Philadelphia Regional

[OneAngryDaisy]

What have I learned?

I've learned that this year's drill motor gearboxes are absolutely horrible. We've broken three of them thusfar, and numerous other teams have had problems with high current voltage, etc..


We finally tipped over- and learned our arm is strong enough to self-right our robot.. Whew..


How about all that cheering and dancing right before the awards ceremony- anyone ever see that many people cheering at once?

[purplehaze357]

when you come to philly...we know how to cheer...(then again our fans also throw things at the referees in the traditional sporting arenas....hmm i hope that doesnt happen)

Tpypically Philly, as ive noticed has amazing cheering/dancing demonstartions.

[OZ_341]

Time to leave for the final day and scrap it out for a play-off spot.

The Philly Regional is my favorite event !

For Team 341 it is the focal point of the year!! (Better than Nats)

Best Crowd! Most intense action! Best team social!


Why is it so great? PEOPLE!!

People like Mr. PurpleHaze always make this event a blast!

[EmTFGirl]

Well, it's over. I think today had the highest temp yet, WAY too hot in there. Great job to everyone and to our alliance partners ~> Miss Daisy & the RoboWizards!

[Jeff Rodriguez]

Originally posted by purplehaze357
when you come to philly...we know how to cheer...(then again our fans also throw things at the referees in the traditional sporting arenas....hmm i hope that doesnt happen)

Thank God that didn't happen

[OneAngryDaisy]

Whew.. Just had my first real meal in 3 days..

I have some thanks and props to give to all the teams out there-

First- Thanks to our alliance partners- 365 and 522. We just had some bad luck-

To 1218- You guys are amazing! Winning a regional in your rookie year and dominating the way you did.. Hopefully you can scrounge up the money to make it to Houston

272- Even though your drivetrain was pretty messed up, you pulled it off.. Congrats on making the finals- thanks for cheering us on all weekend

357- Thanks so much for helping us out at the end of the day- It was also amazing to see the improvement in your bot.. I'll never forget how you just had a blank frame on thursday, and today had a pretty darn cool crab system running around..

Overall, it was awesome.. Can't wait for Houston!

[edit] Just remembered that the # 1,2,3, and 4 seeds were upset by 5,6,7,and 8.. Anyone ever see that before? [/edit]

[Jared Russell]

Yes, much thanks to 365 and 522 in the finals - unfortunately the rules prevented us from replacing a somewhat-damaged robot in between rounds. Oh well, we fought the good fight (and I got to make a green loin-cloth ) .

This has been our most successful event ever. Our robot worked flawlessly in autonomous mode (provided yours truly selected the right program...hey, 1 out of 9+ ain't bad). Once we figured out our drive, we were doing great out there...it was beautiful.

We recieved the Leadership in Control award for our utilization of the gyrochip and other electronic/programming features. And of course we recieved the Regional Chairman's Award.

Sorry for tooting my horn, but this is the first time we've ever achieved success of this level and needless to say we are proud.

Thanks:

365 and 522 for being fantastic alliance partners

651 - I spent quite a bit of time working with you guys, and I was cheering for you every step of the way. You pulled together and deserved that Engineering Award (you didn't do too shabby in the finals, either!).

321 - I briefly worked with you guys on auton programming, and getting your bot back up. With our pit next to yours, it was great to see people from all around come together to get your bot working. In the end, you guys ended up doing pretty well!

1218 - You guys deserved that Rookie of the Year award. I corresponded with a mentor about using the gyro, and I was glad to see you guys working it out as the competition progressed. And in the end - you won!

357 - Pit-mates again. Thanks for everything...tools, advice, and letting us watch your robot as it grew.

272 - Thanks for the advice, and congrats on finals!

I can't think of anyone else off the top of my head, but there were countless others who I am surely forgetting! Thanks!

[Dave_222]

Oh my god!!!! Philly was awesome our machine was flawless *ack (wrong auton modes) ack* winning the Motorola's quality award was amazing prolly the best feeling i have ever had being as i was the pit crew foreman and helped build and design a lot of the parts for the robot. congrats to team 230 for beating us in the spirit award if they beat us they seriously deserved it. Thank you to team 87 for picking us and thank you to team 272 for being so awesome. Way to go to my rookies 1143 for winning rookie all star. there are just too many people to thank and congratulate so i am going to let it drop at that. See you all in Rutgers and the PARC.

Ne one who wishes to get hold of me i am on AIM at halo the unknown and yahoo at Spiral_Bliss

[team222badbrad]

I would like to thank team 87 for picking us to be your partner and I would like to thank team 272 for helping us the whole way! GO ALLIANCE!!!!!!

GO TEAM

The only thing I didnt like about the regional was that it was cooking hot in the pits and stands. The other thing I didnt like too well was the (safety glasses security guards) that just horrible....

[Mascott222]

Hey i'll have to agree with dave and Brad on this one. And thanks to all my mascott brothers and sisters out there for making today one h$!! of a great time.

Also thanks to 87 and 272 for the great teamwork we all showed today. and see you all at rutgers and hopefully after that to HUSTON.

[Dave_222]

222 GOES TO HOUSTON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[edomus]

Just wana thank our mentors and alliances. WE WON!

[cbudrecki]

HEY! Great job to all the teams @ Philly!!! What can I say! We've got a great bot this year!!! Hey, 3rd @ Phoenix, 2nd @ Philly, hmmm, what could be next?!?! Well, we can only hope for the obvious answer. RUTGERS HERE WE COME!!!!!! AND LOOK OUT HOUSTON!!!!!

[MissDaisyGirl]

I believe that my other team members have thanked and congratulated all the teams but here is my two cents:

87 & 103: thank you to your mentors for coming over to our pits and trying to offer suggestions and assistance for our drive system problems, we appreciate it!

1218: sorry we couldn't be w/u in an alliance (in hindsight: darnit! hehe) but a huge CONGRATULATIONS to you guys. you were awesome! and best of all, you are a nice team, a great combo, and as stated earlier, we hope that we see you in Houston.

357: i love being pit neighbors with you guys, thanks for all of your support

Thank you 365 and 522 for being partnered with us and for your huge efforts and strategizing.

Amazing round: when 316 flipped over but then flipped ALL the way over to be right side up, in a word: awesome.

To my team: great programming! awesome pit crew! great stategizing! great scouting! great video! and thanks to all of you who supported those of us who were concentrating on Chairmans, all I can say, whew....and why can't i sleep w/that trophy tonite dagnabit?

:: Miss Daisy ::
(the extremely happy one when we won Chairmans)

[edomus]

thanks!