IRI - Comments, Suggestions,

[Masterfork]

well i was the gunner for IRI this year and i was last years arm operator so i had my chance to defend our teams title as champs and i can't say anything else but wow this is an amazing competition definatly harder than any matchs i have ever drove in or anything its so much harder than nats i believe cus it seems that IRI takes all the best teams and puts them under one roof and its amazing. JUST AMAZING and i would love to come again but its up to my team but i just love this competition and the only thing i would want out of it is archived matchs so we can watch them agian cus the matchs at IRI are the best i have ever played in and i couldn't ask for me.

thanks to all who made it happen it has not let me down yet it has actually surprised me as i come bak it just seems to get better every year.

[MissInformation]

My only complaint is the long drive... IRI is perhaps the most amazing event ever, organized by perhaps the most amazing group of people ever, but with all that brain power, one would think you would have created some kind of a time warp or wormhole or something... Now that I've mentioned the possibility of a wormhole, I'll expect one next year...

The mentor round counted?

Heidi

[David Kelly]

Originally Posted by MissInformation

My only complaint is the long drive... IRI is perhaps the most amazing event ever, organized by perhaps the most amazing group of people ever, but with all that brain power, one would think you would have created some kind of a time warp or wormhole or something... Now that I've mentioned the possibility of a wormhole, I'll expect one next year...

The mentor round counted?

Heidi

Of course the mentor rounds counted


Thank you all for the positive comments.

[Jeremiah Johnson]

IRI is by far the best event I have ever attended. Maybe it was b/c I wasn't under any pressure as an operator or coach, but it was immense fun. There was an extreme level of competition that I don't even think is rivaled by The Championship. I've never seen harder fought matches then the semis and finals. Dean should come and learn from IRI.

Now, onto some nitpicks.

1. As pit announcer: I felt that I was under-informed on where and when stuff was, i.e. the talent show was in the auditorium from 12-2, but where was the auditorium? And the VIP pits were next to the playing field and when one of those teams was late to a match, I was unknowingly announcing them eventhough they couldn't hear me until I realized it and informed the person on the other end of the radio that they were out there.

2. As a spectator: I thought the competition was great. I liked the announcers from what I heard of them in the eliminations. I missed Copioli but I did listen to him on the lunch break. Although, the announcers were a bit loud.

I think that's about it. It was a very good competition. The school was perfect for the set-up too.

[BuddyB309]

Please no fire alarms. Wearing a black t-shirt outside is no fun in the hot sun. Also I would have liked a team social afterwards. to say goodbye to all of my friends.

other than its too short, there is nothing that can be changed. that was so much fun.