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18voltMilwauke 30-03-2003 21:58

did everyone like the Midwest Regional
 
i was just wondering if everyone that was at the regional liked it. Because we are from team 9 a local team.

Jupee 30-03-2003 22:07

Midwest Regional rules
 
Hey, I'm human player from 461...I always love Chicago--it is by far the best regional :) You've got a good amount of the best bots in the country right there in one place like teams 16, 45, 111, 68, 71 and many others. I was really proud of Indiana teams totally represented this weekend. I'm very anxious for championships cuz I know it will totally rock. Good luck to all the teams who are going!!
A couple of us from 461 will hopefully be at Grand Rapids this weekend so if you see us, come and talk to us!!

Gope 30-03-2003 22:18

We loved it!!! It was very profesionaly done, great music(unlike most other FIRST events) and the refs were great(they knew the rules inside and out). The competition was the best anywhere you go, teams like 111, 217, and 292 made for very exciting games.

Mark Garver 30-03-2003 22:52

Gope, I couldn't have said it better!!!
 
After going to 3 other regionals this year and watching many more on the Internet, I have to say the Midwest regional was the best. The refs were great!!! Like Gope said, they knew the rules inside and out and they enforced them the way they were meant to be. All of the matches in the finals were action filled and teams played the game SMART.

I have to say thank you to team 658 and 648 for accepting our invitation to join our alliance. You guys know how to play!!

Mike537Strategy 30-03-2003 22:53

Chicago was very excellent. This is my first year of being in the program, but I'd have to say that it was very enjoyable. The judges were excellent (The hotel room I was in was right next to one of theirs!), the pits were organized, the volunteers were nice, the other teams were cooperative, and overall it was a great experience. I'm just kinda sad that we didn't win anything, but oh well.

Al Skierkiewicz 31-03-2003 07:45

I thought that this regional was the toughest I have seen this year. I have been at St. Louis and Great Lakes. I think it was because of the availability of video from those previous regionals that made this tougher. I would expect that next weekend will be tougher still.
Of those teams inspected by some of the other team adults, how did you think that worked out. As one of the inspection assistants, I would like your feedback. We tried to be fair and give suggestions as we went along. Did it help?

Josh Hambright 31-03-2003 08:06

Re: Midwest Regional rules
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Jupee
I always love Chicago--it is by far the best regional :)
I cant agree with julie more!

Great competition, Great sportsmanship, Great setup. Great Regional!

Katie Reynolds 31-03-2003 08:30

Quote:

Originally posted by Al Skierkiewicz
Of those teams inspected by some of the other team adults, how did you think that worked out. As one of the inspection assistants, I would like your feedback. We tried to be fair and give suggestions as we went along. Did it help?
Our team was inspected by the Wildstang judges! Everything went well and, I thought, it was very fair.

Overall, I thought Midwest was great! Very competitive, but everyone showed great sportsmanship and a lot of GP. Way to go, guys! :)

- Katie

Tyler Olds 31-03-2003 08:36

Midwest regional was great!!!!!

I would say that out of the regionals that I have seen, MR is the most fun and the most competitive out of all the regionals. i had so much fun this year and there is nothing like seeing old friends from 269,930,45,201, etc...

Well enough talking for me, I have class.

Great job at MR teams!!!!!

Ricky Q. 31-03-2003 09:18

Excellent as always, who needs a working drive to have fun? :p

jmort03 31-03-2003 09:42

chicago regional
 
i liked the teams, judges, and all the good stuff. The music was great...i just didnt like the pit area....way smaller then buckeye, and no place to practice automode. but other than that it was great! there were some really awesome people, and everyone was super helpful...:D

Amanda Morrison 31-03-2003 10:40

Even though I did not compete, I visited on Saturday and was overwhelmed with enthusiasm. The St. Louis Regional did not hold a candle to MMR when it comes to team spirit - teams like 111, 461, 45, 648, 65, etc. always make this competition a lively one! I had a lot of fun, and it was great to see 461 win the Chairman's. The competition itself was action packed and fun to watch. Thanks for all of those who made this regional happen!

Caleb Fulton 31-03-2003 12:34

We had an unprecidented amount of BAD, BAD LUCK with respect to the robot, but I personally had fun because of the atmosphere surrounding the regional.

There were American flags everywhere, the Refs were incredible, etc...

It was a fun weekend, and I can't wait to see where I'll be helping out in the future (it was my last regional :( )!

Molly Menges 31-03-2003 12:42

chicago was totally awesome!!!! it was TONS of fun and to top it all off...i got to watch and cheer on my old team as they went on to win..AND we won chairman's award!! it was a totally awesome weekend!!! :D

D.J. Fluck 31-03-2003 13:38

This regional is always my favorite. Heh partially because we have done really well there in the last 4 years, but that isn't all. The atmosphere is great, and it seemed like I knew almost everyone. The only thing I missed was having the Gym lights out and the special stage lighting above...that would have really added to the atmosphere of the event, but you can't have it all. Oh well. Awesome regional, congratulations to all award winners and especially to our cross town rivals and buddies, 292 and our buddies from the west, 461 for your chairmans award victory!

Greg McCoy 31-03-2003 15:06

It might be better if the ceiling wasn't so low in the hallways :D

JP_1163 31-03-2003 15:27

Midwest regional
 
As a rookie program team 1163 found the Midwest Regional to be a very friendly, competitive and interesting site. The team area was a tad crowded but that just made everyone aware of the need to keep their pit area footprint tidy. The judges seemed fair and the help from more experienced teams was very nice. All the teams treated us well and gave the students helpful suggestions for making their robot better. We congratulate the winning teams but most of all congratulate everyone who attended because the patriotism and sense of pride during the opening ceremony on day 2 was fantastic. Even though we won't be attending the Finals I hope that something similar is done during the opening ceremony on at least one of the days.

Matt Brinza 31-03-2003 15:49

Greg, I know what you mean. Every time I saw your team's bot coming back from the field, you had to duck it under the door frame leading into the pits...

Mark Garver 31-03-2003 15:59

Ya I know how how team 45 feels. Another foot would have been great!!! But then isn't that how the pit crew and drivers stay in shape? I don't think there should be a height problem at Nationals...

Katie Reynolds 31-03-2003 16:17

Quote:

Originally posted by Greg McCoy
It might be better if the ceiling wasn't so low in the hallways :D
Maybe you should make a robot small enough so that it fits through a standard hallway on a cart that is as tall as yours is. ;) :D

- Katie

Gamer930 31-03-2003 16:40

I thaught this years Midwest was an improvement from last years. Aisles were bigger and also more spirted. There were also a lot more friendly teams willing to help out. I had a blast looking at all the different types of carts also :-)

Matt McNelley 31-03-2003 17:26

Chicago
 
I, being a first year team member, enjoyed the Midwest Regional. Not having the experience as some of you others, I don't have any previous years of the Midwest to compare it to, but I thought it was well done.

Good job to 292, 45, and 245 in their victory.

Hey, speaking of carts, which team had that powered one that they sat on a tote to drive? That was very interesting.

Tbuzz105 01-04-2003 16:55

Good Times
 
I LOVED the Midwest Regional the most out of all the others. This was My first year going to it and i had a blast. Lots of good teams their to make the competition more exciting.

We have never done this well before in the History of our robotics program so its great to hear all the support from other teams! thanks everybody!

Special thanks to teams 45 and 245 for helping us to our first Regional title ever! Good Luck to all the teams out there Going to Nationals! See you in Newton.

Tyler Eglen - Driver (292)

Jeremiah Johnson 01-04-2003 17:09

Speaking on behalf of most of team 648, the Midwest Regional was much better than StL. Our robot worked pefectly. We had even more team spirit. The refs were "kinda" better (you know the incident with the arm on top of us on the ramp lost 25 points and by 1 ). Too, bad the 6-8 mafia couldn't make it a bit further. It's all good. We'll be back next year and ready to rumble. MR was the best!

Budda648:yikes:

jmort03 01-04-2003 22:31

cart
 
Its our (382) cart. THe tote was an awesome addition to it...we got tones of complements about it...we even had someone tell us we were wrong...lol.....if u wanna know how it was built just ask..

jake

Abbie 22-04-2003 16:31

Loved it!
 
I loved the Midwest regional... a lot of the teams there were so energetic and it made it very enjoyable! The whole "lets all go nuts, robots robots" thing was always great!


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