pic: Team 3129, The Green MacHHHHine, at CalGames 2009
 

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If the CD community didn't quite catch that....

This is a rookie team that built a whole robot just for an off season EVENT. Wow. I said to their team leader Irv. This will certainly be one rookie team to keep in your radar. Great job guys!

Good luck Irv with your team!

Re: pic: Team 3129, The Green MacHHHHine, at CalGames 2009
 

Welcome to FIRST and the 4-H family from Plan "B" (Team 1729, another 4-H team ... although from New Hampshire).

Re: pic: Team 3129, The Green MacHHHHine, at CalGames 2009
 

I'm still always gonna think of 1816 when i hear green machine, but your on the other end of the country so im not imagining any confusion until possibly champs.

Epic job on building a bot before your official rookie season btw

Re: pic: Team 3129, The Green MacHHHHine, at CalGames 2009
 

*notes 3129 for Fantasy First next year, got "Rookie All-Star" written all over em*

Congratulations 3129! Your robot could probably beat a good chunk of veteran's robots across the country. What a great way to start a team!

1816 is short 3 H's.

Re: pic: Team 3129, The Green MacHHHHine, at CalGames 2009
 

Thanks! We'll try to win that Rookie All-Star for you.

Btw, our "Green MacHHHHine" is pronounced the same as 1816's; the first, second, and fourth H's are silent :)

Re: pic: Team 3129, The Green MacHHHHine, at CalGames 2009
 

I think having another Green Machine will bring both our teams more publicity! We are signed up for champs this year so I hope we can get on an alliance with you guys that would be sweet. Suprisingly if you google "green machine" you will get tons of results, it seems to be a pretty common name for things.

Re: pic: Team 3129, The Green MacHHHHine, at CalGames 2009
 

Another good reason for us to try to win Rookie All-Star!

Re: pic: Team 3129, The Green MacHHHHine, at CalGames 2009
 

More powerhouse rookies? Oh ya! :D

Love the name by the way.

Re: pic: Team 3129, The Green MacHHHHine, at CalGames 2009
 

Sorry to ruin everyone's hope for them to win rookie all-star, but they have some experienced members from other teams.

Still very possible for them to win some other stuff though; that's a decent looking robot.

Re: pic: Team 3129, The Green MacHHHHine, at CalGames 2009
 

Actually, we qualify for rookie criteria - we're allowed to have five or less experienced members - we have four.

http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc...t.aspx?id=6632

Re: pic: Team 3129, The Green MacHHHHine, at CalGames 2009
 

Actually, we do qualify for rookie status:

http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc...t.aspx?id=6632

We're allowed to have up to five experienced members - we have four.

Re: pic: Team 3129, The Green MacHHHHine, at CalGames 2009
 

Very nice. Mind showing what team(s) these members are from? I'd like to see how awesome of a mix will be debuting this year. :) Best of luck, we're also mentoring a Cali rookie this year.

Re: pic: Team 3129, The Green MacHHHHine, at CalGames 2009
 

971, Spartan Robotics

Re: pic: Team 3129, The Green MacHHHHine, at CalGames 2009
 

Thanks very much Chris. And a big thanks for your help on how to answer questions on our grant application for a 4-H based team.

Good luck to you and your team this year.

Irv

Mentor, Team 3129, the Green MacHHHHine