[klanicam]

On behalf of Team 3062, I want to thank all the teams that helped us as we attempted to get our pnuematics working. Team 63 was extremely gracious and professional in their attempts. They even took the time to show teach the students how to fix some of the problems.

Once again, the level of support and encouragement that we received throughout the competition is unmatched by any other competition I have ever participated in.

Congratulations to all of the teams for making it to the competition and putting a robot on the field. An extra congrats to the teams that won all of the awards. Your teams are a true inspiration to out young program and incentive to us to continue growning.

Even more praise for the award winning Pittsburgh teams.

117 - for continuing to fight until the end
2051 - for their Quality Award
1743 - Autodesk Design Award and the Team Spirit Award (I know you have been working on that one when I was still there!)
1708 - Gracious and Professional
3260 - Rookie Inspiration - Keep up the good work!

And last, but not least....

Congratulations to David Dujmic! What an outstanding volunteer!

I would also like to add that, yes, 12 matches is nice, having minimal time between matches was rough. It seemed like as soon as we got the robot back to the pits, they were calling again. We barely had time to complete some of our repairs, and one match we were asked to leave because we didn't get our bumpers fixed properly.

The other concern that I had was the Classmates. Matches were happening so quickly, I was starting to get worried about how charged ours was. We plugged it in everytime we got to the pits, but how much does one really charge in 10-15 minutes?

Amoungst all of the frustration (stuff not working, getting tipped too often) and the devistation from not being in the tournament, my students are proud of what they accomplished with the resourses they had and are already thinking about next year's team (we are losing 14 members) and how to continue growing our program.

Those going to Atlanta... Have Fun!
Those going to other regionals... Good Luck!
Those done for the season... See you next year!

Mike Klanica
Coach/Mentor - Team 3062