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Re: 2012 North Carolina Regional

On behalf of FIRST Team 1086, I would like to congratulate and thank the following people and teams:

Marie Hopper: On three separate occasions, Ms.Hopper (North Carolina Regional Director) came over to our pit to ask what we thought could be improved. After seeing how much Ms.Hopper not only cares about the rookie teams she helped to form at her regional but also cares very much about the veterans who choose this regional. In talking with Tom Gerber (the much deserved volunteer of the year), our team found out all the work that the planning committee puts into the regional; faced with having to add two more teams to the pits, members of the committee took a personal day from work to measure the Dorton Arena since no electronic drawings were available. Speaking of the pits, there were 15 to 20 foot aisles and a large board that displayed all the parts teams needed (that's right, no part announcements in the pits).

Inspectors: The inspection team at North Carolina was a great group of people. I, personally, appreciated the giant pit map that displayed which teams still needed to pass inspection. This large board as well as inspectors who sought out veteran teams to help the rookies could be why North Carolina was so close to having everyone through inspection on Thursday!

3196: It was an honor to select you to join our alliance. Your team was a model of consistency in all aspects of the game that our team had to play with! Congratulations on the Engineering Inspiration, it is not surprising an award like this has finally gotten to you because many of our members recall how you grasped the mission of FIRST even during your rookie season. We hope we can work together again in the future, on the field or in outreach!

2363: Since your team broke out in a big way last year we have wanted to work with your team. As the representative during selections, I was apparently visually elated when the scouts agreed with your selection (and who wouldn't at that place in the alliance selection you guys were a steal). It was an honor to play with a team with such great strategy, I mean, your team was smart enough to save new balls for use on the practice field before eliminations when the balls are all replaced. Cheering with you in the stands throughout the weekend was awesome but nothing beats cheering together in eliminations!

2614: Your team was a beast on the field and was a great model of consistency and excellent strategy. Our team was amazed by your performance all weekend and playing against you in the semi-finals was no different. After semi-final match #1 we realized you had us out gunned and had no other option but to try the triple balance. Upon watching your video, the Chairman's award was well deserved. The extremely profound impact you have made not only on your community but your state is something that everyone at the regional should strive for going forward!

1771: The turret on your robot was impressive but watching it work with your backboard tracking code made it astounding. The robot's performance on the field was amazing as well. Congratulations on a great finish!

4083: Your robot on defense was absolutely amazing, very few robots were able to push our robot around this year but you could! The foresight from a rookie team to build a robot with so much torque was impressive. Congratulations on Rookie All-Star, enjoy St.Louis!

1519: Many of the members of our team had the pleasure of talking to many members of your team and look at your robot. Watching your team through qualifications eliminations, you were able to adapt to any strategy. After seeing you come so close to winning in The House of the Rising Sun (Dorton) in 2010, it was nice to see your team take home the hardware! Congratulations on the much deserved blue banner!

1311: After reading about Kell Robotics' many outreach efforts here, on ChiefDelphi, I had to come over and talk to you Thursday morning. Within 15 seconds of starting to talk to your team, I was given the full stakeholder report from your team and a full explanation of everything your team did by your outreach lead. Your outreach plan and team structure was one of the greatest takeaways for me this weekend. Your robot was, indubitably, the most consistent scorer at the whole tournament. Your robot deserved to win the competition, I mean, who else thought about using astro-turf for their intake roller.

2642: Your team was deserving of being on the #1 alliance, being a top scorer at the regional. Our team has been exposed to your team since 2010 during the first North Carolina Regional and to see such a great team win was awesome. Congratulations on the three awards and good luck at Championship!

Virginia Friends: 122, your team has been an inspiration for our outreach events for years but the "Joey" sensor you invited us to look at in your pit was an amazing integration of a simple sensor to solve a complex problem. 401, your team was an astounding force of spirit was amazing for us to enjoy, thank you for suggesting that the Virginia teams should sit together and cheer together. Also congratulations on the technical award, in queue during eliminations I got to enjoy it! The fight your alliance (345 and 3336) put up in the quarter-finals had our whole alliance nervous. All of our Virginia friends we are looking forward to doing more things together in the future!

I am nearly positive I have forgotten someone during this post, in that case Blue Cheese as a whole is extremely grateful for everyone we got to meet this weekend!

For those of you who have not attended the North Carolina Regional, it is the best regional our team has ever attended. The large doors at the East and West allow for pleasant spring cross breezes, the security at the arena is not only tolerant but actually kind, the teams that are attracted to this regional are some of the best and nicest in FIRST. Since the planning committee was searching for feedback, I can only assume that the regional is only going to get better from here!

Good luck to all the teams attending St.Louis!

Patrick Brew
Captain FIRST Team 1086
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