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Re: 2010 Palmetto Regional

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Originally Posted by DRAKE343 View Post
That is a tough one. With the new N.C. regional, Palmetto may loose a couple of the regulars, but I'm glad to see a new regional too.

Rumor-ville alert: 2815 and 1398 will be teaming up this year, and we all know how well Los Pollos Locos jumped out of the gate last year as a rookie team. If your not familiar with 1398, the Robo-Raiders, they have been good for a few Chairman's awards in the past, and are one of the most spirited teams in the state. The dedication to community, combined with the long-time mentoring of Don Griffith will make these two teams ones to watch. They are currently signed up for the Bayou regional in week 1.

Actually this isn't too much of a rumor if you look at Billfred's profile.
It's true, it's true. 1398 and 2815 will be combining a lot of operations over this season. Los Pollos Locos can pick up a lot of tricks from one of the oldest (and certainly the most decorated) team in town, while the Robo-Raiders are looking forward to a shot in the arm in the robot department. And, of course, there is some room for cost savings to be realized by doubling up on some things.

Both will be signing up for Palmetto once second event registration opens--we weren't sure about how quickly Bayou would fill, while Palmetto always fills up either during second event or even during open registration.

(For those wondering, 1618 is out for 2010--with well over half of the 2009 traveling team graduating, the school decided to pursue other engineering competition opportunities. The team may return for 2011--and students can join Los Pollos Locos in the interim until the day comes.)

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Originally Posted by ttldomination View Post
Anyone here looking into the Tarheel Regional? I think it's the week directly after Palmetto, so it's all together possible...
We scratched the Tarheel Regional explicitly because it's the week after Palmetto. There were a lot of burned out folks after two weeks back-to-back on the road. (Bayou was Week 4 last year, Palmetto was Week 5. How I attended both and remained employed, I don't entirely know.)
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2004-2006: FRC 1293 (D5 Robotics) - Student, Mentor, Coach
2007-2009: FRC 1618 (Capital Robotics) - Mentor, Coach
2009-2013: FRC 2815 (Los Pollos Locos) - Mentor, Coach - Palmetto '09, Peachtree '11, Palmetto '11, Palmetto '12
2010: FRC 1398 (Keenan Robo-Raiders) - Mentor - Palmetto '10
2014-2016: FRC 4901 (Garnet Squadron) - Co-Founder and Head Bot Coach - Orlando '14, SCRIW '16
2017-: FRC 5402 (Iron Kings) - Mentor

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