2016 Duluth Regional Discussion

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by Phoenix Spud

It was 40 degrees yesterday so we feel pretty confident we're ready for the 33 degree weather of Duluth.

70-80 degrees here in Hawaii.
But we will be ready for the cold.

Wont be at load-in since we cant setup pit anyway.
Taking the kids snowboarding at Spirit Mountain instead til 8pm.

[Bryan Herbst]

Originally Posted by waialua359

70-80 degrees here in Hawaii.
But we will be ready for the cold.

Wont be at load-in since we cant setup pit anyway.
Taking the kids snowboarding at Spirit Mountain instead til 8pm.

I fully expect you all to wear Hawaiian shirts while snowboarding- the locals would get a kick out of it!

Kidding, we need you to not be icicles on Thursday

[Zach101]

Personally I was surprised to see so many teams not at northern lights that have been power house teams in previous years such as 2175, 2169, 27, 525, 3130 etc. I feel like Duluth is going to be real fun this year and cant wait till next week.

[Boe]

Originally Posted by Zach101

Personally I was surprised to see so many teams not at northern lights that have been power house teams in previous years such as 2175, 2169, 27, 525, 3130 etc. I feel like Duluth is going to be real fun this year and cant wait till next week.

I cant speak for all teams, but at least for us and 3130 based on the wait list it was much more likely for us to get into the Iowa regional. We love going to Duluth every year and the venue is one of the best in all of FRC but we look forward to getting to go to the inaugural Iowa Regional.

[jajabinx124]

Originally Posted by Zach101

Personally I was surprised to see so many teams not at northern lights that have been power house teams in previous years such as 2175, 2169, 27, 525, 3130 etc. I feel like Duluth is going to be real fun this year and cant wait till next week.

The Iowa regional really attracted some of the powerhouses that usually went to the duluth regionals.

Edit (In response to boe's post):
Yeah..registering for both the duluth regionals is beginning to get tougher and tougher as FRC in MN grows.

[llamadon]

Originally Posted by Zach101

Personally I was surprised to see so many teams not at northern lights that have been power house teams in previous years such as 2175, 2169, 27, 525, 3130 etc. I feel like Duluth is going to be real fun this year and cant wait till next week.

I think my alma mater wanted to compete later in the season just to get a feel for the game and make any necessary adjustments before their first comp. Week one was rough for us last year .

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by Tanis

I fully expect you all to wear Hawaiian shirts while snowboarding- the locals would get a kick out of it!

Kidding, we need you to not be icicles on Thursday

We actually have 4 people going to unpack the crate.
The other 6 of us (5 kids) wanted to go Snowboarding since we are staying at the Spirit Mountain hotel again. I had to sacrifice and chaperone the kids with all of my own gear that I packed, including the downhill runs.
My Driver isnt going. I cant afford to have him get hurt and not drive.

[bobjones227]

2512 is incredibly excited for the Double DECCer! We look forward to seeing all the teams compete, and we also look forward to testing out some of our strategies for competition. From the robots we've seen that are going to be at Northern Lights, I think it will be a great year.

Good Luck to all the teams!

[swaxman12345]

Originally Posted by waialua359

70-80 degrees here in Hawaii.
But we will be ready for the cold.

Wont be at load-in since we cant setup pit anyway.
Taking the kids snowboarding at Spirit Mountain instead til 8pm.

When are you going? Maybe some kids from 2512 can come with