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999 has been hard at work since Waterbury and we're hoping to turn some heads with our modifications. Hopefully we'll earn a spot in your analysis for NE champs ;)

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The Revolution is prepared defend our 2015 victory at Auburn and hopefully Capture another Blue Banner.

Good luck to all teams competing this weekend.

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After a faulty breaker caused us to turn off mid match, for multiple matches (the district system is hectic and sometimes you don't have an hour to fix something), 948 is ready to show Attila's true potential. If what we did during the quarters at Mount Vernon is any indication, we'll be able to pull a good run in Auburn.

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Smoky Mountains
16-0 sweeps in their first outings- 1986, 2481
Short launchers looking for more high goal accuracy- 1785, 3824
Captained the #2 alliance to the finals at Rock City- 3937
Veterans learning from QF exits- 1319, 1912


Wouldn't count out team 2614 MARS. Back to Back Smoky Mountain champs. Finished in 2nd after the first day of action

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I agree, they're one of the bigger names coming in to Smoky Mountains

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NE Hartford

175 Buzz and 839 Rosie Robotics, are also looking to catapult to a second Victory.
155 Techno Nuts should also be in the Breaching, Climbing and Capturing list.

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LF is really accurate as usual. Have a look at East Kentwood Q56 -- 2767 and 2054 lit up the high goal for 14, while our side hit 9. I don't know if that is the most combined high goals in a match, but it sure is alota shootin'!

2771 has also been crushing the high goal. Tomorrow morning will be interesting, especially Q64.

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2771 was very consistent with the high goal at Walker Warren here in Indiana. I'm not surprised they are doing well this weekend.

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I'd say this prediction panned out pretty well.

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And then some. Clearly Flaming Machine/Mean Chickens works pretty well! Whatcha doing next Saturday? I got me an idea! :rolleyes:

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Never exclude MARS in predictions. They went undefeated in quals and earned the #1 seed teaming with 1986 and 4264. 3824 teamed with 2481 and 4740 and defeated them in the finals. However, it wasn't without help from MARS. 4740s bumpers got destroyed and almost had to bow out of the finals so MARS stepped up in a big way and helped us get them back on the field. Look up gracious professionalism in the dictionary and it will say MARS.

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After seeing the mecanum/tank combos shown off by teams 4096 and 2039 at Midwest, we had coined the term "Mank." It just seems a little easier to say :D

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Thanks Lonnie. 2614 and 3824 partnered to run the help desk at SMR this year and together we got a lot of teams out onto the field. Even I had some time to get out into other teams pits this year and had the pleasure of helping 4740 get their drive drive working on Thursday/Friday. The best part was the look on their team's face during the handshake in the finals. Those students had a great experience and I look forward to seeing them in St. Louis - they know how to drive a robot! Guess MARS will have to come back to SMR next year and battle it out with RoHawktics yet again :) The matches are always intense, but I like it better when we team up!

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When your driver is the "world record holder in Mario Cart" you know it's going to be exciting for the students and stressful for the pit crew. :ahh: