Going back to Jersey..

[Wayne C.]

Originally posted by rees2001
How the time has passed. . Then… Team 303 would like to pick team 340. Wow, we are going to the playoffs. We win the first round, we beat Chief Delphi. We’re going to the finals, cool. We eventually lost to BMS & the Crane but wow, that was fun. Then to top it all off , we get a cool trophy & medals. I had no Idea…
Many friends, medals, & trophies later I still love this thing.

I still remember that 303 /340 team badgering the Delphi monster like dogs on game. It was a thing of wonder. Boy did those guys seem teed off. Paul K. and I still talk about it.

Today 303 and 25 are good friends. We have had dinners together, played with and against each other and our kids keep in touch. 303 builds powerful robots that are formidable and they sometimes trounce us, sometimes we trounce them. Together as partners we are great allies. We are heading for Houston together and staying in the same hotel. And together our two teams put on the Brunswick Eruption last fall. It would be great if all the FIRST teams could get along like we do.

In my mind THAT's what FIRST is about. Lots of the NJ teams are like that. And we welcome new friends. You can never have too many.

WC