Classic / Ultimate Drive Teams

[Andy Baker]

There are some great drive teams listed here. Here are some others:

old school... Weren't Andy Grady and Colleen Shaver on the same drive team on Gael Force in '98? That would have been interesting. Colleen was very good in 1999, and with Grady as a partner in '98, they probably were awesome.

Kevin Kolodziej and Sarah Michna on team 71 were great in 01 and 02. Their skills led to 71's dominance. Add these two to the winningest coach in FIRST, Brian Beatty, and you have an unbeatable drive team.

Also, in 2002, I believe that Joel Johnson and Jeff Rodriguez were on the same drive team for RAGE. This duo capped off a Championship with their mad skills. Joel even was caught smiling a few times, they were so good.

But... if I had to pick one drive team who made the most out of each situation they were in... Tyler and Nick from team 292 in 2003. They were #1 seed at Great Lakes, Midwest, and won the Newton division as alliance captains. Everyone who played against them didn't know how they did it... but they just drove well. They did this with a coach who gave little direction (he didn't need to... the drivers were that good) and a robot that was very reliable but also very simple.

Andy B.