Question: What was the first FIRST competition you attended?

[Wayne C.]

The 1997 NJ Regional- at the Rutgers College Ave. Gym-

I'd seen the tapes and we built something close to a robot but we were totally unprepared for the experience. Our machine the Silver Eagle was miraculous in that it moved at all and Toroid Terror proved to be just that. But the crowds of loud cheering kids and helpful people convinced me that next year we would do better (we didn't!). In those days the big teams at NJ were TJ2, CD, Huskie Brigade, Buzz and the locals from Hillsborough and Bound Brook. Everybody had neat uniforms and schtick. We had baby blue tee shirts.

A lot has changed over the years and I am glad we stuck with it. This year is the team's 9th season and we have graduated 47 seniors on to college programs in technology fields. And we have fun.

Isn't it amazing where your fondest memories can come from?

WC