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Team 2614 also congratulates the winning alliance of 1311, 1519 and 2642. We started off with a great party with 1519 at the home of 3459 (Pyro-Tech) and ended up facing them in our last match and then also in the finals with them leading the other alliance. What a small world FIRST can be. Congrats to 4083 making it to Worlds with Rookie All Star. Folks should keep their eyes on these rookies. They literally pushed low number robots across the field like the other robots were on roller skates - and they weighed less than 90 lbs ! I've never seen such defense before, glad they were on our side. We really enjoy the Dorton arena with all the natural light and the hospitality is always top notch. Our team loves working with other teams, especially rookies, and getting them onto the field. Congrats to each and every one of you who played hard at NC. Most impressive thing I saw was a robot trapped and dead on the hump get restarted and freed by an opponent bot, and then end up coopertition balancing with that very bot. True coopertition at work. Okay, the 54 points of penalities in a single match was pretty wild as well. Winning Chairman's at Raleigh made the event extra special for us of course. It has been a great year for team MARS and we look forward to seeing in STL the teams we've had the pleasure of getting to know over the past five seasons. We Are... MARS