FRC Team #1

[Tim Baird]

Originally Posted by Richard

The FIRST database may be incomplete. It shows no activity for FRC 20 from 1999 through 2003, and no activity for FRC 190 before 1995, although both of those teams are listed as 1992 rookies.

It probably shows no activity because of a technicality. 190 used to be WPI and Doherty HS, but then switched to WPI and Mass Academy when WPI formed the Mass Academy as their own high school. They have been in it every year, but, by FIRST's definition of an "original team", they lose it because of the high school switch.

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Tim Baird

It probably shows no activity because of a technicality. 190 used to be WPI and Doherty HS, but then switched to WPI and Mass Academy when WPI formed the Mass Academy as their own high school. They have been in it every year, but, by FIRST's definition of an "original team", they lose it because of the high school switch.

I thought 190 is grandfathered into Championships along with the other original teams/Chairman's winners?

[Steve Kaneb]

Originally Posted by Cory

I thought 190 is grandfathered into Championships along with the other original teams/Chairman's winners?

Well, we are still counted as a legacy team. In addition to the legacy designation, 190 also has "earned" its way into the championship every year, which was easier when you could get in from "points" earned from design awards.

[shock190]

Originally Posted by Borromakkot

Well, we are still counted as a legacy team. In addition to the legacy designation, 190 also has "earned" its way into the championship every year, which was easier when you could get in from "points" earned from design awards.

Another big reason we're still counted is that we had a transition year. 1993/2 was WPI/Doherty, 1994 was WPI/Doherty & Mass Academy, 1995 was WPI/Mass Academy. The gradual shift made the team continuous.

[Billfred]

Courtesy of the FIRST site, six teams are considered 1992 teams: 20, 45, 126, 148, 190, 191. I think it's only recently that 148 proved its lineage back to Maize Craze (I don't remember them on the list in years past), but that's what FIRST has decreed.