3 Questions!!! (2/20/04)

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Dr.Bot

Here are my questions:



How many regionals where there in 1999?

Extra credit ---- where were they.

Extra extra credit if the growth rate in regionals continues approximately
what year will there be 50 regionals?

There were 8 regionals in 1999, NASA Ames, Chicago, Great Lakes, New Jersey, Philadelphia, KSC, UTC and Houston. Yeah, that's 8.

Using a 17% Growth rate, We should be at 50 teams in 4 years.

[ColleenShaver]

1. 2000

2. transmitter

3. Andy Grady

Thanks for all the hard work Andy, it's been fun and challenging!!

Originally Posted by Karthik

There were 8 regionals in 1999, NASA Ames, Chicago, Great Lakes, New Jersey, Philadelphia, KSC, UTC and Houston. Yeah, that's 8.

Using a 17% Growth rate, We should be at 50 teams in 4 years.

Close - I remember it as 7, The First Lone Star (Houston) was in 2000, you are correct on the other 7.

So 7 Regionals in 99, 26 in 2004 Means we doubled twice in 5 years. AT that rate we should have 50 regionals in another 5 years.

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Dr.Bot

Close - I remember it as 7, The First Lone Star (Houston) was in 2000, you are correct on the other 7.

Dr. Bot,

I'm pretty sure the first Houston regional was in 1998. I believe that Chief Delphi beat the Baxter Bomb Squad in the finals. Could someone verify this?

[Andy Grady]

Originally Posted by Karthik

Dr. Bot,

I'm pretty sure the first Houston regional was in 1998. I believe that Chief Delphi beat the Baxter Bomb Squad in the finals. Could someone verify this?

Karthik is correct with this. In 1998, the southwest regional was held in Houston. Chief Delphi defeated Baxter Bomb Squad to take the title. In all there were 8 regionals in 1997. They were...

1. NASA Ames California Open - Moffet Field, CA
2. Motorola Midwest Open - Chicago, IL
3. NASA KSC Open - Kennedy Space Center, FL
4. FIRST Southwest Open - Houston, TX
5. Philladelphia Alliance Open - Philladelphia, PA
6. UTC New England Open - Hartford, CT
7. J&J Midatlantic Open - New Brunswick, NJ
8. Great Lakes Open - Ypsilanti, MI

Edit: However! Upon further review, we have found that Dr. Bot is indeed correct! This is because the Houston Regional was canceled in 1999! Thus all the confusion.

[Andy Grady]

Todays Answers...

1. 2000

2. BNC Connector, BNC Cable, and/or Ground Plane is acceptable.

3. Shameless self plug...Andy Grady is the answer!

Today's winner...Joe "I could have sat on my hands, closed my eyes, spun in circles, and still won this thing" Ross! Good Job!

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