[dcribbs]

We did not have any problems with running our laptop, however our partners in our last two matches had problems.

1st-Our alliance partner was using a school computer from their teacher. It took so long for the match to get started that the computer locked up as a security feature and the students did not have the pasword to unlock the computer. They couldn't run the FMS during the match and we got beat going up against 2 bots by ourselves.

2nd-Our alliance partner was running Lab-View at the same time they were running the FMS and it messed up their connection. Same result, lost another 2 vs. 1 match.

I think each team running their own FMS is a good setup. We never saw any false starts, but I think the above problems might not have happened if teams had been running their own FMS all season. Making the change right before World's left the door open for silly mistakes that could have easily been prevented with more practice and experience.

It was unfortunate that we lost our final two matches due to FMS problems with our alliance partners. We were 3 and 1 and ranked #14 befor the two losses. The studens handled it well and are all the more determined to do better next year. They are also comitted to doing a better job of supporting our alliance partners and other teams at the competition to avoid those types of mistakes.