I'm a little late to this thread. While I'm a hard core VEX robotics person, I have a lot of great FIRST memories around FRC.
They are best summed up by Siri:
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Hey, you. Yes, you, the person that hasn't been to IRI. Go. This year. Seriously.
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While all the regionials have good memories, and I'm able to pull good things out of 4 build seasons, IRI is the biggest/best collection.
Robots with Cynette, Jane Young, JVN, Andy B, Karthik and the other 1200 people there. Exploding Bacon and Skyline Chili. Trip with 1640 (and Siri) on the way out and back (Dayton AFM). Jack taking the VEX challenge 8-0.
Seeing and talking to *
those teams* that you see on CD and the regional winners list, touching and seeing the robots up close is priceless. Just GO.
But the overall best memory is seeing my son in the pits at Drexel, after a disaster match and being yelled at by the Head Mentor, diving back into the robot to make electrical repairs to get the robot ready for the next match. Focused, skills at the ready, making every moment count.