[philso]

Bayou was a blast! We learned a lot about how to improve our robot. It was also a plus that we could visit Café Du Monde to get beignets while driving between the hotel and the competition.

It was great to meet some of the other people from CD like James from 179 and Gus from 3946. It was cool to get to see 3310's amazing machine up close. Our eliminations partners, 4587, are to be congratulated for their heroic efforts to get their robot under the weight limit yet remain effective on the field. Speaking of heroic, 3847 deserves great admiration for their skill and courage for basically building a new robot during their access time at two regionals. It was good to see them building the big stacks in eliminations. Congratulations also to 5469, the only rookies to play in eliminations. Your team members showed great spirit, never giving up and constantly improving your robot. You made good use of the "cheesecake" to get multiple RC's off the step for your fantastic alliance.

We look forward to seeing many of you at Lone Star and at the off-season events.