[hutchMN]

I was thinking about what teams have motivated me the most during my time in FRC and here is my list. I just wanted to give some more recognition to these teams that inspired me so much over the last 4 years. Looking at all the pointless threads on CD recently made me want to post this to help remind people that CD should be a positive environment. I would love to see what teams inspired you the most.

1: 1114. This is the team that started my love for FRC. I remember watching them at champs in 2013 and just being amazed by their robot, this was the first high level of FRC I had ever watch. I wanted to learn more about their team and at this point I know almost everything to know about 1114. All of my FRC knowledge stems from watching 1114’s amazing robot in 2013. That’s also why simbot B.A. Baracus is my favorite robot of all time.

2: 2052. 2052 is the team to beat in MN and they proved that again this year with their first Einstein appearance. When I tell new members what it takes to win in MN I always reply with “just be better than 2052 and you will win every event in MN”. Every single regional they go to they always seem to find a way to make it very far at the very least, most of the time winning the event. This is the team I always look up to when I think of local powerhouses.

3: 2056: we all know about the streak, but that isn’t the reason they’re on my list. My greatest moment in my FRC career was being picked by 2056 at IRI in 2015. It just validated all the hard work that I put into 2502 trying to make them as elite as I could during my time on the team.

They’re so many other teams that have inspired me over the years, just to name a few more: 254, 5172, 2175, 1816, 1023, 67, 525, and 2826.