[techtiger1]

Personally this topic is a very important one to me. Going to 3 regional competitions is a feat in itself. If you can build a robot that can last 3 regionals and championship be my guest. Good luck just accomplishing that task. Then go and win three events it's nearly impossible teams that go to 3 regionals and champs or 3 and 4 events are what is supposed to draw the rookies in. I stay in FIRST because I am continually inspired to better myself and my team as a whole. Just that fact alone is worth it for me. The teams that inspire have worked hard and are well organized so that they can do such things as 4 FRC events. 1114 for example just doesn't build great robots neither does 67 or 217. These teams also have exceptional websites, community outreach and chairmans teams. They also have gone out and gotten the sponsorships and raised money to do all this traveling. All I am saying is that being a topflight FRC veteran team year in and year out takes a lot more then deep pockets and you should respect the work that these teams do. The more rookies that see the great veteran teams the better, they will be able to learn from the best and find out what works and what doesn't. So that they too one day can become a great FIRST team with there own ideas,programs and budgets.

My two cents,
Drew

* This post is my own thoughts and does not reflect the views of team 1251.