UFH: Christopher Hibner

[Mike Soukup]

Way to go Chris. You & team 308 have been heros to me ever since we competed together at IRI in 2001. Wildstang was disappointed because we weren't doing as well as we wanted at IRI and after getting 2nd place to Beatty at Nationals we wanted to prove to ourselves & everyone else that our ramp design and strategy was capable of putting up a 700 score. When you picked us we knew that our chances of using our ramp in competition were over.

I remember that exchange between us. I thought you were crazy. But I'm glad that our alliance proved me wrong. After our driver put the goal in the wrong spot during our first match (partly my fault because I assumed he knew where it should go) you & Kevin were still confident that we would get a 700 point round in the next match. Of course we did. What I liked most was your positive & competitive attitude. Not once did you say that we should go for a 600 score. You put it all on the line and went for the big score every time. That takes confidence in your robot & drivers and lots of guts. I'm glad we pulled it off and out-Beatty'd Beatty.

Mike