It really was a great regional.
Yea, the food was poor, expensive, and the lines were long....and searching of bags for half eaten candy bars got a old very quickly every morning.....but other than those small potatos.....I have nothing but praise for the entire operation.
Did practice seem a little "rougher" this year? I was surprised at the amount of contact and roughness. no one seemed the least bit concerned with damage, and very few practice drills.....it was just like a competition!
As for Team 58 knocking us down twice....that's all in the game, and I know for a fact that the 2nd time was our fault because our box flipping appendage got "hooked" on a part of your robot. Heck....a Team 58 member even came over and apologized to us after the 2nd time...that was really great sportsmanship right there!
It was all great fun.....and I look forward to another BAE regional at Verizon next year! (But first, the Nationals in a few weeks)
-Quentin
