[Kit Gerhart]

Originally Posted by S.P.A.M.er 17

Now to get to the point. I will not be sharing my feelings of what happened on Einstein. I am afraid to post anything about our win because anything I say, will leave a sour taste in someone's mouth. The last thing I am looking to do is start trouble. This is not what I wanted for SPAM when I started this season with a personal mission to continue on past our last save point at St. Louis. I hope I speak for many when I personally ask for an entire community based off of Gracious Professionalism to move on. This was an eye opener for FIRST, and I am sure they have been working their butts of since Saturday to get to the bottom of this. Of course nothing short of a time machine would be able to truly solve what transpired over the weekend. I now have a new goal. However little time it might be due to the next four years of college, I will continue to support SPAM with my free time so that they may win another World Title, one where there is no question in a single persons mind that they were THE single team that most deserved that title.

Congrats and thanks to all of the mentors of Team 180. You have all been working hard since your last vision of Einstein in 2002.

Also congrats and thanks to teams 25, 16, 233, 987, 207, 548, 118, 2194, 2056, 1114, 4334 - every other Jr. FLL/FLL/FTC/FRC team - And every single volunteer. You all helped to make this my favorite year. EVER. I can't say that I ever want to forget these last 4 months of my life.

Sincerely Thankful, Ralph Rivera ~ Team Captain for FRC Team 180 SPAM. 2012 World Champions.

Great post, and congratulations. You were great at Orlando, and were great at Championships. I think this thing on Einstein will be a learning experience for all, and I am very confident that this type of problems will not happen in the future.