[Ben Martin]

225 had a lot of fun at the Greater DC regional. Our perception of an event generally goes in line with the quality of the reffing, FTAing, and inspection process, and all three were great here. The event staff were also super friendly. It was great to come south to a capital region event--many of their events are much closer to us than many MAR events, and it was great to play with a different set of teams.

Thanks to 1731 and 4464 for partnering up with us! All three teams on the alliance had never won a regional event before.

1418, 1885, and 2537 -- you guys gave us some tough finals matches. That last match could have gone either way.

Congratulations to 612 for EI and 1885 for Chairman's. Both are top-quality programs that do a ton of outreach.

Also, I was really glad to see 4945 win the Rookie All-Star award! These guys built a great off-season robot for Battle 'o Baltimore, and I'm glad to see that they have continued their success.