[tim-tim]

WOW, what a Regional!

The venue and southern hospitality were amazing. I don't think I have ever been to a week 1 Regional that was run as smoothly as Palmetto. I met a lot of new friends on and off the field, especially all of the volunteers. I was given the opportunity to fill in as a referee, and became really good friends with many of the volunteers.

The FTA's, field reset crew, and everybody else really did a phenomenal job keeping everything running smoothly. Yeah there were a few minor hiccups, but I have seen worse delays in later parts of the season.

Now on to the teams:
11 - you have an amazing robot and team. I wish you well in your future competitions. Hopefully you can figure out your climbing mechanism; that would make for a really deadly combo. Congrats on the well deserved win, and see you at Championships!

245 - I am glad you were able to work out the bugs in the robot. By the time eliminations came around you had one fine tuned shooter. You were shooting lights out all Saturday. Good luck in FiM. I think you guys will do well and have great success.

2187 - a midst a pair of great shooters was another great shooter. You were nearly 100% during elims and couldn't be stopped. Congrats for making showing the world that the 2 pt goal is actually a worthwhile strategy.

2655 - you are an amazing team that continue to great and big things. Keep up the good work. You really are a role model team.

To our alliance members 3824 and 401: It was a fun ride through eliminations. Sorry we couldn't go all the way and win, but I hope you had as much fun as we did. Good luck to both of you in your future competitions. You both will do great!

4451 - you have really made a splash in FIRST. Your robot was amazing, I had a hard time believing it was built by a rookie team. It is amazing that you were able to overcome ~7ft free fall and 20 minutes later climb to the top again. You had one of (if not THE) most consistent robot at the Regional. I hope to see you guys again at Championships.

Thanks everybody for making the event fun and entertaining! Hopefully we return to Palmetto next year; can't wait.