Thread: Question: What was the first FIRST competition you attended?
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Re: Question: What was the first FIRST competition you attended?
My first was the Midwest regional in 1997. Back when there were only three regionals - Manchester, Chicago, New Jersey. Our team competed in NJ but went to Chicago (Harper College, I think?) to scout and see what this was all about.

I remember the Greenville TX team - they grabbed onto the tree and could rotate it to keep any other teams from placing innertubes. Incredible defensive strategy.

Beatty/Hammond was there - big surprise, they were awesome (students of the game will note that they were natl champs that year). Best offense. Even back then they were masters of the steel frame and PVC arms. That industrial-looking robot is on the cover of my SPI catalog #18W.

When Beatty/Hammond went up against Greenville, there was a serious and entertaining struggle when offense met defense. I don't remember who won, but I do remember in at least one match that Beatty/Hammond got "rolled" by the rotating goal.

For students of the game: whatever became of the mentors for that great defensive team? (JVN is excluded from this question because it is too easy for him)

Ken
Last edited by Ken Patton : 17-11-2004 at 18:24. Reason: blathering on about Beatty's robot
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