Chesapeake Regional
 

Our team was having a "discussion" about the weather and so forth as the chesapeake regional. As the only team coming from Florida, there is much concern about the heating at the event. Does any one know if they heat the hanger, or what ever the event is held in?

Thanks!

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Wear a sweater :D

As for us northern folk who are travelling south for the Chesapeake Regional (I for one have yet to wear more than a fleece, hat, and cotton gloves when walking outside in below zero), our bodies are acclimated to the cold. Regardless of how the place may be heated... we'll be wearing Ts.

But my guess is that it should be at least 60 degrees in there.

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coming from baltimore and knowing the place. it will be either rather warm or rather cold. depending on what it is outside. most places in maryland like cranking the heat when it is cold and cranking the cold when it is the slightest bit warm. I say bring a sweatshirt but also a t-shirt. that way you are prepared

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We hope it's 60° here in the middle of March! I hate to tell you Nathan, but MD weather is slightly unpredictable. Last year we lucked out and had the nicest weekend of weather for the month of March the weekend we had the event. Plan right now for highs in the upper 50's.

The event itself, is held in Halsey on the Academy. Halsey is a rather large venue, but once it gets packed with people, robots and tools, it will be plenty warm. Your only problem will come in the mornings when you going to the event. Other than that, as Erin said, bring a sweater and you'll be fine.

This is a great event in one of the more (in my opinion) spectacular locations. We're 2 blocks away from the center of Histroic Downtown Annapolis, and the Academy is just differnet than just about any of the other venues. I might be just a little biased because i work accross the river and see the Academy daily. Your team will have a great time in the "Sailing Capital of the World," and we hope to see you here.


Steve

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I was completely comfortable there last year in just our team tee-shirt (well, okay, I had on pants and socks and shoes as well) and I'm almost always cold (space heater running full blast as I type). You should be fine with a jacket or a sweatshirt.

Heidi

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Halsey Field House is the Academys indoor track and field house. They can heat it, but it will not likely be needed.

Recomendation: Bring a light jacket and a sweatshirt. It can get chilly at night if you head into town for dinner. We also tend to get some unpredictable rainstorms that come through real fast and can catch you unaware. Like Steve said, plan for it to dip into the 50s at night, but be in the 60s, mayhaps low 70s durring the day.


Wetzel
~~~~~~~~~~~
I think I will have to go sailing while up there...
Rainbow 20s...:D

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Okay, great!

Many of us native Floridians think it is cold if it goes below 70... so this should be interesting.

I used to live in the DC area.. a few years ago, so I am not as "addicted" to the warm weather yet. Although, it was 80 here two days earlier!

Nathan Pell

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Shorts and t-shirt, it's a constant heatwave down there.

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I was wondering if there was anyone who is going to Chesapeake that would like a roommate or someone to help pay half or whatnot for a hotel this year, since my team isnt going to go I still want to go and see the great teams that are going to be there this year, If there is anyone who is interested in this PM me or e-mail me at greenguy365@yahoo.com

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we're team #1463 and we're comin to the CHESAPEAKE REGIONALS! woohoo baby! but what i want to know is......
who else is goin.....?

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These teams are going to the Chesapeake Regional!


Wetzel
~~~~~~~~~~~
As far as I know, there is only one Chesapeake Regional this year.

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I am from southern Mississippi so i feel your pain. Wear a sweater or a light jacket because last year they had some doors open. Plus the Naval Acadeamy is on the water so it will be breezy. Additionally all of the resturants are on the water so yes it gets COLD.


Always,
the kid in the red hat
Team 836

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Ex. team mate Gabe Goldman will be a ref at Annapolis this year, so sa hi to him when you see him! I really wanted to go this year, but unfortunatly, Sparky cannot come. I'm crossing my fingures for this year though!

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speaking of chesapeake, are there any true small ball pickers competing? I'm totally avoiding studying for a calculus exam so I went through all of the websites of teams attending and saw zero dedicated small ball pickers.. I know there's at least one, *wink*, and team 16 seems to have some form of small ball eater also, but all of those wheels just confuse me.


[edit] *small ball pickers*, i need more sleep [/edit]

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Ball picker, as in can do stuff with the 2x I asume?

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My bad, I should've clarified. *small ball picker*

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Thats what I thought you meant.

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Team 1083 is a true "ball picker". We can hold about 4 balls at a time, and can easily manuver around the field to get them and unload them.

For a video, go to the link below.

Nathan Pell

http://www.combbat21.com/team1083/MVI_0029.AVI

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Depending on where you are staying and transportation, the IMAX at the Science Center in Baltimore at the Inner Harbor has "NASCAR 3D-Get in the Driver's Seat" opening today. I would make reservations if you are interested.
www.mdsci.org

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I went to Chesapeake last year and I thought it was pretty warm in that gym, but then again, I am from near Philly, so anything above 50 right now is pretty nice.

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If you did not already get the e-mail about buses on base, then you most likely haven't heard that the air conditioning for Halsey Field House was damaged by the hurricane last fall, so it's most likely going to be pretty warm in the there since the outside temps are supposed to be in the mid to high 50s.

Heidi

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I believe that 303, aka "the fridge", will be there. They are awesome with 5 pt and 2 x balls. They weren't in the NJ-winning alliance for nothing!

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Team 836 caps and uncaps the small goal knocks the 10 pt ball off the tee in auto and has the capability of capping the big goal but we have no need to.

Team 836 a major contender for this event. Beware!

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I love the modesty:cool:

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Will there be a Webcast for the Chesapeake Regional?

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I believe so, it's a NASA sponsored event.

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Yes there should be and this is as close as i can get, they should update the site before the competition for the webcast. Here is the website

http://www.mitc.org/first/gallery.htm

I hope this helps.

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we're only gathering small balls. see our photo book!

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yea, the fridge will be there :D . hope we do just as well in annapolis. should be a much more interesting event now that some initial strategy has been laid out from scouting.

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hahahah... I'll be packing tomorrow night, the past 2 weeks were waay too long.. it'll be extremely interesting to see how the teams who already competed fare against those like us who have yet to be reunited with our robot...

2 days 1 hour 41 minutes.. thats 2 days too much for me, is anyone else just dying through school?

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Um, yes. ME!
I have taken class off just to go down to wtch webcasts and my 4th block Elec. 2 because the teacher is the team Advisor so, I can get off of the hook every now and then. *Thanks to Mr. H.* But i can't wait to get down to the comp!!!!
I hope to see everyone there in good and working order for an exciting comp.
See you there!!!
2days 1 hour 18 min. ugh, so close yet so far away

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so let me ask you whats really long, really fun and always a good time?
:ahh: ower 16 hr. rode trip from orlando, florida.

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Well, that's unless it's a week like this week. Yesterday got up to 65, today has been snowing and sleeting all day (I'm north of B-more.) at least we're not getting slammed by all the snow headed up north.
Pack layers. It's going to be chilly by the water this weekend.

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I'll be scorekeeping at Annapolis. Stop by and say hi. I intend to have my name on my back, but things like this tend to be forgotten by me.


Wetzel

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Good luck to everyone, big day thursday, checking in the hotel on wednesday. Its gonna be good times all around.

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I agree. Up by wiles Barre/ Scranton area, from the nicest days all year yet, to well, yes i think about 6 inches of snow. Man I love Tunkhannock. I get to hit the slopes 1 last time before the competition. :)

Anyway, Good luck to all and have fun with that 16 hr. ride. We did 12 out to Indy for IRI it was a good time :cool: .

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ahh, pretty snow- i went boarding last weekend as well, got a nasty burn.. we got around 4 inches today, the roads were insane- driving home I almost got me in a few accidents..

tomorrow is going to be a total waste of my time.. i mean, sitting through a day of classes when i know our mentor's room is packed with our luggage? there's something wrong here..

chesapeake, here we come- i've never been so pumped for something

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so weres everyone staying for this little event ??? im staying in the marriot courtyard.

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insane as in fun. I pulled an intentional 180 in front of school.....almost hitting a friends car. good times

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Good luck to everyone attending Annapolis. If you care to, stop by team 125s pit and say Hi.

Team 125 is staying at the Courtyard Marriot. I should be checking in about 5pm Wednesday night.

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The weather isn't supposed to be too great:

Thu
Mar 18 Partly Cloudy
49°/37°
20 %
Fri
Mar 19 Partly Cloudy
50°/32°
10 %
Sat
Mar 20 Partly Cloudy / Wind
56°/44°
20 %

So much for packing shorts, bah.. trips should be pretty, instead of mundane like good ol' PA always is

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Bah, that sounds great! I was shoveling 10" of snow this morning in my Tshirt. It's 30F right now, but the sun and lack of wind helps a lot. When 639 was at Chesapeake last year, there was not a single complaint from any team member about the weather. It was awesome!

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Go Finney Falcons!

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wow the florida team not goign to be diong to good in the weather. all i ahve to say George, Nathan, and Andrew have fun, lol. they invited me and studmandan to go and my mom sayed if it wasnt back to back weekends i couldve of gone. But ya 1083 is the best ball picker upper i have seen and they have the human player that maybe missed 5 shots the whole UCF regional he went like 100 out of 105. They ahve a awesome robot. Put them on the top of the list for alliance pickings

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Only if i was going...they are on the bus right now..

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we're about a hour away from chesapeake.. its ugly and rainy all around, but who cares.. its unbelievable how much stuff we're bringing, I swear we could fit al of the bins that were on last year's field with our stuff..

yep, 1083 sure impressed me on the webcast, I'm totally looking foward to seeing their holonomic drive- I'd love to partner with them one round, imagine how much havoc two small ball gatherers could wreak :p

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bla that sucks you arent going, o well

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It sucks even more that there wont be a webcast, furthurmore that no one on our team has cell fone service up there so i wont know whats going on!

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do they laptops, email?

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Its 9:45 here about an hour outside of Baltimore, DC and Annapolis and it is snowing wooohoooo. I think it may be a littly nippy this weekend. :ahh:

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I don't get it. And by it I mean this Mid-Atlantic weather. I've lived here for my entire life and still don't understand our weather patterns. It was 60 degrees last week and I was out in shorts and a t shirt, but right now its been snowing the past 3 days. Now it is a wet snow, and only sticks to cars and the grass, normally melting during the day, but its still coming down white. I wish it were either always snowing or always warm. Then again a nice 60-70 degree climate year round would rock.

Enough of my rambling, as for my advice on attire:
1) It's not yet warm enough up here to only wear shorts. If you wear pants it will never be uncomfortable.
2) Don't rule out the long sleeve shirts. It's a nice medium between short sleeve and sweatshirt.
3) A heavy winter coat isn't necessary, however a nice hooded sweatshirt comes in handy, especially with the wet climate during this time of year.
4) Wear layers. Tshirt with a sweatshirt over it will normally take care of you.

All in all, and correct me anyone if I'm wrong, a good attire for this weather is pants with a tshirt and hooded sweatshirt. It REALLY does vary from day to day up here.

Hope I didn't just ramble on foolishly.

Carlo Jr.

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I guess that seems resonble for most people. It really depends on the weather you are used to. I would say that many people coming south for the competition would gladly wear shorts this upcoming weekend. :cool:


:ahh:

I think there are several people who will be wearing shorts. I would if I was going, but that doesn't say too much. Many people know me for wearing shorts year round, even as the temperature drops below 0. The Floridians would probably think I'm crazy.

Oh, wait, everyone else already thinks I'm crazy. :rolleyes:

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I'd be wearing whatever was clean :p . Shorts, pants, it's all the same for me. I've worn my bathing suit in the snow cause I didn't want to get my pants all wet. However the southerners will most likely find it to be freezing, relative to what they are used to, especially on the Chesapeake where there tends to be a cool breeze. Oh, and that nasty storm that's coming our way.

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[Off topic]
We don't need to into that discussion. I make snow angels while in my bathing suit...in my bathing suit cause I have a hot tub...and it feels good to lie in the snow after jumping out of the hot water.
[/Off topic]

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I can't really comment on chesapeake as much as I would like to, as I was working on the robot practically all day long.. at around 3ish we learned we were 143 pounds, and by 7:55 we were down to 128. crazy times. I did talk with 1083 for a while, their bot is even cooler in person- they broke some pvc during a practice round but it appeared to be a minor wound.

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Good to hear you guys got down from 143 thats pretty intense. The PVC was probably our T-Ball Knocker, its only used once in a match so if it breaks we are still A ok and we are always ready to repare it. Thanks for keeping me somwhat updated on whats going on up there, its so hard to not be there, especially when there is no webcast!

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as of the lunch break here are the ranking of the regional

1463
222
1319
7
1320
141
303
16
1195
1405
1403
11
125
405
293
686
25
165
1391
291
1089
1465
1184
1370
1083
1133
122
203
345
1257
53
1464
1449
614
602
1389
1111
341
596
651
510
339
225
116
836
449
348
1048
1420
369
1455
1446
1123
1131
888
1279
768
1218

Keep those updates coming!
 

Greg-thanks for the update!
It is killing me not being at the event and not getting a webcast so any info. is great and much appreciated.
Any news with regard to team 16, BBS, would be especially desired!

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i'm not at the regional but am on the phone with a few people....i can try and find out when i talk to people next


btw 1405 is now in 2nd place.....go rochester teams

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Thanks for the update!

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a few mins ago


303
1463
1405
16

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here are the rankings at the end of thursday- unofficial, of course, as I am sitting in a comfy chair in my pit looking 100 feet away at the rankings:

1. 222
2. 303
3. 1405
4. 1319
5. 1083
6. 1370
7. 16
8. 25
9. 1463
10. 1133
11. 11
12. 651
13. 7
14. 141
15. 125
16. 1403
17. 345
18. 165
19. 291

and the awards:
imagery- 141
? -16
creativity- 1403
driving tomorrow's technology- 222
team spirit- 341
judges- 1083
?
?-125

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Hey, how's it going?

I was on team 1184 at last years Chesapeake Regional, the robot that caught on fire, yeah - I was on that team.

Anyhow, I was wondering if anyone here that is actually at this years regional in Annapolis has any stats on 1184?

Oh and, were can I watch a live webcast of the event? I've searched everywere and I've come up with nothing but archived events.


EDIT: I saw 1184s ranking in the big list - I didnt cetch it before, but does anyone know it now?

Thanks

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There is no webcast for the Chesapeake regional. I wanted to watch it too :( .

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That sucks they arent doing it again this year.

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You mean Friday Right? ;)


Thanks for keepin us updated, its great to hear we won an award WOO HOO!!

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I just got a call in from 1405, they're in second going into the elim's. Nice work rookies.

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can somebody post final seedings and elim match results as they happen?

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why'd they call you and not me :(

;)

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Guess they like me better.

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Team 1405 was the #2 alliance and chose 16 and 449

Team 303 and 222 are allied (I would assume the #1 alliance, but I didn't get that information)

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Any word on where 303 ended up?

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Do you have info on the standings prior to the alliances?

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Nope, except that I assume 303 didn't lose thier last match and seeded first, and I know that 1405 seeded second. Other then that, I have no clue.

Edit: my info was wrong, 303 didn't seed first, see below.

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I was even considering going down to the competition to see friends and cheer them on. Good to see they didn't need me.

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I was thinking of doing the same too but the thought came to me pretty late in the game and with the weather acting funny and with spirit duties to do at the site...
It just wasn't feasable.
I'm glad they are kicking butt.
I wish they were comming to Cleveland. :(

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222 seeded first and picked 303-

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Who else is in the alliance with 222 and 303? Have the finals started yet?

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what's the latest news? did the rochester team 1405 win thier match and move on???

Go Finney

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I unfortunatly was unable to go and i was wondering where did Team 222 place after the finals
:ahh:

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Elimination Rounds still in progress... no word yet.

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Any word on what teams have been eliminated?

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ring ring..."we're in the finals, I'll call you back." click.

Go 1405!

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YES!!!
GO FINNEY!!! :D
Last year Webster Sparx came out of nowhere to win Buckeye and now Finney is making some noise.'
Rochester Robotics is on the move!

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Thanks!! Go Finney!!!

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So who are they competing against?????

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Don't forget 578 and 211 came in 2nd at Pittsburg.

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578.

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Joe: who are they agaisnt??

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I'll let you know as soon as I know

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looks like they like you better now. Of course the person to call me is the robot driver... Go Finney

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Finney Wins...Finney Wins

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If I understood a bad cell phone connection, 1405, 16, and 449 beat 222, 303 and someone else in the finals.

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Finney won the regional!? :ahh: :ahh: :] :]

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Joe . if you could have your contact let you know about other award winners too, especially Chairman's I'd appreciate it :)

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Same thing I heard... Looks like another Rochester team is going to Atlanta!

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so finney won?

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My brother is the driver for 16, he just called and said their #2 alliance won - BBS - champs of St Louis and Maryland

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BOO YEAH!!!!! :D :D :D

Now I hope they have enough money to go to Atlanta.

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Yes, 1405 (Finney) was the 2nd seed alliance, they picked 2 hangers and won the regional. Congrats to all 3 teams.