2009 Palmetto Regional

[Thermal]

Good memory Santosh - highest score was indeed 114

2:50 PM Semi 2-2 2614 1319 425 21 2415 1771 65 114

full match results: http://www2.usfirst.org/2009comp/events/SC/matchresults.html

uploaded automatically after each match by the FMS software. Did anybody follow the Twitter feed?

Awe, so close ;-). Apparently I need to spend more time in the stands instead of the pits...

Guess I need to edit my post for our score to be the highest qualifying round score ahhah. Still 111 is pretty spectacular.

[rspurlin]

I now have all the elimination matches from the previously posted list up at filedropper.com. Matches 4, 17 and 58 are also there. Once I've got them all there, I'll post a master list back here with the links. It turns out that their link is just the filename without spaces or extension, so it shouldn't be hard to figure out what the link is from the filenames I previously posted. I've also discovered that there is a link on the filedropper.com main page called 'files' that will take you to another page where there is an index. On that page click on '2', since all my files start with '2009 Palmetto' and go to that page. It will list all the files starting with the number 2. Search using your browsers find feature for the word 'palmetto' and you should find whatever I've managed to upload.

All of the files I've uploaded are straight off my camera and use the standard AVI encoding. The good news there is they should play with almost anything. The bad news is they are not as small as they could be. If the size is a problem, PM me and I may be able to help.

[DonRotolo]

Whew. Finally recovered enough to type.

To start, congratulations to 1771, 2415 and 21 for their win. They beat us handily right off the bat and went all the way. It wasn't luck!

Then congratulations to 2815 for RAS - These guys (and their robot) looked like experienced veterans out there...and since we all know it's not about the robot, they do good things in the community as well. This award is a reflection of their mentors*, parents and other supporters.

I did not get time to visit with 281, and now I see I really should have (and still need to), since EIS is an award we covet. Congratulations.

To team 1730, Team Driven, our neighbors in the pits, the J&J GP award does not even come close to showing the FIRST community just how awesome you guys are. For Chairman's, you guys are on the right track and I'm personally disappointed that you didn't win it. Of course, I thank you profusely for your kind and gracious help in the pits, from the bandsaw to the printer/scanner/copier and everything else. Now you need to get Clara on Chief Delphi! (Also glad you got home safely).

One Six One Eight, you guys deserve an award for perseverance. Whatever the competition threw in your way, you overcame it. Thanks for being such gracious neighbors in the pits.

1319, you guys are cool.

As I wrote when I started this thread, Palmetto has such nice folks there. There are so many people to thank, and I just can't remember them all. The scouting lady from 425, Barry from 1102, the kids at the hotel (including the fork bender and the kid working on decryption code in the pool area), the UL guys, the Pit announcer (whose name I forget)... everyone else, too: Thanks!

Until next time...

Don


*Except maybe one with killer sideburns...;-)(JK)

[Drivencrazy]

Thanks alot Don. It's nice to know we are on the right track for Chairman's. We tried pretty hard to win it this year and we have gained alot of experience and knowledge to help us in years to come. On the other hand you guys were an incredibly great team and deserved the chairman's award 100%. I can't wait to see you guys in Atlanta and hopefully next year at Palmetto.

[Zflash]

1319, you guys are cool.



Thanks for the compliment I was very impressed with your bot as well. It was unfortunate that we were not able to utilize the scouting info that you provided to all the teams due to our ranking, however I am sure it would have helped alot. Congrats on the Chairman's Award, and hope to see you guys again. And a big thanks to both of our mentors Mike Bryan and Robert Zende for making us look so cool and to all the students and other mentors who worked hard to make this a great season.

[LadyinthePit]

I'm here Mr. Rotolo! I had a blast at Clemson. There was some tough competition there and I really enjoyed meeting the diverse group of people that we saw there.

I would like to extend my congratulations to Teams 1771, 21, and 2415 you guys did a great job and I can't wait to see you in Atlanta!

I would also like to thank our alliance partners you guys did a great job and I hope to see you again soon!

Team 1676- It was so much fun being next to you guys! Your pit looked awesome and you definitely deserved your Chairman's Award. You guys are a great bunch of people that really made the Clemson regional a fantastic experience for us. Thank you so much for letting us move into you pit to make copies and things. I'm so excited to see you guys in Atlanta!

Team 1369- Wow. You guys were so awesome! I wish I could see you in Atlanta but hopefully we'll see you there next year ;) You truly were an inspirational robot and you have our number if you need any help with anything.

Mr. Billfred and all of the teams that you work with-First of all your stickers are still crooked :P Secondly thank you for all of your hard work with your various teams as well as your work as a moderator on this website I can't hardly find anyone who has as much passion for FIRST as you do. Finally, I can't wait to see Pollo Loco in Atalnata!

3025- It was so much fun being next to you guys in the pit you're a great "rookie" team. I can't wait to see what you guys roll out next year and you are definitely a team that I expect to see in Atlanta next year!

1319-You guys are just a great team. Anyone who I saw smiling at that regional I could count on seeing a FLASH shirt on them as well. You have a friendly group there who builds great robots. We're amassing our summer camp information onto a CD and hopefully onto our website as well so please shoot me an email so that I can get the information to you. I hope to see you guys again!

2362- While you weren't next to us in the pits it sure felt like it (just kidding). Thank you guys for being so friendly to our team. It was really great talking and working with you in the pits and your robot did a great job as well. If you need anything.

1764- You guys are such an inspiration! I would have still been devestated if that had happened to our robot. You guys did a great job bouncing back and your robot looked awesome out on the field. Thank you so much for helping our Chairman's Team out! We really appreciated your input about the questions that the judges ask. I hope to see you guys again. Your team is truly amazing!

To everyone at Pit Admin- We had a great time with you guys! You kepty the atmosphere in the pits lively and fun! Thank you so much for all the help with RWT! We really appreciated everything you guys did and I can't wait to see all of you again!

To the Safety Judges- You guys were so much fun! Thank you for you patience with our team and also with the suggestions that you provided for improving our safety habits. I hope to see you next year and thanks again for volunteering your time!

There are so many other teams that were awesome at the regional that I didn't get to name but the door's still open to see you guys again! Come visit us at the Cowtown Throwdown. I would love to see you all again and The Grinder is always up for a rematch ;) . I thank everyone there for giving our team such a memorable experience and I sincerely hope to see all of you this Novemeber.

[WeAreDriven]

Would like to give a big thanks to team 1553 for choosing us on the alliance! You and 1102 were wonderful to work with. Technically speaking, the only team we lost to won the regional so I will proudly take 2nd place to 1771, 21, and 2415 ;) . Pi oneers, congrats on chairmans. You guys did great. 1369, congratulations on pulling together. I was very glad to help you guys out, and it's awesome that you got your robot working in such a short time to fix it. Great job, nice work. To everyone else, it was great working with you and competing with you. 1771, we'll see you at atlanta. Make sure you come find me. I want to make sure that the team we lost to is the team that wins it all. Good luck everyone!

[Coley]

Oh I'll make sure we come find you in Atlanta. We'll be there bright in early since we are only 30-45 minutes away from it. Thanks for the awesome competition and look forward to competing with you in Atlanta!:D

[Steph342]

Team 342 would like to thank our alliance partners 343 and 2751. We would also like to congradulate the winning alliance with teams 1771, 21, and 2415 you all have great bots.

[Treadus]

Oh I'll make sure we come find you in Atlanta. We'll be there bright in early since we are only 30-45 minutes away from it. Thanks for the awesome competition and look forward to competing with you in Atlanta!:D

You guys(1771)are a great team, and we really enjoyed competing with you and all of the other teams. We are definitely looking forward to competing with you too. Unlike you, we will be making another 15 hour bus ride down there to compete, heh. Congratulations on your win with 21 and 2415. Congratulations to 1676 on their Chairman's win. Everyone that came to Palmetto, thanks for making it a great regional. Come find us in the pits, and maybe, just maybe we will be competing in the same division :D . We are looking forward to seeing everyone in Atlanta.

[WeAreDriven]

Check this out!

http://www.foxcarolina.com/video/19055982/index.html

If any of you saw the Fox news crew there, here is the video of what they got. Enjoy!

[Coley]

Check this out!

http://www.foxcarolina.com/video/19055982/index.html

If any of you saw the Fox news crew there, here is the video of what they got. Enjoy!

that was pretty cool.

[Billfred]

You know, I think that's the first time all of the Richland One teams have been in the same piece of news. (They interviewed 1398, while the match footage showed 1618 tangling with 2815. The former two appeared on the local minority affairs program before 2815 was founded, though that's different.)

[Andrew Y.]

Oh I'll make sure we come find you in Atlanta. We'll be there bright in early since we are only 30-45 minutes away from it. Thanks for the awesome competition and look forward to competing with you in Atlanta!:D


hehe got you beat....i think its like a 10min drive :yikes:

[Nancy O.]

Hey all, thanks for making Palmetto an awesome (^9999 = understatement) experience. Uberthanks to 1746 and 1051 for an awesome run at the finals, and for picking us despite our streak of losses--made us feel a lot better =)
No sweat about the DQ, these things happen, and we are reeaally grateful that we were picked for a run up to the semis. We were trying out new controls at Palmetto, which we reverted at the end of Friday for obvious reasons, haha.
Thanks to 3025, 2815, and 1379 for being great competitors in the semis, awesomely played :)

And... ditto for all the gratz in the posts before! I'm really glad 1771 is going to champs.

Much thanks to 1051, 1771, 1287?, 1730 and the red tie team (2614 or 2483?), for lending equipments / moon rocks / copier. I actually liked the pits in the back, heh, although battery swapping during elims was a bit of a walk.

Thanks to 2430, 1746, 1771 and 1730 for answering questions... wanted to talk to a lot more teams but this time there was stuff to do on our robot, haha.

And thanks to all the judges who were always really pleasant to talk to, and the refs, all the volunteers who made this possible :)
See you all at world!

[Stephen Kowski]

Check this out!

http://www.foxcarolina.com/video/19055982/index.html

If any of you saw the Fox news crew there, here is the video of what they got. Enjoy!

look ma, im on tv....thanks for this link :D

[WeAreDriven]

look ma, im on tv....thanks for this link :D

That's what I'm saying! :cool:

[Zflash]

Below are more links to coverage of the event.

http://wyff.highschoolplaybook.com/sidelinereport/FeaturedBlogs.do?jc=1bcc94a0a9175765a260613469c041 df&mid=a0391a94a38dc2e4ddcd8a8135d8f5bd

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=BS&Dato=20090328&Kategori=YOURUPSTATE10&Lopenr=903280803&Ref=PH

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=BS&Dato=20090328&Kategori=YOURUPSTATE10&Lopenr=903280802&Ref=PH

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=BS&Dato=20090328&Kategori=YOURUPSTATE10&Lopenr=903280801&Ref=PH

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=BS&Dato=20090327&Kategori=YOURUPSTATE10&Lopenr=903270804&Ref=PH

http://www.wyff4.com/video/19041638/index.html

[DonRotolo]

Even 1676 was in two brief shots...and Woo Hoo! for Ciara, the lady in the pit from 1730, for all that great air time!

[Drivencrazy]

http://www.wyff4.com/video/19041638/index.html


Those are some mad dancing skills.

I still can't believe how much fun Palmetto was.

Thanks for this link.