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At our first event, we faced a ton of robot issues, a fair number of field issues, and a less than stellar referee crew. At Peachtree, we managed to turn around our robot, but were otherwise disappointed.

For those that believe that the field issues are fixed by now, they are not. For those that believe that the referees have a good handle on the game by now, they do not.

We want to congratulate teams 108, 2283, and 1683 on their regional win. You guys had a crazy good alliance, and if someone besides us had to win, we’re glad that it was the ‘blue alliance’.

We want to especially thank team 108, it was great to work with you guys on late Friday and early Saturday. Alas if the stars had aligned properly, eliminations may have looked a little different.

We can’t give enough thanks to 4509 and 832 for partnering up with us. We had an amazing alliance, and we fully believed that we had the power to take it all. But, we will fully accept blame for our failures in the quarterfinals. We made a change to our shooter that seemed to have no adverse effects on the practice field. However, the bigger balls on the competition field caused some issues. We’ll never forget what could’ve been, but we have learned our lesson and will carry that forward.

We also wanted to give a shout out to the practice field crew, who, not only put up with our team, but also were willing to work with us to let us practice as often as possible. You guys were integral to our success this weekend.

With respect to the event, it seemed to go well. We really liked the new venue. There was a ton of space and the event staff really took advantage of that. We weren’t crazy about the $10 parking and how the stands seemed like they were about to fall over every time a team stood up, but those were small blemishes to overall well hosted event.

- G3 Robotics