[DougHogg]

Originally posted by Chris
any one have a picture of 980? i never saw their bot..

Chris, thanks for your interest in our robot and for starting this thread. I am sure all the rookie teams appreciate the special attention. The FIRST Competition 2002 is definitely the toughest thing our students have ever done (and they have done some tough things before, such as hike the whole John Muir trail in one summer). We have robot pictures and quicktime movies (watch out - some files are very large) at
http://home.pacbell.net/pinewood/Our_Robot.html

Also thank you ChrisH and Joe Ross for your votes. This is an honor that everyone on our team will greatly appreciate. It was also an honor (and a lot of fun - even the match we almost lost) to be picked as partners by the Beach 'Bots for the S. California Summer Classic "TeemmeeT".

Thank you Chatsworth High School and Granada Hills High School for sponsoring and hosting "TeemmeeT". It was awesome! The additional contests (truck pull, obstacle course, tug of war, ball pickup) plus the increase of the weight limit (so we could add some of the things people had worked hard on but didn't make the weight cut), and the fact that all of the teams were in the elimination round, made this event more fun per minute for me than any other FIRST competition this year. You guys are heros.