Thank goodness it's over.
On the whole, the regional was run well. I'd never been a regional that large before, so I was surprised to see things so organized and easy to handle. I was somewhat expecting to be overwhelmed.
Parking offsite was, really, the only tedious, annoying aspect of the regional. The Naval Academy needed to run more shuttles; especially during the morning and evening rush. It made getting out of the event to get spare parts nearly impossible for my team, as it was always an hour+ time commitment.
The machine shop was
amazing. We cannot thank the guys over there enough for helping 810 out on many, many occasions, and they made it possible for us to get up and running by event's end. Likewise, so many teams came through for us with spare parts and hardware that we didn't think to bring along. We'd be lost if team 506 hadn't provided us with a solenoid.
It seemed like everyone really enjoyed the event, and that's great to see. Personally, I didn't have the best weekend ever, but that doesn't matter too much in the grand scheme of things.
...see everyone next week, I guess.
