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Re: Thanks & Congratulations from Kettering KICKOFF

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Originally Posted by Joe J.
First off let me say congratulations to the 10th Annual Kettering KICKOFF Champions 326, 68, & 27. On behalf of 862, Lightning Robotics, it was great playing against you.

Again on behalf of Lightning Robotics a huge thanks to our great alliance partners, 51 & 494. Both teams brought alot of great experience, advice & firepower to the alliance. We had an AMAZING time working with you! Good Luck in 2010!

Losing by two points in the finals, if we had to be eliminated, thats the way I would want to go out.
Congratulations to you too. To all the teams who participated, particularly to our finalists (326, 27, 68, 51, 494, and 862). It was amazing to play all of you again, and now I'm just looking forward all the more to comps come March!

As a side note, I was actually a little surprised. This is my second year in FRC. Even though I was excited for Kettering (kick-off) I doubted it would be nearly as enjoyable as it had been as a rookie (I mean I'd done it before right). WRONG! If anything it went above and beyond all of my experiences from last year. I actually felt like I was able to contribute substantially not only to my team's performance, but also in helping our rookies enjoy there experience as much as I had. What made it even better was that I actually knew a lot of the people there, from friends of teammates, to some of the people who post on these forums. I have to say actually meeting people who I've watched post here was slightly eerie (I was more than slightly surprised by what you guys are like in person), but at the same time it was cool to talk to someone and think "I know this person". All in all another great kick-off (365.25 days to go )
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