toughest regional in 2011?

[Chris is me]

Isn't that disproving his point though? That's an example of more powerhouse teams making a regional harder to win.

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Isn't that disproving his point though? That's an example of more powerhouse teams making a regional harder to win.

It really depends on who's asking the question. I guess it's different depending on how good your machine and robot is.

[Arefin Bari]

Originally Posted by Patrick Seeney

Any regional featuring 469 is going to be tough ...we got some tricks up our sleeves that will be revealed at our first district event!

Again?

[Koko Ed]

The 469 statement applies to the usual suspects who always make it to Einstein. Most of them don't say much of anything on CD they just build excellence and silently wait to deploy their creation on the unsuspecting masses come competition time when it's too late to do anything about it.

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by Basel A

3450, the remake of 397.

I appreciate the mention but I have to correct this false statement since I know I will be hearing this repeated if I don't quash it now. Team 3450 is a distinct and unique entity that is not related to 397. 397 was put on hiatus as a team due to lack of student interest. Several of the mentors, myself and brother among them, worked together to form a new team. We accepted the 3 students from 397 who were still interested (within the limit of 5 returning students for rookie teams) and moved to a different school. This was accomplished with a ton of help from our sister team 314, Big Mo. To say that 3450 is just 397 remade is like saying that Top Gear US is just like Top Gear UK. Some of the elements are there but I think you will find that they are drastically different. All of the mentors who came over from 397 have agreed that it is a completely different team this year.

Anyway, thank you for the mention, we will try not to disappoint you.

PS. Sorry for the off topic post, I have heard several people make this statement (not on CD) and felt that it was important to clear up any misconceptions about our team and our motives. If you have further questions feel free to PM me or stop by our shop (PM for address and times).

[Basel A]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

I appreciate the mention but I have to correct this false statement since I know I will be hearing this repeated if I don't quash it now. Team 3450 is a distinct and unique entity that is not related to 397.

Ah, my apologies, Andrew.

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by Basel A

Ah, my apologies, Andrew.

Not a problem, I can see where that misconception would come from.

[pfreivald]

The toughest regional that matters is the one you're in!

[Hellfeier675]

Silicon Valley.

[Dargel1625]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

What year does this comment not apply to?

When it comes to 469, what year doesn't this apply to?

[ratdude747]

Originally Posted by Dargel1625

When it comes to 469, what year doesn't this apply to?

i find it ironic that someone from winnovation is saying that... you guys aren't exactly low-par yourselves... your team seems to defy physics some years... only you would think of 6 wheel crab.

[hg273]

Originally Posted by ratdude747

i find it ironic that someone from winnovation is saying that... you guys aren't exactly low-par yourselves... your team seems to defy physics some years... only you would think of 6 wheel crab.

How is it ironic? Admiration is universal, it does not exclude those who have achieved past success. Learning from the innovations of others is part of what makes FRC great, regardless of your own teams accomplishments or lack thereof.

[delsaner]

In my opinion, there are two different definitions of toughest when it comes to a regional. Level of difficulty with teams, and level of difficulty in regards to winning the competition.

Teams: A tough regional in this case is one with a lot of powerhouse teams, Midwest in this case. It is not necessarily difficult to win in the regional, as there is a lot of variability when it comes to elimination matches, considering a good sum of the alliance will have at least one alliance.

Competition: A tough regional to win is a regional with about 2-3 powerhouse teams, assuming your team is average. It will be very likely that one of the powerhouses will become #1 seed, and its also very likely that that team will choose the other powerhouse team. I am not saying that this will happen every time, but it is a likely possibility.

$0.02

[Racer26]

This ought to be an interesting year.

2056 is registered for 3 regionals for the first time. The rookie sensation, thats by no means a rookie anymore is on their quest to make it the drive for 11 consecutive regional wins, winning every regional they've ever competed in. They're looking to join that small but powerful group of teams that have won 3 in the same year.

2010 GTR represented their 8th time at the top of the podium since their first time there in 2007 at Waterloo. Can 2011 FLR, Waterloo and GTRWest be numbers 9, 10 and 11? We'll have to wait and see.

I'm excited for this year as its 1075's first attempt at 3 regionals in one year as well. We will be attending FLR, GTREast and Waterloo.

Waterloo will be tough to win. With 1114 and 2056 scheduled to attend, and the disappearance of strong teams like 1503 and 1565, its difficult to predict anything but either 1114 or 2056 seeding #1 and selecting the other. That being said, the 3 robot entry from one school in MI could be interesting (teams 216, 244, and 288)

[Chris is me]

I dunno - Waterloo still has 1305, 1310, 2200, and 2609 to mix things up. It'd take one hell of an upset to get to the #1 seed but it could happen.