Its not over till its over!!!!
Team 634 dramatic story (regional winner)
Our team built a strong robot this year and had high hopes. We built a second identical robot for the students to practice drive with. However in the seeding rounds we had some terrible mishaps. In our second round we were turned off because our arm was accidently left up two inches at starting time so we couldn't compete(they wouldn't let us tether and lower it). We were a little flustered and actually forgot to turn our power on for round 3(compounding errors). So we started out loosing 2 out of three rounds. Our drivers were practiced and fast and could cap 5 or 6 tetras which got the attention of team 69 who chose us as their second choice for the semifinals. The beachbots were their other choice which is a regional leading team. We plowed our way through the semifinals but had dramatic finals rounds. In the finals we lost the first round and won the second and third rounds. The last round I believe was won by 3 points.
So remember in beginning when it looks bleak....Its not over until its over.
We would like to thank team 69 for picking us as a partner and must say they have one of the most awsome teams in the country. They must have brought several hundred people from the East Coast as team members or supporters.