2009 Palmetto Regional
 

Team 1676 is proud to be attending Palmetto again. We had so much fun in 2006 that, even though it's a different venue, we've been just waiting for an opportunity to return. (Hint: It's the people.)

I see that our friends from Gravatai, Brazil, will be there - I'll need to improve my Portuguese for the end of March.

Maybe we'll even get to see Billfred!

So who else is attending??

Don

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HOLA!!! Spanish and Portueguese go hand in hand. I can communicate really well with someone who speaks portueguese by simply using spanish. :D.

Team 1261 is trying to attend. We are signed up and everything but there is a waiting list and unfortunately we are on that list. We sent a small crew last year and they bad a blast so this year we are definitely trying our 100% best to try and attend.

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1319 will be there. We have always enjoyed the event and the teams that attend. Does anyone know what the final number of allowed teams will be? I recall that it was somewhat crowded lat year. Can't wait to see everyone there and good luck to all in the 2009 season.

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Hi Guys,

My team 1772 is from Gravatai, Brazil.
Next year will be the first time that we participate in Palmetto.
We only participated in the Houston Regional.
Sure will be an exciting regional. Will be a pleasure meet them.

Bye!

Daiane

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Even with the Capitals taking a Palmetto break (try Chesapeake, you'll like it!), I still found a way to make it to...that other school.

However, it is official (whenever our teacher punches it into TIMS): 1618 is making the three-hour drive up to that other school for the 2009 Palmetto Regional; we look forward to trying to overtake our last outing at Palmetto. It'll be great to see 1676 again, as well as our old partners in 801 and, I'm assuming, 1102. The addition of 1772 should also make for a good time; it'll be the first international team in the six-year history of the event, and the first team from beyond the Continental U.S. since now-defunct Puerto Ricans 780 made the trip (and the semifinals, with 433 and 393) in the inaugural event of 2004.

In short, I can't wait.

(PS: How 'bout them Gamecocks?)

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343 will be there once again! we even get to sleep in our own beds :D. we are super-excited once again to visit the Palmetto regional.

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342 is expecting to go. It will take something big to keep us from seeing all our old friends. I'm still convinced that BillFred is LookingForward lol. See y'all there.



PS(1319 give us Mike Bryan back and no one will get hurt).:cool:

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It looks like my team is attending Palmetto - I reckon I'll try to make the trek.

Is dancing allowed at that other school? I see that the Engineering display at the team social is in the Ballroom.

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Otto will be back in Black ...

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Is that a room filled with trackballs? :ahh:

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1249 is coming south again. We have enjoyed it the last few years and look forward to it again. 337 is on the waiting list but expected to join us this year after going to Hawaii last year. It will be their first year at Clemson after going to USC a couple of years before the move.

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1293 will be there of course...

and we will be ready to play

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It's great to have the diversity from so many states and countries attending. Which teams from the area will be attending the scrimmage at the Donaldson Career Center next Saturday? We'll be there, ready to play.:D

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2815 will be there; 1618 might be there depending on some factors. (Such as, say, whether we have a robot ready to run.)

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is it at donaldson? or is it at the bonds career center like usual?

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grr, I wanted to go to the scrimmage, but Scott is saying no for us. Some of the students asked to just throw the bot in the back of my pick up and make a run for it lol. But that is still a long drive for us. So I'll just have to wait till March to see yall.

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1758 will be back.

Can't wait..haha

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My bad, :confused:
Only been once.

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Turns out that it was at Bonds. It was the first trip up for all the Columbia-area teams that made it, to varying degrees of success. (For anyone curious, 1618 DID make it to the field for the very last match. We've got a couple of gremlins to shake out.)

My girlfriend took video of some of the matches--I'll see if I can get it off the camera and put the better parts online. Thanks to the folks on 281 for hosting!

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Girlfriend? Someone besides me loves you? :rolleyes:

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ok, now that ship date has passed, lets get pics of all the bots going to Palmetto in one place.

I'll start

342

4 wheel tank drive w/ 2 cims
pnumatic dumper w/ ~18 ball hopper
human and belt loaded
traction control
4 ultra sonic senors
and our famous "distracting autonomous dance"!!

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4 wheel swerve drive
ball pick-up from the ground and human loaded
holds about 8 balls in the top, and more in the pick-up
dumps 2-3 feet
delta control for traction control

let's get this party started!

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anybody else want in on showing us what there robot looks like?:]

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not really :p

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thanks stephen... big help there man:P

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Have at it. Conveyor belt is roughly 27" wide, and about 65" inches long. We used unobtainium at the top of our rollers to keep the balls in and spit them out when needed.

http://www.team.prhsrobotics.com/gal...g2_itemId=1586

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Anyone notice that the majority of teams going to Peachtree are going to Palmetto? So I guess we can consider Peachtree a preview to possible outcomes at Palmetto? lol

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Actually, there's really only six-ish teams going to both. My team included :) It'll be our first year at Palmetto so we're pretty excited.

As for putting up pictures of our robot...well, I think we may be putting a video from scrimmage up soon. But don't count me on it.

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there are ten teams that are attending both. so not quite enough to constitute this to be both CJ:)

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Here's our robot

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You are both wrong. It is 13 teams going to both (which I admit isn't the "majority") but is still a good number.

Check me if I'm wrong:
1)442
2)2415
3)1746
4)342
5)1261
6)343
7)2362
8)900
9)1102
10)1398
11)1758
12)281
13)1319
To all the scouts, I hope this saves you 10 min of searching lol.

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Most of the same crew will be there from past years. We hope to make this the best Palmetto yet, and the best in the south. Some old rivals and alliances will be there. I think all the teams from SC will be there except Clover.

I will be announcing again, and I believe Terrel will be the Head Ref. As of now, the MC will be Chiniqua Gallop. She is a super energertic MC. I think she did Palmetto the first or second year and she has worked the Championship as well. She'll get you up and dancing.

The social will be at the student union again, with bowling, etc.

Post suggestions here and I will try to relay them to the volunteer coordinator and chairpersons. I think the event will be webcast.

The Palmetto Regional website is
http://www.ces.clemson.edu/main/FRC/index.html

The webcast link is at the top
or go directly there today to see if it works.
http://www.clemson.edu/tlt/stream/frc/
I see they switched from Quicktime to Flash this year.

There is one thing you need to know about the pit announcer (if we get the same one as years past). He LOVES creative request for parts, like bolt strechers, flux capacitors, but he wants to get some new ideas.

And as usual, I have to make my pitch for attending Clemson. If there is any way you can take a campus tour, please try to do so. I will be glad to take a group around on Thursday night.

See ya there!

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional. Clemson Campus Tours
 

http://www.clemson.edu/visitors/scheduletour.html

Guided Campus Tour Schedule
Monday-Saturday 9:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
Sunday 1:45 p.m. (during fall and spring semesters)

During your hour and a half tour of campus, your volunteer guide will give you an overview of the history of the University as well as the ins and outs of campus life today.

***NOTE: We will be offering an additional tour at 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday only, from March 30th through April 10th. We hope that this will help with high school spring break tour planning! Please use the regular online form, register for the 1:45pm tour time, and in the comments section, make note of your desire to take the 4:00pm tour on that same date. Your tour time will be confirmed in your return email.

Special tours and campus visits for groups larger than 10 are arranged upon request. We offer group guided tours of the campus for high school groups and above. These group tours are available September through April on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Call (864) 656-4789 or send an email for more information. tokelle@clemson.edu

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I'm sure Billfred and the guys on 2815 have their dates booked for this.:)
GO TIGERS!

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Hey, I'll (most likely) be wearing a Capital Robotics shirt at Palmetto. If either team has the right amount of time, though, I'll make sure that the appropriate amounts of garnet are distributed in time for such a tour.

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I have a feeling Palmetto this year will tend to be even more competitive this year than years past. I can't wait!

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If you're not one of the teams at Peachtree this weekend, it should be a good preview. There was talk about a webcast, but haven't seen a link yet.:confused:

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The three teams from West Virginia 337, 1249 and 2614 will be at Pittsburgh this weekend and look forward to the trip south in two weeks.:)

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ATTENTION ALL TEAMS!

Team 1676 is considering integrating another team into our scouting system. We first kicked off our scouting program in full force at the 2006 Palmetto Regional, and are looking to continue our legacy. However, due to the small size of the group that will be attending (and the large personnel requirements), we would be tightly stretched to man all our stations. As such, we are looking for teams with at least 10 people who could be devoted (on rotation, no more than 6 at a time) to assisting us with scouting. We would be able to provide all necessary equipment (i.e. laptops- we have enough). Any teams interested in participating would just need to guarantee that their scouts would be available. As repayment, we would make all our scouting data available to the participating team, including the detailed ranking analysis we do each night and at lunch on Saturday.

If any teams are interested, please send me a private message with your name and team number, and let me know how many members you would be able to commit to scouting (as outlined above). Thanks for your consideration and help, everyone!



On a side note, all teams attending should remember that we make our raw data available to any team. We will have handouts available in our pit on how to access it, so feel free to come and ask us for it there. Or, you could just come find our team in the stands (under our banner, with the big yellow sunburst logo) and we'd be happy to give it to you.




See everyone in two weeks!

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Team Driven #1730 from Lee's Summit Mo, is looking forward to attending the Palmetto Regional. This is our first time attending Palmetto and looking forward to making new friends and having a great time competing.

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If there's one thing the Palmetto Regional knows how to do, it's have a good time. Just remember: Unfortunately, Dancing is not allowed.

(Oh, and wear garnet and black if you've got it. They love that stuff up there in Clemson. ;))

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jerk... :cool:

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From the wikipedia.......Clemson leads the football series 65-37-4. Clemson has more wins against South Carolina than any other program.

But we're not talking football, we're talking academics.

Despite having 2 degrees from Clemson, I must say I have met and worked with many qualified and friendly people from USC over the years.

Just go to college SOMEPLACE. Better if you get a degree in SC and stay in SC to improve the workforce in the state.

Rivalries make both sides stronger.

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I hope all teams have a great time next week. I'm excited to be competing with the teams that traveled too. We don't have everything in the pit, but if you need something, stop by and see if we have it. A lot of teams at Peachtree were able to find what they needed, even if it was Gene, our C-RIO expert. Our career center is about 20-30 min away, depending how desperate you are. 8 days to go:yikes:

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i dont even think it's that far josh :P but yes, im excited about competing once again with all the team that are making the trip to clemson once again this year! i think it will be another exciting regional!

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We are so ready for Palmetto! Me and the rest of our drive team is making a new control panel, and we hope to have it lookin fresh for this regional!

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The team social last year was top notch, and I expect no less this year. This has always been my favorite regional. Grr, this week is going by so slow. I Can't wait!

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1 bio lab project, 1 orgo lab final, 1 bio test, and 1 orgo test away (please kill me now) from Palmetto...

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And then an epic five days with us kiddies!!! :D

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I have great news to announce. Team 1771 made some last minute arrangements and we will be coming to Palmetto. Hopefully we will redeem ourselves. I can't wait to see a bunch of you again and meet some new teams.

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Good news for you, bad news for the already crowded pits. Hopefully they will be at least 9x9. I know the planning committee has arranged for more teams to attend this year so we should be fine. I look forward to the stiff competition at Palmetto, we seem to do better when we are playing with and against good teams. I say this because we ranked 5th at Buckeye and never had a team not run that we were playing with or against. This was not the case at Peachtree where the three matches that we lost one of our alliance partners were not working. So everyone at Palmetto please work on having a mobile robot. Only a little more time before the regional, who else wants to come (832 maybe?) Can't wait.

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Yae! I really want to see yall and your amazing robot again. Maybe this time we can be with yall rather than against in playoffs, if that ever worked out. I loved your robot this year. Like ours but pretty and more effective... Good Luck!!! :D

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GEORGIA WILL TAKE PALMETTO THIS YEAR. 1771, 1261, and 1746. I'm calling it. RIGHT now. :D.

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Let's not get cocky Sunny... please?
But let it be known that 1261 is PUMPED!!!
Actually pumped is way too weak of an adjective for how excited I personally am.

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how could you forget one of the Georgia teams that won the Regional 2415... We finally got our robot working completely when it counted the most.

And I will call against that all georgia alliance winning. There are too many South Carolina Teams that are Great to be held out of the way of a championship in their home state.

In my 6 years I have been in FIRST I have not been to Palmetto but have heard about it from my mentor friends on 1848 1746 and 832. I hope it is all they have pumped it up to be and more!

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Um, don't forget New Jersey will be in the house...

OK, 'nuff trash talk, I have a serious question for someone familiar with the Clemson area:

For work, who are graciously allowing me to leave for a few days to visit, I must participate in a Webcast on Friday. Is there any place within walking distance of the venue where I can get wideband internet access (even if it costs a few dollars)? I'm thinking "hey, it's a college campus, and there HAS to be a Starbucks or similar near by" but leaving with certain knowledge would really set my mind at ease. Anyone?
EDIT: OK, got it covered three different ways. Cool, and thanks!

TIA,
Don

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Don't underestimate SC teams.

This year has the potential to be 1293's best ever. 2815 is a spectacular bot by a rookie (by name only) team, they are packing some serious senior mentorship. There is always the magnificent 343, with an impressive swerve drive. Billfred's team 1618 which epitomizes the KISS saying, and always the consistantly good 1319.

I like to think SC will be represented very well....

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This is going to be soooooo AMAZING! I am super psyched now!!
Yes, we can call it the North Ridge Alliance!!
1771, 1261, and 1746!

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According to a member of the Palmetto Regional Planning commitee, the wireless internet should still be up and running at the venue. If for some reason it was down, the media table will have a landline for access. If that doesn't work, come by and see us, and well see what we can do. All in all I think we got you covered.:)

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I think that the North Ridge Alliance has as much a chance at getting together as the Burning Flash of Metal, however if both did occur it would certainly be an epic battle with the advantge going to the home team as always;) See you there.

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VISITOR INTERNET ACCESS:

I just talked to the IT helpdesk at Clemson.

Here is the procedure.

Search for wireless networks. You will see a "Clemson Guest" network.

Connect to it and browse. You will get a screen that ask for you to create a username and then you enter an email address or a cell phone number.

Click 'submit'

The "Clemson Guest" system will send you a confirmation email or text message with password.

Then enter your username and password and you are on the net.

There is no charge.

Good Luck.

Clemson IT Helpdesk - 864 656 3494

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Isn't that what you were trying to do at Peachtree also? I think it would be unbeatable alliance, although you will have to make sure one of you guys stays well out of the top 8.

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Yeah we weren't really trying to do this since it would be very unlikely. I am going to go ahead and say that there is no way that all three of us can be on the same alliance. It would be cool but so unlikely. It would be as crazy as Burning Flash of Metal.

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team 1379.. GearDevils will be there!!!
its our first time at Palmetto

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Last year we were asked to stay late Thursday night for the local news. We ran around in the background. They wanted the upstate SC teams. I'm not saying the news will be there again, but it would be neat to have some unofficial 3-V-3 practice rounds. Then we could see some of those "over the top" alliances, and border battles.
Another option would be to Q-up on practice day together. I think the first 4 practice rounds at Peachtree were no-shows. I'm not sure if 343 can make an early one, but we can try (more mods, better bot). Something to think about.;)

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That's a great idea - count us in! Otto's wounds have healed and he is smiling and ready to go! Let's do it!

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Who's this Sunny person?

:D.

Nah, just excited. and pumped up. :D.

I personally shall not be attending, but will be cheering it up all the way, and with the new wireless stuff, I'll the scouter sending me udpates. YEAH!!!.

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I can dream right? :S

A few hours before I heard the news, I left my cell at home so I had to borrow a friend's who didn't have my house number in his address book. I wasn't used to his keypad and typed in XXX-1771-XXX. When the call didn't go through, I looked down and felt a little sad, remembering that y'all wouldn't be joining us in Palmetto. I hopped on Gmail when I got home, checked someone's status, and rejoiced when I saw that you guys were coming! Heh heh.

I think I asked more than enough questions at 1746's practice field about your robot...; seeing it in action was awesome.

Cheers to another fun-filled weekend at Palmetto.

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OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is probably the most number of users 1261 has had on chief delphi...ever.

I'm so proud.

Oh well. I'm actually quite scared because of the NC/SC teams that have yet to hold their first reigonal. I'm sure we can expect a bunch of good designs out of that.

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that would be EPIC!! alright josh, we know the high up people, we HAVE to schedule that to happen! 1771, 1746, 1261 vs 343, 342, 1319! i dont care if it is after the whole practice rounds are done... it needs to happen!

and by the way... 1771, im so freakin happy that ya'll get to come to palmetto! i was sad that we were not going to get to see ya'll again this year!

dang, im ready for next week to come! palmetto is gonna be BEAST!!

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

North Ridge Alliance. WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION?????????

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We'd love to be in Palmetto, but we can't afford it and we're just getting our funds for nationals. It'd be great to see some new faces and some old ones, and don't be calling domination on the regional this early, remember the last time...

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I'd say so! Between the responses I got by e-mail and what was posted here, the whole Internet will have to go down for this to not work.

Brings a whole new meaning to GP. Thanks guys, I really, really appreciate it.

Don

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I really hope we get this border war match scheduled. It would be awesome to play it just for fun as I do like you guys from South Carolina as well.

I'm so excited to hopefully get to play with 343 again. You guys were an awesome alliance partner and hopefully if we can team up again we might set a new high score.

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YES! North Ridge Alliance is sticking! 100 points for daniel.

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My guess is that the tournament folks would love this, great for P.R., great to get the crowd going. What about a special "lunchtime match" for entertainment?

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:eek: That idea took off like wildfire. The lunchtime thing would be good for the crowd, but we would be cutting into the break all of the volunteers get. Also, I'm not sure if other teams would feel like those teams were getting extra practice time, or special treatment. I was thinking of something more low key like showing up in the Q at the same time on Thuursday. We could always ask them to set up some practice matches on the schedule, but that is usually made early. Is this a GA/SC battle, or do the WV, NC, FL.... teams also set up alliances? Also, what about the other great teams attending the regional? That's why I keep coming back to a practice day matchup. It would be great to put together ideal matchups, and play it out however. We went to IRI in 2003, and replayed the championship finals with a different outcome.:yikes: So I guess what I'm trying to say is there are a lot of great teams and robots coming to this regional. It would be "epic" to see certain alliances go against each other, and I hope it works out, but I'm not sure we can set something up. I'm still a fan of the idea, and hope we can make it happen.

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It would be very interesting to see 343, 342, 1319 v 1771, 1746, 2515

Dumpers vs Shooters.

Answer the question once and for all ...

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Yea, this totally got our team fired up last night. We can't wait!

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On Thursday we should get the drivers or captains from teams 1771, 1746, 1261 & 343, 342, 1319 together and make a request for a exibition match during practices. I'm sure there will be a point some time Thursday (possiblly Friday) that they could squeze us in.
Hopefully the local news comes again! That mock match for the news last year was so much fun. Everyone basiclly ran untill their batteries were completly dead and could no longer move.:cool: Ah, good times.

I don't think that 2515 is scedualed for Palmetto. Either I'm mistaken or you meant another team.

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I will agree with u on that one that would be an insane match not being bias but i think the 343, 342, 1319 alliance would def. win :yikes: :] :ahh:

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Now that Brent has posted in the thread, it will go downhill fast;)

I know there is a thread about shooter-v-dumper, but my wife said "I would rather make 80% of 50 than 100% of 20." But there were definately some good shooters at Peachtree.

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Hey Brent it's good to see you on here and I look forward to seeing you next weekend. I don't even know who 2515 is so I might have to say that the SC alliance would have the upperhand.

I'm also quite opposed to the shooter vs. dumper thing as I don't even know what to classify our robot as. Sure we can be a shooter, but most of the time we use it as a mega dumper. I think a border war match would be cool on thursday just for fun as long as we're all working. I certainly wouldn't mind crossing over and playing with some of the SC teams on Friday and Saturday.

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

In Pittsburgh last weekend, we were not allow to fill in on practice day unless we had completed total inspection and that was a long process with the number of teams we had being there for their first regional. We did not have any problems with inspection other than just finding time between practice matches to stand in line for the software and weight/sizing and then waiting for the inspectors to come to the pit to complete it. We got a couple of extra matches toward the end of the day.

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

Fortunately all of our robots are completed, and need some minor programming tweakage or a few screws tightened at best. I don't think inspection will take very long.

I think queing up at the same time is a much better idea.

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That match against 343 banged us up pretty good. We are going to bring an extra gather modual (only 12 lbs:D ) and if our current one gets too banged up, we'll just pop it off and pin in the new one.

The hardest part of the will just be getting all 6 teams up at the same time. We will have to get togeter work out at time good for us all.

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Yeah maybe we should all meet early thursday morning and work out a plan. I know we will be replacing our front intake ramp since we destroyed our other one at Peachtree. We will also be transplanting the shooter head which should be quick.

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Is that 2415??? Our shooter is ready to go!

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Hey guys looking for some parking informations. Cant seem to find anything on the Palmetto website.

We will be brining our trailer, but unfortunately our driver has to leave wednesday night and return on saturday to pick it up. I can not drive the trailer due to school insurance policies.

Is there a place to park the trailer close to the arena that we can keep there over night? Thanks, any help would be GREAT!

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

You only have to complete the full inspection if you want to be in "The Filler Line" after lunch. However, there has been some confusion on this at times, so you may need to bring a copy of the manual with you...

In the morning you still have to meet the minimum practice requirements: bumpers, correct firmware, correct WPA key. Note that if you have competed at a prior regional, the WPA key still needs to be updated, you get a new one each event!

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Parking nearby:) . We will be dropping our trailer too. Look up Clemson University parking maps. The large one that most busses and trailers will be in is the West End zone parking lot next to Littlejohn Coliseum. If you get there early, you may be able to drop the trailer in a lot a little closer, but I'm not associated with that end of things. If you plan on dropping it Wednesday night, get with somebody official to make sure it's okay where you leave it.

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

:D. I found out I can come to Palmetto, now just for Parental permission...ouch. But that's pretty good.

As far as the epic match is concerned, I don't think we need to worry that much about it. The field crew/event organizers are probably nice enough to help us set up a match. Who knows, maybe one of them is reading the thread right now.

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

Hey Andrew,

The Team contact should have recieved a packet of information via e-mail from the planning committee.

In it, you will find parking maps. There is a dedicated parking lot for trailers right next to the venue.

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* * * ANNOUNCING THE FIRST ANNUAL BORDER WARS TOURNAMENT * * *

We have spoken with the event staff and they are willing to accommodate us.

This will be at 5:00 Thursday evening. There will be a TV crew there from WYFF with John Cessirick.

Will make final arrangements on Thursday

Got game? BRING IT!!!!

Come find me Thursday and we'll pull it together (We're making this up as we go along).

The planning and event guys liked the idea of making this a fun annual tradition, so bring a positive attitude and a bucket of gracious professionalism!

We may even have a trophy!!!

See you in a few days!!!

- Rick

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

Rick,

This is going to be so awesome. I guess that means we need to be done with the improvements by 5 on thursday then. This should work well to speed us up. I can't wait for an all out showdown.

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

Mr. Folea,

can we confirm that it's 1261, 1771, and 1746 vs 343, 342, and 1319?

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

Rick this is the best news I've heard all day!!:yikes:

The Burning Flash of Metal is ready to graciously accept a match against the Global Lion Alliance. I can't even begin to imagine the scores that would be put up in that game!!! This will be the best Palmetto ever!

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

I do believe it is North Ridge Alliance

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

(cough)D-Capitals Locos(hack)

(wheeze)

;)

Re: 2009 Palmetto Regional
 

Global Agenda Gamers, RoboLions, Forsyth Alliance

how do you get "north ridge"?:confused: