Posted by Fran .
Other on team #166, Team Merrimack, from Merrimack High School and Texas Instruments/R.S. Machines.
Posted on 4/14/2000 7:55 AM MST
In Reply to: 'My Favorite Part was.....' posted by Erin on 4/12/2000 11:59 AM MST:
By far it was being picked as an alliance at the UTC regionals AND then being the only 3rd robot that got to compete in the quarterfinal(and not because anyone broke)..........we went to the 3rd round before losing by 1 point to the eventual champs.............and then we thought our 92lbs would be the featherweight and it turns out that team 350(they picked us) was 5 lbs lighter......2 featherweights in a final!! and I don't know what team181 weighed but it was a great feeling to share the field with them.
At Nationals,we won 5 of 7 rounds but more importantly we had a lack of problems, managed to score every time and hang on the bar.
MAJOR HIGHLIGHT #1: our little robot was left to defend the ramp when our alliance was tipped and in the process we knocked over team 96(LEGO) and their alliance...it was incredible that our little robot(down to 88lbs or 86?) was the only one standing.
MAJOR HIGHLIGHT #2: our last round when only 3 robots showed and after discussing strategy with our alliances ,the staff moved that robot to the other side and it was just us against 2 BUT we won! OR
maybe the round we lost against the robot that put up the stop sign BUT couldn't keep us off the ramp, in fact we pushed it up in the air and held our spot!
But mostly I enjoyed the FIRST family and meeting everyone in those very sociable pits....no one in my family wanted to leave except to watch matches.MAYBE this should be called the '10th Annual FIRST Family Reunion' rather than a national competition next year!!
Thanks for such a wonderful FIRST experience at Disney(my first trip there too)...It was very IMPRESSIVE and congratulations to everyone who was there no matter how you did....
Fran
Techno Insanity
#166
: You know how after a good movie you always recall your favorite part of that movie?
: Well I was just wondering what anyone's favorite part of the compeititon was.
: I am very bored, and I was very interested in these stories. I hope one day to write a great big book on my expereinces with FIRST and I am currently collecting these stories. If you could post one relating to your team and one of the nationals overall, and one of your favorite moment throughout the season. Ill share mine if you share yours
: I'll be here waiting...
: -erin
: p.s. sunblock SPF 30 does not work. i give up.