Team 1523 was the recipipient of GP at the 2007 DeVry University Mission Mayhem event. Despite being beseiged with robot problems, we made it into the final matches; playing against the alliance of experienced Teams 233, 180 & 108. When MARS suffered a major part failure and had used up its time, these amazing competitors used their time-out to ensure MARS could finish replacing its stripped gear plate & continue play.
See this thread if interested:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...548#post641548
This is only the most recent and dramatic of many examples MARS could give. We try to embody the GP shown by role model teams like those mentioned above. It adds not only to the respect you have for others, but also to your own self respect.
Thanks for all the life lessons FIRST!