2011 Minnesota 10,000 Lake Regional

[gyroscopeRaptor]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

525, 1714, 2062, 93, 1806, 2502 are my short list of teams that could win the event.

Just wondering what yours or another's shortlist for Northstar is.

[mott]

I'm obviously biased but after our big win in Kansas City with our Swartdog friends from Team 525, we are looking for continued success at North Star next week. We've been working on improving our machine and our code and are looking forward to a great event!

Good Luck to Team 525 across the street at 10K Lakes, you guys will be a force over there, I'm sure.

[nikeairmancurry]

Originally Posted by Hurband

Team 525 Swartdogs had a great time at the Greater KC Regional and are looking forward to playing with all the great teams at 10,000 Lakes next weekend. We are bringing Reptar, our mainbot, and minibots: Lil and Phil.

Rugrats theme?

[Dr Theta]

How's this for a statistic:
2 regional/district winners
2 finalist
3 semifinalist and
5 quarterfinals appearances

And almost 4/5 of the field has yet to be seen this season !!!
Looks like it's going to be a pretty deep regional and a LOT of fun.
Can't wait...
I would not be surprised given the depth of this field to see an upset in the elimination rounds.

My shortlist:
93 525 967 1714 and 2062
Not so dark horses:
141 2052 2169 1806

I will not be surprised to see a lot of successful teams come out of the field though and give some of these teams a run for their money in qualifications and elims.

[rbrown1]

Originally Posted by Hurband

Team 525 Swartdogs had a great time at the Greater KC Regional and are looking forward to playing with all the great teams at 10,000 Lakes next weekend. We are bringing Reptar, our mainbot, and minibots: Lil and Phil.

Glad you had a great time in Kansas City taking away your 2nd win in a row at GKC regional. Good luck in Minnesota, plan on walking across the street and catch a couple of your rounds.

[bobosalad]

Originally Posted by Tanis

What about 2169, 2052, 2500, or 2518?

2169 made it to finals at Lake Superior, 2052 and 2518 made it to semis, and 2500 was at quarterfinals.

It is ok if they are forgotten; well, it is ok for the teams that aren't facing them... Any team who has the teams listed above in the competitor alliance should practice up. (I guess I have bias) If 2169 works out their comm problems, and everyone gets a little practice, these teams are guaranteed a spot in the eliminations.

The more I think about it the more I realize that this year is going to be one of the most competitive years. Maybe this year the competition will rival that of Texas, Michigan, or the east coast. (Any two uber tube autonomous yet in MN?)

[Dr Theta]

Originally Posted by bobosalad

The more I think about it the more I realize that this year is going to be one of the most competitive years. Maybe this year the competition will rival that of Texas, Michigan, or the east coast. (Any two uber tube autonomous yet in MN?)

I totally agree that the level of competition here is on the rise and I expect it to continue, but no second ubertube for us yet, just the one. We can't wait to get some more practice in teleop though.

[J93Wagner]

Originally Posted by bobosalad

The more I think about it the more I realize that this year is going to be one of the most competitive years.

I realized that just in general when taking a quick stroll through the pits in WI on Thursday.

The end result: not one match had a score of 0-0 that weekend. Hopefully this will come as well at 10k Lakes.

[bobosalad]

Originally Posted by J93Wagner

I realized that just in general when taking a quick stroll through the pits in WI on Thursday.

The end result: not one match had a score of 0-0 that weekend. Hopefully this will come as well at 10k Lakes.

At Duluth, there were a decent amount. With the competition at this growing stature, I would assume that SOMEONE could get some form of points, but you never know.

We only have 10 rookies this year.

The countdown starts now! (well maybe about a week ago ) See you all there.

[J93Wagner]

Originally Posted by bobosalad

We only have 10 rookies this year.

ONLY TEN! I'm sorry if that hurt your ears, but when I hear that there are TEN rookies teams at a regional competition I'm thinking that there are enormous new potentials for accomplishing FIRST's goal of inspiring students.

As an interesting side note, it also means we're probably going to be very busy helping out on Thursday...

[bobosalad]

Originally Posted by J93Wagner

ONLY TEN! I'm sorry if that hurt your ears, but when I hear that there are TEN rookies teams at a regional competition I'm thinking that there are enormous new potentials for accomplishing FIRST's goal of inspiring students.

As an interesting side note, it also means we're probably going to be very busy helping out on Thursday...

I guess i didn't look at it that way. FIRST is accomplishing its goal ten teams at a time. Well, we too can help the cause. 2518 can help teams out if they need it, just come find us. Every robot is making it to the field.

[RMiller]

Originally Posted by J93Wagner

ONLY TEN! I'm sorry if that hurt your ears, but when I hear that there are TEN rookies teams at a regional competition I'm thinking that there are enormous new potentials for accomplishing FIRST's goal of inspiring students.

As an interesting side note, it also means we're probably going to be very busy helping out on Thursday...

Jonathan,
The "only ten" comment is because both regionals have had huge numbers of rookies in the past few years. I think last year there were 26 rookie teams in MN, 13 were at 10K (one team was from TN) and 15 at North Star (one team was from WI and another from IL). In 2009, is was 19 at 10K and 18 at North Star.
There are eight at North Star and ten at 10k (according to my count). There were nine at Lake Superior. As far as I can tell, there are no overlapping teams.

[J93Wagner]

True, but I suppose it's all how you look at it because, let's be honest, ten rookie teams at an event is still a lot of rookies.

[sometimestommy]

The 1939 Ku-Nig-its will be there, we hang 4 tubes in teleop and are working on code to hang 1 tube in auton plus minibot deploy in 2.9 sec

[Nemo]

Originally Posted by sometimestommy

The 1939 Ku-Nig-its will be there, we hang 4 tubes in teleop and are working on code to hang 1 tube in auton plus minibot deploy in 2.9 sec

I see you guys listed in the Northstar event, not 10000 lakes. Maybe our team should breathe a sigh of relief? Congratulations on your great play and teamwork in your win over our #2 alliance in Kansas City. That was a really, really exciting semifinal and you guys did a great job. To everyone else at Northstar, don't underestimate 1939!