I really do not know where to begin. I had so much fun and met many new people. I can honestly say that I enjoyed it more than any other regional I have been to in the past couple of years.
To the "Dream Alliance":
Team #507 (Solid Orange): It was nice to meet all of you, you guys have a great robot and I look forward to seeing you all at Nationals.
Team #356 (Enigma): I am very glad that I had the opportunity to meet such a great group of individuals as Team 356 (Enigma). You guys are great - I can't thank you enough for what you did for us. When I saw Kate hiding a bucket behind her back - I was expressionless. We are all very grateful. If it wasn't for your team's act of kindness we would not be going to Houston at all. If we get anywhere at Nationals we owe it to Team Enigma. Your team's name and logo will surely go on our robot and made visible at our pits. I am glad that we were able to make the event that much more special for you. We were just glad to be picked
It's too bad that we were not able to help qualify you guys for Nationals - it would be so much better with you guys there. Despite the fact we lost, I still think we had the best alliance out there. Our robots worked great together - just bad luck I guess as far as the breaking parts goes.
Keep in touch - I hope that our teams can work together in the future. Thank you again!
Special thanks/recognition:
Team 186 (Fun in the Sun): Thanks for all your programing help Ivan, we still don't know why the code would not load, but your persistence and continued help was great. It was nice meeting you. Congratulations on your "Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology" Award"!
Team 654 (Mechateuthis Dux): You guys made a great alliance partner and it was a lot of fun playing with you and it was easy working with you. We had our eye on you the whole competition and I am glad that you guys got picked for the finals. Even better is the fact that we never had to compete against you.
Team 868 (Techhounds): You made the competition enjoyable for us as well, it was fun being your alliance partner and being able to work with you. I am glad you guys got picked for the finals as well, you deserved it. Congratulations on your "GM Industrial Design Award"!
Also: To everyone we played matches with - it was nice to meet you all.
Also, congratulations to 34, 494, and 1180 for winning the Regional. You guys had great bots. I was really hoping to go against you guys. Good luck at Nationals!
One last parting word..
Ubaaa!
-Sergio, College Mentor