[David Brinza]

All I can say is, WOW! What a wild roller coaster ride this regional was.

The full story will be written and sent to Woodie Flowers later, but Team 4 had an experience of a lifetime here in Toronto. The support we received from other teams in helping us build the robot on Thursday was incredible. We can't begin to thank the teams who came to our aid enough.

Some highlights:

Woodie Flowers autographed BOTH of our robots.
Selection and competing with Teams 229 and 217 - awesome alliance partners who deserved a championship here.
The greetings and commendations from everyone who saw us on the field and in the pits.

Disappointment:

Magic smoke escaping from our robot in the semi-finals (from a Victor and or CIM) after already using a timeout to repair substantial mechanical damage on the undercarriage. Our apologies to our alliance partners for not being 100% in the last two matches...I think we might have taken the Triplets as we had in the first semi-final match.

Overall impression:

The most incredible experience I've had with FIRST - one for a lifetime.

Thanks all - and thanks Karthik for the encouragement and kind words.