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nukelear1991
23-03-2009, 11:17
So Im super excited coming off of a win in Lansing to see how competition goes. Team 1918 with the super high scoring otis bot, 904 the finalists from Traverse City, and 85 the Traverse City winners. This is bound to be an amazing event and hopefully competition is as good as expected at GVSU.
SEE YOU GUYS THERE.
Wayne TenBrink
23-03-2009, 22:42
Congratulations on the win in Lansing 858. Your strong & nimble chassis made you a great alliance partner.
We look forward to seeing you and 904 & 2188 & 85 & 141 & 2645 & 2405 &2075 (with their battery tester) all the rest there.
Otis is recovering from his Lansing battle scars. His battery supply has been load tested & purged of any doorstops, paperweights, and boat anchors that bear a superficial resemblance to MK batteries.
West Michigan has always been one of the highest scoring events in the country - regardless of the game - and this year should be no different. All the teams will have field experience and will be hungry for a slot at State or a trophy.
GVSU is always a gracious host.
Thanks in advance to all the volunteers who make it possible.
Enigma's puzzle
24-03-2009, 09:09
This is going to be an intense district with tons of eliminations experience this year, I can see it being the deepest Michigan district. Who did the stats sheet on the Lansing regional with all of the teams and their success this year, we need to get one of those for West Michigan.
And 2075 is doing a little retooling to make a run for the finals this week. Cant wait for the competition, im so eager.
flippy147852
24-03-2009, 10:02
cool...hope you guys make it :)
amariealbrecht
24-03-2009, 10:32
Congrats..hope your teams do really well and make it!
Good Luck and show them whats up!!
Corey Oostveen
25-03-2009, 23:45
2771 Code Red Robotics will be there!
We will be webcasting the event, the webcast is available at
www.coderedrobotics.com (http://www.coderedrobotics.com)
Corey
Enigma's puzzle
25-03-2009, 23:56
Code red is attending aren't they?
Corey Oostveen
26-03-2009, 00:03
Yes we will be competing there as well.
Team 1504 is going to be attending for our 3rd event. We are looking to make a big improvement over last weekend. It will be great to compete at one of the best venues and events in FIRST.
Also, if anyone would like to trade for a 1504 shirt pm me, i have 2-3 mediums for trade.
Jim Schaddelee
26-03-2009, 23:45
Team 107 will be there ,and for the first time be representing GVSU ( thanks GVSU) and we are planning on ROCKIN THE HOUSE!!!!! .Good luck to all the teams .
jim Schaddelee
team 107
Team 1502 is also doing a live webcast for those of you at home!
http://chelsearobotics.com/Competition.html
Good luck to all the teams!
After qualifying matches standings:
503 11-1-0
216 10-2-0
85 10-2-0
141 9-2-1
904 9-3-0
2474 9-3-0
1918 8-3-1
703 8-4-0
Alliance picking is happening right now.
After qualifying matches standings:
503 11-1-0
216 10-2-0
85 10-2-0
141 9-2-1
904 9-3-0
2474 9-3-0
1918 8-3-1
703 8-4-0
Alliance picking is happening right now.
AND? This is killing me no TBA no Code red...
dragonrulr288
28-03-2009, 20:57
After qualifying matches standings:
503 11-1-0
216 10-2-0
85 10-2-0
141 9-2-1
904 9-3-0
2474 9-3-0
1918 8-3-1
703 8-4-0
Alliance picking is happening right now.
OMG my team is on that list!!! thanks to our alliance, we couldnt have done it without you guys! this medal is feeling wonderful around my neck! [lol]
thanks to all the teams, mentors, voulnteers. we coulndnt have done anything without you guys!!!
~oh, and a special shout out to all of my dawgs [lol you know who you are] on 1918, 141, 2611, 288, 85, 2771, 2245, and my sexy panther[lol]! sorry If I forgot anyone ><~
Hope to see you all at state!!
[ps. does anyone know where to get to rankings overall in the state?]
The overall state rankings can be found here (http://www.firstinmichigan.org/staticpages/index.php?page=Results_Overall)
dragonrulr288
28-03-2009, 21:23
Thanks mike!
216 would like to thank 1918 & 1254 on the West Michigan Regional winning alliance!!!
Looking forward to State!!!
Lets join up again and do it one more time!!!
Dan
dragonrulr288
28-03-2009, 22:14
216 would like to thank 1918 & 1254 on the West Michigan Regional winning alliance!!!
Looking forward to State!!!
Lets join up again and do it one more time!!!
Dan
Woo Hoo! agreed Mr Hall! I should make sure to tell the athletic office I am going to need the dawg suit in advance... hope they will let me use it.. its spring break and all... O_O
Its a long time to have a mascot at my house... *sighs*
Beth Sweet
28-03-2009, 22:23
The overall state rankings can be found here (http://www.firstinmichigan.org/staticpages/index.php?page=Results_Overall)
To be clear, those are not updated with Troy and West points
[Edit: as of 12:24 am Sunday 3.29, these are updated]
Wayne TenBrink
28-03-2009, 22:30
1918 had a great time at WMD. Thanks again to 216 for picking us and 1254 for the great effort. You guys were awesome. Great job 503, 85, and 2188. Thanks also to GVSU, all the folks who put this together, the volunteers that made it hum, the judges, and all the teams - especially 904. This is our first victory and we will never forget all your kind words of encouragement. FIRST is a wonderful community and we are honored to be involved in it.
We are amazed at how the level of competition has increased over the course of the season. West Michigan has always been one of the best competitions in the country and this was no exception. It was our third event, so we had seen most of these teams before. Alliance strategy came into play so much more than at the beginning of the season. Defense tactics have gotten so much tougher and targets are a lot harder to come by.
We hardly recognized some of the robots because they had been modified and improved so much. "Continuous Improvement" is another important concept in the "real world" that these kids learn in FIRST. The new MI format really gives us all a chance to develop our machines and adapt our tactics and strategy. It would be interesting to gage how the Michigan teams do in Atlanta - to see if the increased playing time makes a measurable difference.
We look forward to State. Hope to see you all next week!
Yeah 1918, 216, and 1254 did make a good allience and together we came first and im looking forward to state next week good luck to all teams
Congratulations 216 , 1918 , 1254
that was a tough final, 216 was fantastic , 1918 turned our trailer into a snow cone :yikes: and 1254 well ...that was some out standing driving.
We had a great Time,
Thank you 503 for selecting us. And with 2188 we made a great team,
We gave it our all and had a great run.
Tim
GVDrummer
29-03-2009, 14:42
Congratulations 216 , 1918 , 1254
that was a tough final, 216 was fantastic , 1918 turned our trailer into a snow cone :yikes: and 1254 well ...that was some out standing driving.
We had a great Time,
Thank you 503 for selecting us. And with 2188 we made a great team,
We gave it our all and had a great run.
Tim
Thanks Tim, B.O.B. still has one of the best robots out there and can make an empty trailer over flow with almost one dump. Your autonomous mode, drivers and complete robot design impressed a lot of people. Congrats on the Finalist award as well as Johnson & Johnson Gracious Professionalism Award.
chinckley
29-03-2009, 17:44
Congratulations 216 , 1918 , 1254
that was a tough final, 216 was fantastic , 1918 turned our trailer into a snow cone :yikes: and 1254 well ...that was some out standing driving.
We had a great Time,
Thank you 503 for selecting us. And with 2188 we made a great team,
We gave it our all and had a great run.
Tim
Thank you all for making our first win ever a special one. We made the semi's at Traverse City, but the excitement of having the whole place errupt in the finals was amazing. The competition was outstanding. The whole afternoon seems like a dream. It just shows us that there is more to a robot or a team than the rankings. We were 36 of 38 at TC and 30 of 39 at WMich going into selections.
A personal thank you to B.O.B., who 7 years ago came to our school to show us what FIRST Robotics was all about. In the 6 years since, we have become hooked.
Hope we can go to State.
chinckley
29-03-2009, 17:48
Yeah 1918, 216, and 1254 did make a good allience and together we came first and im looking forward to state next week good luck to all teams
We thank you for allowing us to play. We hope to be at State.:)
Tyler Hicks
31-03-2009, 20:05
WMR was probably my favorite venue. It was a lot of fun, and all the teams were great. Great job 85, 503, & 2188. I can't wait to see everyone at State!!!
LWakefield
31-03-2009, 21:09
West Michigan was my 2nd favorite. Traverse City had a better venue. They had more seats and the seats had backs.
Bob, you guys did a good job.
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