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Re: 2013 Greater Kansas City Regional
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Originally Posted by CalTran
55 Teams are attending; One team is attending their second regional, 54 teams are competing for the first time.
Of that one team, one team (1986) has made it to Eliminations. One of those one teams made it to the finals of their regional, and won it all.
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The known is not quite as scary as the unknown. There are 54 teams coming to the KC regional who have yet to show their hand for Ultimate Ascent, and they are each occupying a great deal of our attention as we prepare.
There is a reason no team has been able to captain the winning alliance two years in a row. The field in KC is very deep, and the qualification scheduling algorithm can have a major impact with 55 teams attending. In the 5 times we have attended the KC regional we have been regional winners only once, and finalists... never.
We've completed the first step in trying to bring a wild card to KC, and if we find ourselves fortunate enough to captain or be invited to join a top alliance our scouts excel at finding excellent late draft pick robots to compliment the alliance.  Looking forward to seeing everyone's awesome machines in a couple of days.
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Regional Chairman's Award: 2014(Central Illinois), 2009(10,000 Lakes)
Engineering Inspiration: 2016(Smoky Mountain), 2012(Kansas City), 2011(Denver)
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Woodie Flowers Finalist 2013 (Aaron Bailey)
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