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Re: pic: Ahh the good ole days when Einstein was outside in the HOT Florida sun. Who

Epcot 2002 was my first championship event. It was a spectacle I won't forget.

I went there to surprise my oldest son Matt, the human player for Bomb Squad (Team 16). While I was there, I met the Rookie All-Star team from SoCal (Team 980). I recognized their lead mentor, Rob as a co-worker from JPL. He invited to work with the team and I've been with the team ever since. Yep, that's how I got sucked into FRC!

I've been to every Championship since 2002. Although the outdoor venue and Epcot was fun, I appreciate FIRST Championship simply cannot revert to that sort of venue. I agree with Koko Ed about 2003: that trek between the pits and fields in Houston was a bear. Since then, Atlanta and St Louis have been great facilities to host Championships. I will be interesting to see the future venues in Houston, Detroit,... and beyond?
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2003 AZ: Semifinals, Motorola Quality; SoCal: Q-finals, Xerox Creativity; IRI: Q-finals
2004 AZ: Semifinals, GM Industrial Design; SoCal: Winners, Leadership in Controls; Championship: Galileo #2 seed, Q-finals; IRI: Champions
2005 AZ: #1 Seed, Xerox Creativity; SoCal: Finalist, RadioShack Controls; SVR: Winners, Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technologies"; Championship: Archimedes Semifinals; IRI: Finalist
2007 LA: Finalist; San Diego: Q-finals; CalGames: Finalist || 2008 San Diego: Q-finals; LA: Winners; CalGames: Finalist || 2009 LA: Semifinals; Las Vegas: Q-finals; IRI: #1 Seed, Finalist
2010 AZ: Motorola Quality; LA: Finalist || 2011 SD: Q-finals; LA: Q-finals || 2013 LA: Xerox Creativity, WFFA, Dean's List Finalist || 2014 IE: Q-finals, LA: Finalist, Dean's List Finalist
2016 Ventura: Q-finals, WFFA, Engineering Inspiration
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