During the elimination rounds, we gave 111 a run for their money in Great Lakes, and came out on top. We haven't played the Technocats yet, but can't wait too. We were sweating the elimination round with Wildstang, but scouting them all weekend payed off. Setting up a human player stack of four and being the first one to the bins threw them for a loop. We were able to park in front of the stack, successfully blocking 548. 111 had to stop what they were doing and come over to help try to knock over that stack. Our driver and machine held their ground, fending off 2 powerful robots, keeping the stack intact; winning the match. There are many ways to win this game. That's why it pays to scout effectively and have different strategies to throw people off. Having good drivers also makes a huge difference. Motorola, the Cats and 27 among many other teams have a second 'bot to practice with. Having the practice machine definitely helps the drivers fine tune their skill. You can easily beat 2 robots on the ramp with a stack of 4 and 15 bins in your zone. I mean absolutely no disrespect to 111 or the Cats. They are awesome machines! Both teams raise the bar for stellar engineering and incredible performance every year. Which means everyone else must do what they can to keep up. However, to say the KOTH's have the game all but won is a bit of a stretch.
31-03-2003, 23:34
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