Well I agree with what everyone has said here. To me an elite status team has everything. A good mix of marketing,mentors,students,teachers and parents. This is what I recoginze in the 67's,233's and 254's they have all of these things. Consistancy is also a big factor elite teams continue to year in and year out win and produce great robots. It doesn't hurt to paint the robot bright pink either hehe

. No seriously though having the complete package of everything is what makes those teams elite.
My two and half cents,
Drew
