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Re: 2008 St. Louis Regional
On behalf of the St. Louis regional volunteer crew and the planning committee, I want to thank and congratulate all of the teams that participated. Your enthusiasm and persistance made our efforts worthwhile, and you looked great doing it. We would love to see all of you again next year. Special thanks to the four rookie teams: 2408, 2410, 2457, and 2560.

The folks I need to thank will make a very long list, so I'd better get started:

Andy Baker, Mark Koors, and the TechnoKats provided so much gracious help in so many ways that it defies complete accounting. Let's just say 45 is awesome and leave it at that. [note to self: recruit Eric Schnabel in future.]

Robowranglers and Thunderchickens. Robowranglers and Thunderchickens. Robowranglers and Thunderchickens. Robowranglers and Thunderchickens. Robowranglers and Thunderchickens. Robowranglers and Thunderchickens. Robowranglers and Thunderchickens. Robowranglers and Thunderchickens. Robowranglers and Thunderchickens. Robowranglers and Thunderchickens. [how long can they keep this going?]

Juggernauts, BoB, Martians, Black Knights, Robodawgs, Panthertech, Redstone, Swartdogs, Nemesis, Digital Goats, Rat Pack, Tech Hounds, Linn-Mar, Robodevils, Technical Difficulties, and Red Alert: visiting veterans from eleven states make one outstanding competitive field. Special thanks to 1804 from Oak Park (near K.C.) -- my team hopes to visit your regional sometime.

Congratulations also to all of our local area teams: 1094, 1098 [I want to drive your Ferrari!], 1178, 1182, 1208, 1288, 1329, 1444, 1658, 1706, 1985, 2014, 2219 [yes, Carbondale is local], and our newest addition 2408. Let's keep FRC growing in STL -- a Gateway Invitational off-season event is starting to look like a realistic goal.

Special props to our visiting sophomore teams: 2044 from Papillon, Nebraska; 2062 from Waukesha, Wisconsin [three awards and the best looking pit I've ever seen], 2081 from Peoria, Illinois; 2177 from Mendota Heights, Minnesota; and 2197 from New Carlisle, Indiana. The second year can be tough, and your success shows you are on your way to building sustainable programs.

And a special shout out to our star visitors The Circuit Chargers from Tulsa, Oklahoma. 932 earned both the Regional Chairman's Award and the Woodie Flowers Finalist Award. And in three weeks they'll be on home turf in the inaugural edition of the Oklahoma City Regional. Y'all rock!

Finally I want to thank and congratulate my team 931 Perpetual Chaos. You made me proud. I'm looking forward to spending more time with you in the stands at Boilermaker, where someone not named Richard will be the FTA.
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