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Originally Posted by Eric Bareiss
The AZ kickoff 2004 had 14 teams but only 13 kits so team 60 offered to get theirs 2 weeks late. Team 60 has brought a mobile machine shop to both of their regionals 2003 and both 2004 and they spend their own time to make other teams parts. They designed a money making strategy and offered it to any team who would take it. They refuse to decline an alliance even if they could pick their own and even if it means them losing. They will send any team any of their blueprints from any year at the drop of a hat. They even raise money to give other FIRST teams as grants.
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Team 60 is a favorite team of mine, yet I didn't know some of what you mention.
When at our kickoff a few mentors mentioned asking Team 60 for blueprints of their 2001 arm, some mentors scoffed that they'd do it. Mark and I were confident they would. Of course they did. They've helped our team take a giant leap forward.
I remember first meeting team 60 when Glenn traveled from Phoenix to So Cal to give a driver workshop.
What you didn't mention was a couple of times I know of when even ANOTHER alliance team has won, and doesn't have money to go to nationals, team 60 chipped in money to help a couple of teams in that boat go on to nationals over the past couple of years.