2007 Davis Sacramento Regional

[BHS_STopping]

Originally Posted by 1359th Scalawag

We're not going to Nationals this year. We will 2008 though. Sorry we didn't get the award to you, you guys were awesome though. I'm looking forward to seeing you in the future. Good luck at Nationals!

Darn, that's a bit of a bummer. Our team would have loved to have seen you guys there, had we qualified as well. We'll be sending up our Vex team, and I believe that our members would have enjoyed your team's company.

Anyway, good luck with any other future projects your team might have. Here's hoping that we'll be able to see you guys again sometime soon!

[Otaku]

I want more N.E.R.D.S. Buttons. I have like 3 or 4 (I was the person at Davis with that sweatshirt covered in buttons) but they're just so awesome.

[BHS_STopping]

We'll be sure to try and bring some more at the Championship, that is if we have any left. I think that we were fresh out after Sacramento was over, but we may have some more left.

[Otaku]

Oh cool, you'll be at Nationals!

=D

Also, I think I was the first to notice Squirrel's badge (The one with that Chevy on it). =D

[pakratt1991]

lol we will be making about 1000 more buttons for nationals
It is sad that 1359 is not going to be at nationals :-(
I will miss your ARRG, or as one of your recycling containers said "RRRRRRR"
but I think that got fixed

[BHS_STopping]

FRC 1726 isn't going to Nationals, but FVC 3495 (Team Dark Matter) will be there watching and participating in the Vex competition. I hope we'll be able to see at least one of the SAC teams in the final matches, after FVC is done for the day.

Glad you were able to meet one of our parents/mentors in person. Mr. Forbes was there taking tons of pictures, as well as providing lots of valuable insight for our team. He also seemed to take to the FIRST credo pretty well; GP is also one of my favorite, if not my favorite, aspects of FIRST. I love being able to help out others, and it also feels great knowing that if you need to fix your bot, there will be several teams willing to help, with at least one of them being your opponents in a previous or upcoming match. I guess rivalry between teams only really exists for 2 minutes and twenty seconds at a time.

[Otaku]

Originally Posted by BHS_STopping

FRC 1726 isn't going to Nationals, but FVC 3495 (Team Dark Matter) will be there watching and participating in the Vex competition. I hope we'll be able to see at least one of the SAC teams in the final matches, after FVC is done for the day.

Glad you were able to meet one of our parents/mentors in person. Mr. Forbes was there taking tons of pictures, as well as providing lots of valuable insight for our team. He also seemed to take to the FIRST credo pretty well; GP is also one of my favorite, if not my favorite, aspects of FIRST. I love being able to help out others, and it also feels great knowing that if you need to fix your bot, there will be several teams willing to help, with at least one of them being your opponents in a previous or upcoming match. I guess rivalry between teams only really exists for 2 minutes and twenty seconds at a time.

Correction, 2 minutes and 15 seconds at a time.

And that is so true.

At SVR, 675 hit 1868 pretty hard into a wall and we're pretty sure, damaged them. Right after the match, I went over to 1868's pit to help them out -- they didn't need repair because of us, but for their drive system from an earlier issue. I pointed some stuff out, they fixed it, then I was on my way.

I've also showed up at random team's pits and asked if they've needed help before. It never hurts to ask!

[1359th Scalawag]

Originally Posted by pakratt1991

lol we will be making about 1000 more buttons for nationals
It is sad that 1359 is not going to be at nationals :-(
I will miss your ARRG, or as one of your recycling containers said "RRRRRRR"
but I think that got fixed

Nice to know we're missed.

We had a meeting right after we got home and decided that we'll have a better chance next year. But you guys rock, you have a chance at winning. I'd like to know how many other teams won 2 or more regionals.

[Alekat]

Hehe, I forget which team it was, but at the beginning of the day they had all their electronics all sitting on the work bench instead of in the robot where it usually is. They were trying to bolt down their electronics panel later in the day and one of the students stripped the bolt end off.

It seemed like they had been through a lot of stress, and they didn't have any more of the bolt they needed. I walked up (still in my volunteer shirt) and asked them calmly if I could take the broken bolt. Then I walked over to my old pit (701 alumni here) right next door and rummaged through one of the bolt boxes until I found a couple of similar size. I handed them off and they seemed a little shocked.

You'd be suprised how many teams aren't aware of the comradare in the pits, especially rookie teams. I see lots of signs up in the pits, I think it would be great if teams started advertising their willingness to help other teams in a more concrete way. And it looks good for the judges eh?

[ChrisH]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Can someone please explain to me why there is no information from this regional on the FIRST website?

There were "issues" with the field internet connection. All the UC Davis IT guys were off for "Ceasar Chavez Day" so we couldn't find our way out through the firewall on Friday or Saturday. We couldn't send results using the field software and so had to use the alternate e-mail method.

Friday results went out Friday night. The Final results were sent off Saturday about 11pm -after teardown and dinner for those loading the truck. OK we really took our time enjoying the dinner (Thanks Corey!)

So maybe the guy who is supposed to post them was too busy keeping fields running on Saturday and decided to spend some time with his family on Sunday? Or maybe he spent Sunday trying to get home after weeks on the road? I know I spent a significant amount of time with Field Tech support on both days. If other events spent the same amount of time they would have been pretty tied up and frankly posting the results would have been pretty low on my priority list in comparison to keeping fields running.

If instant results were that important to you, you should have been there.

[MrForbes]

I was there, and figuring out the match results and standings in the pits is pretty difficult with the new display (compared to last year)....when the standings reaches the end, it resets at the top and immediately scrolls down, so it takes some time and effort to catch the top ones. And I never did figure out how to read the match results.....

Maybe the problem is that my eyes aren't what they used to be

[ChrisH]

Originally Posted by squirrel

I was there, and figuring out the match results and standings in the pits is pretty difficult with the new display (compared to last year)....when the standings reaches the end, it resets at the top and immediately scrolls down, so it takes some time and effort to catch the top ones. And I never did figure out how to read the match results.....

Maybe the problem is that my eyes aren't what they used to be

The ranking screen did have a problem, especially if you were #1 seed. There was no real results screen except the "ticker" at the bottom. You never knew if the team above you in rank had a better W/T/L record or just more QPs. On earlier versions you could adjust the speed of the display, but that disappeared in the version used this past weekend. The other list was the upcoming matches.

It was definitely not your eyes, at least mine had the same trouble.

Did anyone else notice that they added the match # and a real time clock to the main scoring display on the big screen? They really are listening at FIRST and 4FX and we often don't give them enough credit for what has been achieved to date in our efforts to "correct" percieved problems.

[Alpha 997]

Originally Posted by ChrisH

Did anyone else notice that they added the match # and a real time clock to the main scoring display on the big screen? They really are listening at FIRST and 4FX and we often don't give them enough credit for what has been achieved to date in our efforts to "correct" percieved problems.

Yeah it was weird. The ring scores and bonus on the screen did not add up to be the total scores at the bottom of the screen. But didn’t know what they add to it. So they added the match number?

[allen_d]

Originally Posted by Alekat

Hehe, I forget which team it was, but at the beginning of the day they had all their electronics all sitting on the work bench instead of in the robot where it usually is. They were trying to bolt down their electronics panel later in the day and one of the students stripped the bolt end off.

It seemed like they had been through a lot of stress, and they didn't have any more of the bolt they needed. I walked up (still in my volunteer shirt) and asked them calmly if I could take the broken bolt. Then I walked over to my old pit (701 alumni here) right next door and rummaged through one of the bolt boxes until I found a couple of similar size. I handed them off and they seemed a little shocked.

Sounds like us, 1960! Thursday was a little blurry as we had some "minor" last minute repairs to make! (they took all day).

I would like to thank all the teams that provided us with support. I constantly sent kids out begging for parts, pieces, programmers, mechanical advice and more. They NEVER came up short thanks to all the great teams at Davis!

[Zyik]

Question, about the "We've got spirt, yes we do, we've got spirt, how bout you." Chant. Is there a history / tradition behind it? I've never heard it before. This was also my first time in Davis though.