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Hi Guys,
Competition was last Saturday.
We ended up redoing our design to go with the side tracks, because when we finally got the horizontal going it was too heavy for the 'bot to drive properly.
we made it to the semi's (i drove) but then lost out when our alliance bot malfunctioned so the other alliance was faster than us oh well, we were so happy to make semi's - as did the other team from our school who played in the other semi and lost too.
Will put up photos tomorrow or the next day when i can (finally) get them from my teammate
If we make it to Dallas look us up
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Yes, that competition went really well. I was so thrilled to see Phillup get so far in it, especially after the trials of building him!
I never thought I would get into building chassis, but I guess that's one of the beauties of FIRST - steep learning curves.
I'm not sure whether I thought there was more or less variation in the designs of the 'bots between the competing teams this time round. I did notice however that there were less quirky experimental ones and more that worked consistently throughout the matches.
I miss the quirks, because it made it entertaining to watch, but I think it goes to show that the teams here are really starting to focus and hone skills.
Correction dear,
when we get to Dalhas
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Good to see my photography gets put to good use
Sorry about the delay on the photos, technical difficulties with the camera and it's cable.
And I agree, the banners at the competition looked fantastic
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Depends how many each school enters general amount is about 28
you're really lucky. Our school gave us $2000 to cover all our VEX kits, button maker, spare parts, decorative stuff (banner etc) and everything else up until our FRC competition. it was gone at the beginning from three VEX kits plus disposable batteries >_>
everything currently is coming out of our Head Mentors pocket, which kinda sucks. we need to start fundraising too.
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The $2000 was actually a grant from the local ASB branch which was sourced by our principal. Unfortunately it didn't even cover the three VEX kits. It bothers me that our Mentor is spending so much on our team, though I know it's his passion, and that's something I would really like to change this year.