Sincere thanks and congratulations from 'team xbot'

[Alexa Stott]

Originally Posted by M. Krass

Team 25 gets a lot of attention around our shop as the quintessential example of a FIRST powerhouse team. My formative years in FIRST were spent on the East coast and teams like 25 helped shape my vision of what a great team could be, so when I work with the kids out here, I reference a lot of what they've never seen or experienced to give them some idea of how vast the pool of experience and talent in FIRST is.

Team 488 was enormously thrilled (really, you have no idea -- I never scream for anything and Andy Baker and Paul Copioli got an earful from me) to be selected by these teams as their alliance partner for the elimination rounds. We were excited for the chance to work again with a team from our home regional and to work with a team as esteemed and respected as 25. As I'm sure they each do, we regret that our partnership did not last longer, but simply being there with two fantastic teams was a memorable experience for our team. We look forward to every opportunity we have in the future to work side by side with you all.

Thank you, as well, for being a GREAT alliance partner. We were all excited to play with some teams that we generally don't see (as you guys are located all the way across the country). We really enjoyed being paired with you guys and 1425. We simply could not believe you were not picked by the time our alliance was able to select the last team.