[Kit Gerhart]

Originally Posted by Dan 1038

What can you say, it's IRI! The perfect storm of gremlins felled the giant! For our alliance it went something like this...

Quarterfinal 1 - 2056 gets tipped early by a trackball in possession of a blue alliance bot and the bomb squad snaps thier left leg... We still win due to Simbotics contribution!

Quarterfinal 2 - We are called up to play for 16, no significant mishaps - we win

Semifinal 1 - Bomb Squad back in action, but 1114 loses thier radio about 3 sec into hybrid, The Bomb Squad and 2056 make a valiant attempt but are unable to stop the Kilobyte led blue alliance...

Semifinal 2 - 2056 never moves - loose battery lug turns up to the the culprit, great performance by both sides with over 200 points scored and a margin of victory of less than 10 - with no penalties, even with the blue alliance power play. Great match!

On behalf of 1038, I would like to thank the Bomb Squad, Simbotics, and 2056 for allowing us the opportunity to play in the IRI eliminations - very cool for our kids. Until next year....

We knew we had a tough job ahead in our quarterfinals against the #1 alliance, and that was born out as we were defeated handily in spite of 2056 and 16's problems. Then, number 1's bad luck continued. You guys gave the superb 1024-1126-1625 alliance a good fight in the semis while one robot down in each match.

As usual, IRI provided the best competition of the season. Congrats to the winning #2 alliance, and to everyone who helps make IRI the great event that it has become. Also, thanks to Team 141 for inviting us to your alliance.