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Originally Posted by Nick1912
There will be a more thorough thank you post coming, .
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That would be where I come in. So many thanks to give - oy, where to begin!
This was the first time since 2010 our team has gone to a second regional I am so glad it was Razorback! A huge thank you and congratulations to the
Novaks, Team 16, Baxter and the entire planning committee for hosting such a great event. No doubt it was an Ozark mountain of work but one could hardly tell it was rookie event. We thought the 'Voice of Arkansas' was a great announcer and the regional has some of the best music most of us had heard at a regional. It was a cozy space and we thoroughly enjoyed attending!
We had initially decided to attend the original with 3 fellow Bayou friends (456, 1421 and 2080) and much to our delight, with some late registration we were joined by a few others, enough to make the Bayou reunion match of 37. Congratulations to
456 Siege for their Safety Award and Innovation in Controls Award, clearly they were well deserved as they were won at both Bayou and Razorback.
We enjoyed meeting so many teams from the surrounding area, you guys are fun bunch! It particular
2410 has mad spirit (with a driver who can do the worm..Caltran) and
1939 not only has one of the best themes in FIRST but an amazingly friendly drive team.
Thank you to
3937 Breakaway and
4487 War Horse for joining up with us for elims. It was delightful to be the three amigos on field (no matter how out of sync our dance was..) and we enjoyed the experience.
Congratulations to
1477 Texas Torque, 1421 Chaos and 3612 GearHogs for winning the event. After watching you all play, it was clear that the alliance was a powerhouse. Great work also to Regional Finalists
3847 Spectrum, 3507 Ubotics, 2461 Metal Skins, and 2164 The Corps. A particular shout-out to Texas Torque, Chaos and Spectrum; we worked with you all at both of our regionals and your robots and team are definitely finals quality.
Finally, a super congratulations to
2080 Torbotics (bus buddies!) for taking home the Regional Chairman's Award. It was an absolute delight to watch you guys win, but no surprise given the amazing work Hammond High has done in the past couple of years. Your accomplishments continue to inspire us.
We've all slept a little and are gearing up for St. Louis!