Final Bin Bash Congratulations and Thanks

[team222badbrad]

AL,


Damaging our robot?

Things replaced/fixed during 8 competitons....

1 bent front axle

a couple light covers

a bent stopper for our arm (Duel on the Delaware when we tangled with 341)

and a few changes of drill motors and gearboxes


However our robot looks like it has been through BattleBots

We found out that you can really dent and puncture holes in 1/8 Lexan!

[Mike Schroeder]

I would like to thank all the teams that were still there durning the finals, and didnt kill me, after that 45 miute break in the finals

Congrats to all the teams that attended the competition, you are the ones that help FIRST grow in NJ ( or the North East as the case may be)

Thank you to Mike and Pete, i dont think anyone in FIRST works as hard as those guys and love it as much as they do

[Keith Chester]

Anyone on the pit crew on my team can easily testify that we suffered some of the heaviest damage Evil Machine has seen since the final 2 rounds of nationals.

In just one competition, BE 2.0:

Our wings were bent three times, we lost two pistons, lost use of the grippers, ofllowed by the final set of wings being ripped apart, then pneumatics and solenoids being heavily smashed, the arm itself taking so much damage that the rods keeping the grippers at a 90 degree angle to the floor snapped off and flew out, the arm itself refused to raise at time, we exploded two drill transmissions, broke off large pieces of QUARTER INCH DIAMOND PLATE armor, locked the drive train on several different occasions due to damages, blew a few couplings, couldn't even place the last set of couplings we had on CORRECTLY because of damage, and was even forced to disconnect the drill motors on three seperate occasions due to damages. Several of the pieces during the final rounds and the king of the hill rounds were ZIPTIED together.

Yet our pit crew made EVERY round, and EVERY mini game.
Daytona 500 pit crews- eat your hearts out.

BE 2.0 was tough. Wait until 3.0 :-D

[dez250]

Hey all FBB guys and girls...

222&303: It was great being able to hang with my adopted team 222 and get to meet with some great guys 303 during the matches. i still will suggest you guys keep the hats to yourselves though, you don't know what they truly can do now.
Lucas it was great meeting you.
All the volunteers, great job doing what you guys did and hope to see some of you on the fields this year.
25 and other hosts, it was an amazing event, i wish more teams could be as gracious with holding events as you all were.
555 great job fixing your bot as best as you could in the finals in the 20 min break, i have never seen a team stressed so much do as much as you guys did in an off season.
And to everyone else, thanks for once again making an event such a great one, it was a pleasure to be able to spend m Saturday afternoon with such great people.
~Mike

[Mascott222]

Well i think i speak for all of the drive crew for 222 when i say thankyou to all espically to Big Mike and 303

From Freak Boy(Travis) Pimp Master C. (Cliff) Elf Boy (Henry) And Double B. (Brad) Along with our pit crew Crazy Carl and Halo (Dave)

[The Lucas]

Thank to everyone who made this a fun event. It was worth the early morning trip up the Jersey Turnpike. I just wish my team could have been there, broken green robot and all.

Thanks Mike for inviting me to ref the event with him and Steve. It was good experience for a possible future career as a regional ref (and by career, I mean unpaid volunteer position with free food! ).

Originally posted by dez250
Lucas it was great meeting you.
~Mike

It was nice to meet you too, Mike from 250 (Dez). I set a personal record for meeting the most people named Mike in one day by meeting 3 Mike's for the first time (from Teams 56, 250, & 303). I also enjoyed meeting people with names other than Mike for the first time (such as Kim, Neil, or George).

The real attraction of any off-season competition is not a crazy fun round, but a chance to be a part of the FIRST Community one more time. Thanks to all my FIRST Friends for making this such an enjoyable event for me. Hope to see you all at Ramp Riot!