[Richard Wallace]

Friday night in Lafayette. We're having a blast at the Boilermaker regional! (Just got back from the laundromat with fresh team shirts for tomorrow. Our hotel has no laundry facility, but it does have an advantageous location, just a few steps from Krispy Kreme.)

The Armory at Purdue University is a special kind of venue. Space is tight -- but strangely that is a good thing. The walk from the stands to the pits, or to concessions, is very short. And the views of the field are all excellent. Not too many empty seats today, and by tomorrow afternoon there won't be any at all. Props to the planning committee for another great event, and to all of the outstanding volunteers who make it happen.

There are several strong teams in this field. Wildstang has only one loss, and 45/829/876 put up 100 points early in the afternoon, which was nearly topped by 292/1024/1501 in the day's last match. My team combined with 2040 and 2081 (solid hurdlers both) to lose that match 92-76, with each alliance taking 10 point in penalties. I believe that was the highest combined score here so far. Things will intensify on Saturday -- stay tuned.