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Unread 18-03-2012, 16:28
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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Originally Posted by bam-bam View Post

4028 I'll be honest. I was a little reluctant about being able to complete the triple balance when 1756 picked you guys with the 2nd pick. Every single doubt I had disappeared when we completed the first stacking triple balance, and I was never more happier to be wrong. You guys have incredibly smart drivers, and I remember this well, because after we added a little help and practice (both before and during eliminations) to get onto our robot, you guys nailed each one perfectly. Your enthusiasm of cheering for all the teams (especially our alliance) was extremely infectious, and spread to the 1756 and 1501 crowd. We'll see you guys in St. Louis! (Jimmy, you better be proud of this team, because I am).

I can understand where you were coming from when saying you were reluctant, we weren't the best looking bot by far with a pretty low scoring percentage and not the best seed. Our entire team still cannot believe we won. Coming in we weren't expecting to even get into the elimination rounds, and didn't think of the possibility of winning. I mean seriously we are a rookie team with a robot made out of mostly PVC and plywood . We were just trying to do the best with what we had. Thanks so much to 1756 for giving us a shot, and for 1501 with the brilliant triple balance strategy. We are just glad we were able to make a meaningful contribution to our alliance. You both had amazing scoring robots, we just wanted to do our part to help.

Once again thanks to all teams for an amazing regional experience! As a senior I am disappointed that I won't have a chance to compete in another season, but I am so glad I was able to drive for our team this season and help pull off a win. It is surely something I will remember forever.

Here's a link to my tweet with a picture of our triple balance:

https://twitter.com/#!/touchdownjesu...307136/photo/1

A better picture from 1501's Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/teamthr...in/photostream
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