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Re: 2007 Silicon Valley Regional
Some Congratulations and Thanks:

First: A hearty thank you to all of our alliance partners, especially our finalist alliance, teams 488(XBot) and 766 (MA Bears). To XBot: We could not have done what we did without your help, especially on defense, and in the area of bonus points. Thank you so much for providing that extra "boost" that put us over the competition. (Also, Congratulations on the engineering award) MA Bears, you guys are great. Your robot was a great all-around support, scorer and defense 'bot, and we thank you.

Thanks also to the officials, Judges, Regional administrators, Pit Admins, and everyone else that helped make this Silicon Valley Regional something to remember. FIRST would not be there without you, and all of your effort shows, whether it's cleaning up the field long after people have left, or using their lunch break to make sure we can see out the lexan of the alliance station, you all are the most hard-core group of people I have ever met. Thank you for all that you do.

Congratulations to the winning alliance, 190, 1280 and 1516. You all just "gelled" out on the playing field, and it showed. 190: Your ramp was an amazing piece of work. From talking to some of you, it was so apparent that you realized all of the possible design flaws with a ramp and went to correct them. It turned out great. Your claw design was also just amazing. 1280: Whether it was acting as a secondary ramp, hanging ringers like crazy, or just getting in the way, you went the "extra mile" and really contributed a lot. 1516: You were the clinchers, the clutch hitters, who may not get as much recognition, but believe me, you were a force to be reckoned with out on the field. And to all of you: I cannot think of a better, more coherent alliance to lose to, and thank you for that.

And last, but most certainly not least, a hearty congratulations to team 604 for their Regional Chairman's Award Win, and likewise, a whopping congrats to all of the other award winners who have been mentioned previously.

I can't wait to see most of you at davis!
-Blair
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