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Unread 05-05-2012, 14:59
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Karthik Karthik is offline
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Re: 4334 want to thanks...

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Originally Posted by lemiant View Post
1114 - This pillar of Canadian FRC helped us so much, not just as alliance partners, but as guides and inspirations. There is one person in particular who I want to call out, Karthik Kanagasabapathy. Almost all the strategies we used were gleaned from Karthik’s posts, and it was their team I held up for the students as a model of what FIRST should be. Five of our members got the privilege of attending Karthik’s Championship seminar and they say it was incredibly insightful and have decided that it is one of the first things we will show all of our new members. (I’m waiting for the video btw). They have helped us develop our presentation techniques and I think we can blame winning rookie all-star on a conversation our RA leader had with Karthik at the end of Thursday at GTR-East. The simbots are an inspiration, they are friendly insightful and inspirational. They truly deserved their CCA!

And to our alliance:
Our world’s alliance was entirely awesome! Definitely the most incredible alliance I will ever have the privilege of being on (sorry to any future partners ), and possibly one of the most memorable in all of FIRST. Go Eh-Team!!!
Their robots were out of this world, our goal will always be to catch up with these exceptional teams... and of course I loved our incredible triple balancing. But beyond the robots, 2056 and 1114 are both class acts. Their professionalism showed us what a true powerhouse is like and we learned many things that we will take with us into future seasons. I’m glad to say they are also both quite friendly and I made some friends on both teams. Finally they showed us the true spirit of FIRST: what it means to want a championship BAD, and how to stay gracious in your dealings with everyone despite that. I hope that we can stay connected to our new FIRST “family”, they are amazing in every way.
Alex, it was our pleasure. We saw so much potential in your team right away at GTR East, we're glad we could be of assistance in any small way. No worries, we'll be sure to stay connected with you guys, we're excited to see you guys grow. In fact, I would not be surprised is 4334 joins the very small group of teams to win a Regional Chairman's Award in their second year. (No pressure or anything. )
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