

Not to mention it was extremely fun, cheering against you down in the Mascot Pit (RED/BLUE ALLIANCE)!!!



Sravan

yeah i was down there... it was so awesome with all those crazy chants and stuff... random question... did you paint your hair green or yellow? cuz if you did, i saw you... but overall good time in the DRP/ Mascot Pit

[Akash Rastogi]

Hey!

I just wanna come in here for a sec to say major props to team 11. You guys were amazing alliance partners, and we all appreciate your help getting to the semis. The match reset thing was unfavorable, but we did our best.
Thanks to 1807 as well!

I know that our team has come a long way from last year, where we didn't go a single match without breaking down. At NJ we only had to make one minor repair the entire time.

Thanks to all the teams who participated, especially team 612, Chantilly robotics. Thanks for your help at DC and NJ. See you guys at VCU!


Wow, I just realized that I never properly thanked our alliance captain and our alliance parter 1807.

422 you guys were great. We were disheartened during qualifying matches at our record of 2-5-0 but you guys did your scouting and we really appreciate it.

1807 what can I say, you guys were a complete steal! We were so excited and happy to be able to pick you. I remember your 2007 year and I think you're back at that level of competitiveness. I was extremely impressed. We definitely look forward to working with you this season and good luck at NYC! I know you can win that regional. Just go out there and do it.

[galewind]

There were a lot of teams that came out of the woodwork, thankfully, like team 11, but it seemed that scouting was unfortunately really poor at this regional, and a lot of GOOD teams got left behind, and some AMAZING teams were picked VERY late in the rotation. I think that we're going to try to request to hold a scouting workshop at the next kickoff event to try to help new (and even experienced) teams develop a simple scouting system to help them at both alliance selection AND during qualification matches.

[Akash Rastogi]

There were a lot of teams that came out of the woodwork, thankfully, like team 11, but it seemed that scouting was unfortunately really poor at this regional, and a lot of GOOD teams got left behind, and some AMAZING teams were picked VERY late in the rotation. I think that we're going to try to request to hold a scouting workshop at the next kickoff event to try to help new (and even experienced) teams develop a simple scouting system to help them at both alliance selection AND during qualification matches.

Case in point:75

How the HECK did they get left behind that far???

Mr. G if you'd like any help with that please let me know.

[George A.]

I know this is a little off topic. But does anyone have video of Saturday afternoon? There's a certain part of the day that i'd like to get ahold of ;-)

[Sciwizrd]

George,

Remember, the regional was webcast. :) Will that do?

Robin

[Super Serb]

Case in point:75

How the HECK did they get left behind that far???

Mr. G if you'd like any help with that please let me know.

Yea my team (team 1228) was really surprised that no one grabbed them in the first round of picking....regardless our last quarter finals match between team 11, 1807, 422 was really EPIC

also i would like to say that 816 and 75 were fun to work with because the 2 matches we played with them were all out insane

it was a pleasure to be in this regional and we made so many new friends

thanks to all:)

[BandChick]

Congratulations again to everyone this weekend!

1089 is hosting an outdoor Laser Tag battle this SATURDAY, March 7th, and we'd like all of you to come!

ALL proceeds go to a local family who's son is battling Leukemia.

More details can be found here:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?p=830950

[Elgin Clock]

Ever wonder how many times different teams played at a certain Alliance Station during an event???
(Red 1, Red 2 & Red 3 or event the coveted Blue 1, Blue 2 & Blue 3?)
Now if you played in NJ this year, you can see that info here!

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2224?

I just used NJ as a test since I was actually there.
I have an actual use for this in some upcoming events.

[nahstobor]

Ever wonder how many times different teams played at a certain Alliance Station during an event???
(Red 1, Red 2 & Red 3 or event the coveted Blue 1, Blue 2 & Blue 3?)
Now if you played in NJ this year, you can see that info here!

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2224?

I just used NJ as a test since I was actually there.
I have an actual use for this in some upcoming events.

Red always does better, blue is never fun. Especially when you go 2 rounds of playoffs on the red side and have to switch :rolleyes:.

[Danny_2344]

Red always does better, blue is never fun. Especially when you go 2 rounds of playoffs on the red side and have to switch :rolleyes:.

Yup....been there...done that...a few hours ago in NYC...switched to blue for the finals....the rest is history..lol

[Elgin Clock]

Ever wonder how many times different teams played at a certain Alliance Station during an event???
(Red 1, Red 2 & Red 3 or event the coveted Blue 1, Blue 2 & Blue 3?)
Now if you played in NJ this year, you can see that info here!
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2224?
I just used NJ as a test since I was actually there.
I have an actual use for this in some upcoming events.

I will be putting another one of these whitepapers up for anyone interested in the Alliance Station positions teams played (and practiced on Thursday) for the NYC Regional this past weekend sometime tonight, or tomorrow.
Stay tuned!