Portland 2012

[Grim Tuesday]

Originally Posted by CWhiz

This was our best showing ever, and the first time I can remember actually being physically nervous on the field. The long delays did not help. You guys were tough, with 24 points in auto we were worried that you might get too much of a lead in the baskets to make it up on the ramp. It was certainly a nail biter.

Before the first finals match I told our team that even if our robot burst into flames and was left a pile of ash on the field it would still be our best showing ever, we had only made it to the semifinals previously.

I hope we can make it to St. Louis, we have about 31 hours left to raise $4K more we need for the entry.

Contact all your sponsors. Contact new sponsors. Talk to your parents. Take out a loan. Go onto Kickstarter. This is not a chance that comes often, and not a chance to miss!

[CWhiz]

Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday

Contact all your sponsors. Contact new sponsors. Talk to your parents. Take out a loan. Go onto Kickstarter. This is not a chance that comes often, and not a chance to miss!

We came to that conclusion - it was something not to be missed. A major sponsor from years ago came through with a $5K donation, so we are registered and going. Now we have a slightly less frantic time to raise the travel funds. Our problem with the registration fee was mostly timing - it seems 1.5 working days after the event to raise $5K is just too short, but it did help focus the effort :-).