End of Day 1 (Thursday practice day)

[EStokely]

James is a whinner.
I am sharing a room with him, I feel I can say that.
The walk is long and you need to plan for it.
Atlanta is pretty amazing. I doubt the web casts are capturing the size of this place.

Our team had all our usual gremlins to deal with in practice but we left the pit feeling ready for friday.

Luck and salutations to all!

[Zzyzx]

For our team, the only problem was an inconsistant autonomous mode, but luckly, we were able to fix all 6 modes to work correctly. Hopefully those are the only gremlins in our robot...for at least a little while.

[sanddrag]

You realize that the long walk is because they want you all to buy Segways.

[RogerR]

well, its been a long day, and i probably shouldn't be staying up and cruising the CD forums, but i really thought that team 1396 deserved some recognition. because of a shipping error, they walked into the pits to find an empty stall, because their crate had accidently been shipped home. within 4 hours, they had gathered the neccessary material, and built drive train. by the end of the day, with the help from pit neighbors, teams 494, 33, and a few others, they had completed a simple yet effective ball herder, and had it tech-ed in.

keep on eye on thes rookies through-out the weekend. they're in the archimedes div.

[activemx]

Originally Posted by RogerR

well, its been a long day, and i probably shouldn't be staying up and cruising the CD forums, but i really thought that team 1396 deserved some recognition. because of a shipping error, they walked into the pits to find an empty stall, because their crate had accidently been shipped home. within 4 hours, they had gathered the neccessary material, and built drive train. by the end of the day, with the help from pit neighbors, teams 494, 33, and a few others, they had completed a simple yet effective ball herder, and had it tech-ed in.

keep on eye on thes rookies through-out the weekend. they're in the archimedes div.

Oh mannn! I couldnt even imagine wat would happen to me if that was my team, specially it sucks since its your first Nationals without a robot. If you need help let ur cd fans know. Will be glad to help you out.

[mtaman02]

That Really can hurt a team. Not Only by set goals they have made but the spirit of that team as well.

Gracious Professionalism has once again made its appearence and has allowed many teams to pitch in together to help 1396 in building a simple yet effective robot to replace the one that was shipped back to the HS.


A Big Thank you is in order to the teams that have helped 1396 to get back on their feet.

Good Luck to all Competiting in T - 6hrs.

[RogerR]

Originally Posted by mtaman02

That Really can hurt a team. Not Only by set goals they have made but the spirit of that team as well.

if it did hurt them, they sure didn't let it show. the whole time, they kept there heads up, and i don't think i ever saw any of them actually complain about there situation. according to the one of the mentors, they actually see this as a positive experience. in the end, they ended up being ranked 33, higher than many very competitve veteran teams.

[T967]

Yeah I think we donated alot of their framework, bosche aluminum is great for buiding fast.

[James Crivellone]

Originally Posted by EStokely

James is a whinner.
I am sharing a room with him, I feel I can say that.
The walk is long and you need to plan for it.
Atlanta is pretty amazing. I doubt the web casts are capturing the size of this place.

Our team had all our usual gremlins to deal with in practice but we left the pit feeling ready for friday.

Luck and salutations to all!

Hey, you didn't like the walk either!