Re: 2014 Alamo Regional
 

Team 4063, TRikzR4kiDz, would like to thank everyone for another memorable regional event. Our robot did not perform to our expectations, but I am very proud of the work our kids put in to make our trip more successful for ourselves and others.

Thanks Again,

Mr. B.

Re: 2014 Alamo Regional
 

Yup, there were a lot of incorrect stories going around - as ScoreKeeper I think I heard 3 different versions floating about. Here's the final "accepted" version of events:

(1) 3103 shredded their drivetrain, and so they called for a backup robot and 5052 was on standby to take their place.
(2) 190 then realized their robot was beyond repair as well (also due to a shredded drivetrain), and could not come in for another match.
(3) Their remaining partner, 3335, wanted to throw in the towel but they Graciously agreed to take the field with 5052 and not go down without a fight.
(4) And fight they did.

-Danny

Re: 2014 Alamo Regional
 

Does anyone have a recording of the full livestream?

Re: 2014 Alamo Regional
 

Week one is over and many of us are off preparing for our next event.

Team 2468 appreciates 148 and 2789 accepting our invitation to join us in eliminations. It was a blast working with these two teams. We came up short in the end but we gave it our best shot. The attention to detail that 148 demonstrated not only to their robot but to 2789 and us was amazing. It is no wonder why they continue to be nothing short of World Class each year. 2789 continues to carry on their tradition of the defensive stopper but this year as a fullback as well. Best of luck to both of you throughout the rest of year.


Team Appreciate would like to extend congratulations to:

2158 AuTIN Cans for Engineering Inspiration - they were our mentor team back in 2008 and still continue to support many teams in the area, host events and reach out in many other ways than just FRC.

624 - Chairman's Winner - If ever I was jealous of a school or team, it is Cryptonite and their new facilities. They have worked extremely hard not only to build their FRC program but also with the school district to promote STEM within their district.
For more information, check out this post here: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ght=cryptonite

5052 - Cedar Park Robolobos - Rookie All Stars. It was a pleasure to work with this team throughout the season starting back as early as September. Gabe has lead these guys throughout the season and established an excellent foundation for the future.

624, 118 and 3008 on the Regional Championship win and Championships qualifications. The matches were physical battles with strategies changing throughout each match. Game resets and delays were tough to deal with during the matches but the interactions between the teams off the field was great.

4063 was everywhere with their bunny ears and pink hardhats. They received the Gracious Professionalism award. From what I understand, not only did they have the most submissions for this award from other teams but they had more submissions than all the other teams combined at the tournament. This is three in a row for them carrying over from last year. What a tradition to carry on!!!

Thanks to all the volunteers, judges and referees at the Alamo Regional. The facilities were great and the layout was very good although some room my help around the entrance in and out of the field.

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On behalf of Team 2386, we would like to thank Patrick and Jessica for organizing a great regional! The hospitality of the teams down in Texas was great.

We would also like to extend a special thanks to Team 457 for helping us organize a few tours of the Toyota Plant and Boeing. We really appreciated the support from this team and it eased the travel anxieties of who were were going to borrow tools from etc as we were coming from the Great White North.

Although we did not come away with any hardware, we were honoured that Teams 3337 and 2158 selected us to be with them in Alliance #7.

We are eager to get back in the game at the end of March on home turf at the North Bay Regional. Hopefully we won't knock anyone over again... (Sorry again Robonauts!)

Good luck to those competing in the coming weeks! Hopefully we have learned from Week 1 of what to expect... :)

Re: 2014 Alamo Regional
 

On behalf of 2789, I would like to first and foremost thank our alliance partners, teams 2468 and 148. Words can't describe how excited we were to work with both of your teams again in eliminations matches. Norm, good luck to you and Team Appreciate for the rest of the season, we will definitely miss having you as our pit neighbors, and we hope to help the Robowranglers make another run for the gold in Dallas in a couple of weeks!

I would also like to thank our great friends on 4063. I've never seen another team truly embody the spirit of Gracious Professionalism as well as this team. From helping so many teams prior to as well as at the event, to collaborating with us on scouting and also having team members serve as volunteers at the event, the bunnies were everywhere doing everything they could to make this event the best it could be for all involved. It's no surprise that your team earned the 3-Peat on the GP award at Alamo. Looking forward to seeing y'all again at Dallas!

Congratulations are also definitely in order for the winning alliance, glad to see 3008 took some hardware back home on their long journey, and it goes without saying that our team has the highest respect for both teams 624 and 118. Norm mentioned earlier that our finals matches were physical, and I'm not sure if anyone else knows this, but we broke a weld on our frame during the first match and the Robowranglers helped us patch it back up with a few rivets for the second match!

We would also like to thank the volunteers & event staff for all of the hard work put in to make this event happen. Thank you!