[Jay Lundy]

Back in 2001 when I was driver I felt a lot of pressure. Basically in the elimination rounds the score of all 5 teams in our alliance came down to my ability to balance 2 goals on the bridge in about 10 seconds. Drive a little too far back, the bridge tips the other direction, and we lose the regional. Luckily I never felt the pressure during the match, but I would be incredibly nervous before the match. Driving in front of everyone at the national finals on einstein didn't help much either, but luckily I didn't have to balance goals in those matches.

Now that this is my 4th year driving, I barely get nervous at all. Just whatever happens, happens. If we lose, that's fine with me. If we win, great. In the end I don't think it affects my driving ability at all whether I'm nervous or not because I'm never nervous when I'm actually driving, only before the match. During the match I tune everything out except for the field, the other driver, and my coach.

And I'm always exhausted after a regional. We've gotten good at building robots that need to be repaired constantly, so I'm usually busy in the pits.