Re: Brunswick Eruption 7 Nov 1 ,2008
 

Our team had an awesome time competing at BE7. We were having a ridiculously tough day with our lift. First the limit switch kept messing up and then the transmission for the lift failed. Not to mention that our radio went berserk in the final round. However, we still have a lot of people to thank.

25- Thank you for putting on such a HUGE and exciting competition. Also for lending us a battery in the final match.

768- Thanks for lending us the hose clamps we needed to fix our lift, without you we would not have been in the eliminations.

303- Thanks for being a great alliance captain and listening to my coaching and strategy even though it was your alliance.

1676- You guys were great alliance partners and really came through for our alliance. I guess people didn't see that you could hurdle well AND get 4-5 lines in hybrid.

103- Brian, thank you for giving such a great and informative presentation on the cRIO.

Finally to teams like 25 and 103, and other amazing veterans from this year, you guys have really shown me what kind of robot you need to win a regional like NJ and dominate the competition. We are a long time veteran but we still need to learn how to create robots that efficiently play the game and are consistent. You guys have taught me a lot and a sincere thanks goes out to you. This was our first Tiki from BE and we'll work hard to make next year just as great as this year was.

See you all at Trenton, Philadelphia, and Atlanta.:)

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And the results are....

BE7 Champions- 1075, 25,1302
BE7 Finalists- 303,11,1676
Number 1 seed- 369
Alumni Choice Award- 1676
Best Robocoach Mode- 1279
Aloha Spirit Award- 1089
Future Glory Award- pre-rookie- 2753 Teen Technology
Running In Circles Award (Lap Bot)- 1403
Evil Sundae Survivor Award- 222
BE7 Guitar Hero Tourney Champion- 1089- Mike Ambrosino

Big Kahunas for 2008- MaryAnne Ciance and Don Calhoun

Thanks to all our participants for coming out. I hope all had a fun and enjoyable day. And thanks to the volunteers who came from far and wide to help us put on our event (Jane made the sundaes!!- you can all blame her ; ) )

See everyone next year for BE8.

WC

Re: Brunswick Eruption 7 Nov 1 ,2008
 

isn't that my line? ; )

Libby- somehow I don't see that... you can take the girl out of BE (sometimes hours late) but you cant take BE out of the girl

WC :cool:

Re: Brunswick Eruption 7 Nov 1 ,2008
 

What I'm not sure that I will ever understand is how I helped put those sundaes together (and they were mighty mighty evil) and ended up having to eat one. It was yuk. Truly.

Re: Brunswick Eruption 7 Nov 1 ,2008
 

We had a great time as always!
Thanks to every volunteer involved in making this event happen year-after-year, from the field crew to the parents doing such a great job of feeding us all. I wouldn't recommend the sundae's though...


Slight correction to the awards.
Team 271 took the #1 seed award (I have it first-hand, so to speak)
Team 369 did take a Tiki, but I don't remember what the announcement was for.

Re: Brunswick Eruption 7 Nov 1 ,2008
 

369 had a really beautiful robot this year. I remember they had a really nice looking arm last year as well. Hope they continue to be aesthetically pleasing next year.

Re: Brunswick Eruption 7 Nov 1 ,2008
 

I wanted to take a little bit of time to cobble together a few thoughts regarding Brunswick Eruption 2008. In 2007, some juniors from FRC 25 invited me out to see the event. I couldn’t make it then but made plans to go for their senior year. A couple of years ago, I decided to travel to off-seasons and regionals around the country to learn about the events and the regional areas, and to meet people who could help me grow in my understanding of FIRST. BE7 was a perfect venue for observation and learning.

Brunswick Eruption was a wonderful, jam-packed, exciting event. Along with everything else, I was looking at the use of space in the high school as well as how the event was run. To add, I was invited to participate in areas of the event that were exciting, continually making me stretch outside the confines of who I think I am and what I think can do. For example, it was great to be a part of the behind-the-scenes team that constructed the evil sundaes. A dedicated group of students put those together and they were my ‘bosses’, instructing me. They were also practicing their announcement while doing that and each time, it got funnier and funnier. I laughed a lot.

The weather was fantastic, providing great glimpses of fall color and beauty everywhere I looked. This added to the warmth and friendly atmosphere that surrounded Brunswick Eruption. I found that folks from New Jersey are helpful, generous, adventurous, and fun.

Special thanks to:
Kristian, Alexa, and Morgan for extending the invitation last year. It was great to have the day to watch all the robots and all the drive teams working together.

Mr. C for coaching me with off-season advice, suggestions, and wisdom.

Paul Kloberg for taking the time to share history and experiences. That was really cool.

Wayne Penn for continually pushing me outside the box that I think in, offering opportunities for fun and growth.

Libby for being Libby – gracious, helpful, and patient.

The parents and mentors I was able to spend some time with: Sara Reffler, Mrs. McLeod, Mrs. Reffler, and Robyn Needel. The well of experience, support, and wisdom will never run dry with people like this involved in the FIRST community.

I met many students, college mentors, alumni, parents, and mentors – people who have enriched my life and my FIRST experience by being who they are and by sharing the Brunswick Eruption competition experience with me. Thank you – have a great 2009 season!

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Brunswick Eruption was such a blast this year! Thank you, 25, for putting on another amazing event. And a big thank you goes out to everyone who didn't hide from my camera!
I'm very glad I made the choice to drive down from MA instead going to one of the closer events - definitely worth it.

And without further ado...

Pictures can be found HERE.

Yes, there are a lot of them. I wanted to make sure I could get photos of as many robots as possible. If your team is in any of these, feel free to steal them!
And anyway, out of 1680 pictures taken, this is a pretty good job at narrowing them down. :P
(If you don't see your team and were hoping for photos, send me a note and I'll look again to see if I have any).

One more note- some of the photos don't look too excellent in the small display when you're going through them. Click "All Sizes" to get a better size (and chance to download the full size image).

Hope to see you all next year! :D

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It was nice attending Brunswick Eruption a year after our team's formation. One year goes by quickly...anyways
It was a pleasure meeting some CD members such as Libby and Akash. I was blown away by the intricacy of the robots at BE, and was appreciative of how smoothly the event ran.
Our Vice Principal came to Brunswick Eruption and saw a greater part of the elimination matches. She thinks FRC is pretty cool, which is good news for us...

Anyways, I hope BE stays strong for years to come

-Neel

Re: Brunswick Eruption 7 Nov 1 ,2008
 

Sounds like another great BE!

Does anyone know what the final rankings were?

Re: Brunswick Eruption 7 Nov 1 ,2008
 

Here are the final rankings:


The playoff brackets:

Re: Brunswick Eruption 7 Nov 1 ,2008
 

Thank you very much also. And, yes, we will see you in Trenton and Philadelphia, and hopefully Atlanta!

Thank you 25, for, once again, hosting this awesome event.

And thanks to the 3 teams that gave us the motor for our arm. We appreciate your generosity very much. I don't quite know who it was, but thank you.

We had a great time as new drivers. Learned a lot, and hope that next year will be just as fun, if not more.

Re: Brunswick Eruption 7 Nov 1 ,2008
 

thanks for posting them

WC

Re: Brunswick Eruption 7 Nov 1 ,2008
 

hehe, thanks 25 and 2590 for that high score of 102 =)

Re: Brunswick Eruption 7 Nov 1 ,2008
 

Incredible Event!!! Most of Team 1403's voices are gone....and now we have to go to Ramp Riot!!! We'll manage though!!!

One thought,FINALLY!!!!! Although FIRST is all year along, this was our first offseason event, and I cannot wait till the 09 season to start.

Thanks to all the teams that were there, it was great to see many old friends and meet new friends as well.

Amazing job 25 on hosting this event as usual, I just want to add, that our candidate for the Evil Sundae, tried very hard and told us things about the sundae, I'm afraid will ruin people's appetites if I put it up here.

Brian Taylor from Team 103 did an absolutely fantastic job explaining the entire Control System, which looks like a lot of fun to play with.

Congratulations to all the teams that won awards!! Good luck and hope to see you all during the season!!!

--Sravan