[Jack Jones]

This would be a great opportunity for some S. E. Michigan veterans to recruit pre-rookie teams. We could enlist a drive team from the people we know at schools that are not yet into FIRST, some OCCRA non-FIRSTers perhaps. Words alone can't explain the excitement of a real competition. With this chance to experience it without having to spend a ton of money they'd be hooked.

Last year 1213 did this for Rah Cha Cha. Two mentors took the robot to Rochester and mentored the locals from Honeoye Falls. It was a pleasure working with them; they caught on fast. They seeded third at Rah Cha Cha, and I hear that their '08 team (2228) had a great regular season. We'd like to think we had a hand in that too.