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AKA: Dan Stauft
FRC #4740 (Spartan Robotics)
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Rookie Year: 2005
Location: Smyrna, TN
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Re: Question: What was the first FIRST competition you attended?

My first regional was 2007 in Pitt, Rack 'N Roll. Wayne was the MC and it was awesome! In 2006 I mentored by did not attend any events - MISTAKE! Pitt was also the first time I met our friends at Delphi Elite - complete with a YouTUBE moment on Thursday - search "48 Flips" to see it! In Travis' defense, they were driving without thier ramps installed - light robot with lots of power meets inner tube and 1038... Great competition. We had a stong 'bot that hung on the top row in Auton and got to the finals with 48 as a partner, unfortunately they broke down and we lost, later in the year at Buckeye we were beat by 48 in the finals, when our alliance partner blew thier drivetrain - they sat in the home zone all match - but they had great ramps, so we got the elevation bonus - which was not quite enough! Great season, we didn't win regionals, but we were finalists in both and I learned about GP and the addictive FIRST environment! That year is what really hooked me!
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2011-Present
Founder & Team Lead, FRC Team 4740 - Spartabots, Nashville, TN
Founder, FRC Team 3945 - Cobrotics, Whites Creek, TN
Mentor, FRC Team 4306 - Robo Komodos, Franklin, TN

2005-2011
Mentor, FRC Team 1038 - Thunderhawks, Liberty Township, OH

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