2008 Palmetto Regional

[Jay W.]

I just want to thank everybody for a great regional. Everyone there was friendly, helpful, and just great...plus it was in Clemson, and you can't get much better than being right next door to Death Valley!

Big thanks to 1251, and 1270 for being such a great alliance. I know I'm just a college student mentor, but 845 means as much to me now as it did when i was a student. I didn't see a team there that didn't have an impressive design in some way. These teams shouldn't be ashamed of a thing..even if they didn't win anything, they went to a regional and acted in a highly respectable manner, with an awesome machine, and had a great time while doing it.

Gotta shout out to 342 and 343 as well, excellent designs, and ya'll played some great matches there in the finals.

-Jay

[hipsterjr]

Originally Posted by Jay W.

I just want to thank everybody for a great regional. Everyone there was friendly, helpful, and just great...plus it was in Clemson, and you can't get much better than being right next door to Death Valley!


Gotta shout out to 342 and 343 as well, excellent designs, and ya'll played some great matches there in the finals.

-Jay

Thank you very much. Shout out right back at you. 845 really stepped it up when 1251 had the lifter problems! I love playing with you guys. One of your drivers and I have a long history racing dragsters and that rivalry showed Thursday during the exhibition match. If if wasn't for 1251's elevator breaking, I defiantly would have expected to see yall in the finals.
Could you pm me your driver's email?

[brentmcjunkin]

I thought this was a great regional and it was a tough one. 343 and 342 had problems with not only there bots but the alliance bots they were with but it was all good. congrats to the winners. Thanks for every team making this a good regional

[Evasionate]

Congrats to everyone who won! Everyone who supported team 1758 and the teams who picked us!! Good Luck to everyone whos going to Nationals and see you there!

[techtiger1]

Jay!!! nice to see you back on chiefdelphi buddy your getting FIRST now. See thats why I stay around too. The palmetto regional was a lot of fun and despite not winning 1251 still had a good time. Everyone at this regional did a great job thanks for making it possible. Cuttingredtigers!!! Oh yeah keep having the event at Clemson 1251 enjoyed the reception there haha . Congratulations to the winners and finalist, you guys put on a good show. Finally to 1398 congratulations on yet another chairmans.

[Forte]

Congrats 1398 on the Chairman's Award, you guys worked hard for it, and much thanks to 2483 and 386, we couldn't have done it without you guys. Here's hoping we'll be able to work together at the Nationals.

The regional started out sorta down for us, it's good we finally got everything working before the finals... good job to everyone there, you played great.

[pheadxdll]

This year's regional was one of greatest for our team. We're a VERY small team. Probably no more than 10 dedicated students worked on our bot and only 4 attended the regional. Reaching the finals was a FIRST for our team.

I would like to thank the Forsyth Alliance (1746) and M'Aiken Magic (1102) for picking us to be on your alliance. We had fun battling those epic 5 matches in one double elimination round against the same alliance.

Speaking for our team and mentors, it really meant a great deal to them to get picked and go onto the finals.

Thanks again and we're looking forward to seeing everyone at the Palmetto regional again next year!

[Koko Ed]

What team is Clyde Ward from?

[team1102a]

Clyde Ward is a founding mentor from 1102 Maiken Magic.

[ttedrow]

Now that everyone has had some time to recover from the busy build and competition season, the Regional Planning Committee would like to here from YOU! Please take a few minutes to answer a couple of questions about the Palmetto Regional.

1. What worked, what did you like best?
2. What didn't work, how can we make it better for next year?

Thanks for your input.

[Billfred]

Coming in on Saturday as a spectator, I did appreciate the gratuitous amounts of parking around the arena. (I'll give them a pass on the traffic flow because of the race going on in the area.) The exterior banners were also a nice touch.

On the down side, the arena floor plan left the event with fewer teams and even less space for them. Aside from the tight surroundings in the pit for both teams and spectators, it also felt like it harmed the depth of the event compared with years past. FRC is not about the robots, but the robots are the hook. The problem, of course, is how do you fit more teams into that arena--I'm not sure if you can without things getting a little intense (or, rather, in-tents).

What felt like a wash to me was the staircases to the floor. They were good for catching safety glasses, but the traffic flow felt awkward. A little more signage at the concourse level might help there.

[brentmcjunkin]

i thought that palmetto went great except for my team flipping and losing in the finals but other than that it all went congrats to the winners