Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

Wow, what a ride!

It was interesting for our team especially. It was basically our first two regionals (Trenton + Chesapeake) rolled into 1 day.

If anyone remembers us from Trenton (unlikely) we ran into every technical problem imaginable. Same here at BoB, we lost our first 5 matches in a row, due to arm troubles or some other random issue.

By the finals we got it together, and started winning just like Chesapeake, and in a similar ending, making it far into the finals but ultimately being bested.

It was a crazy ride for us, but we all enjoyed the excellent competition! I think I speak for everyone when I say we want to see everyone that was there back again for the 2008 competition!

On another note:

I should be getting some of the video I took together sometime this week. I got a ton of teams on video, but I haven't had time to capture it yet. (I was not however the camera man by the scoring table, anyone know who he was?)

Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

Joe - MOE will always remember you guys! Sparky has always allowed our pit to "slightly expand" when needed. :D

I wasn't at the BOB, but I got a warm fuzzy feeling when I heard that our teams were partners in eliminations.

Hope your team's experience at BOB was a good one!

Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

Typo there Joe, sorry!
And I double checked to make sure I had the numbers right too >_>

Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

There were two judges trophies awarded at the BOB. These teams were selected by representatives of the TIME Center who sponsored the event. Congratulations to these teams!

Team 587, the Hedgehogs from North Carolina, received the TIME Center Judges' Award for TEAM SPIRIT.

Team 1894, a young Baltimore City team, was awarded the TIME Center Judges' RISING STAR Award.

Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

Will the Battle O' Baltimore continue this year?

Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

I was just wondering this myself. I looked at last year's roster, and most of those teams have very well-built bots this year that should make for great competition if they return.

Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

Please note that this thread is from last year so the "Aug 11" date will be changing.
The BoB planning committee is nailing down a new venue in Baltimore and a new August date. Look for details soon in an updated thread and on the BoB website http://battleobaltimore.com/
about this fun competition, B-more style!

Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

For Battle O' Baltimore 2---please see the new thread!