Hardest Regional

[IKE]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

FLR has a very Canadian flaour this year with 10 teams attending, a couple from Conneicut and an Indiana team. So it'll be very interesting this year.
It's too early to tell but I'd put my bet on the Michigan Championship.
That'll be a killer event with 70 Michigan teams whaling on each other all weekend.

The Michigan State Championship will be quite competitive as it will be the first event calling for qualification. It will also be an end of season event which are always more competitive. Lastly teams will have 2 events under their belts.

I will second Cory's response though that wherever 1114 is, it will be tough to win.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by IKE

I will second Cory's response though that wherever 1114 is, it will be tough to win.

For everybody else....

[sovierr]

I would say that the hardest regionals to win will be the first week ones. I say this because the teams will need to keep their sanity through all the field issues and control problems with the new systems.

[ttldomination]

Agreed with sovierr. Week 1 teams are hitting the ground hard and have little idea of what to expect in competition. Teams after have watched match clips and nailed down strategies that work and don't work. .

[nukelear1991]

I think West Michigan is the hardest regional...at least in the midwest...because the indiana/iilinois/michigan combo of engineering big wig companies sponsoring them. I think the midwest is one of the best places to participate in FIRST because of the Delphi and GM plus like Wildstang has Motorola there are just a lot of amazing teams...like one of my faves

Wo-Bot lol


No but seriously I think west mich. takes it

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by nukelear1991

I think West Michigan is the hardest regional...at least in the midwest...because the indiana/iilinois/michigan combo of engineering big wig companies sponsoring them. I think the midwest is one of the best places to participate in FIRST because of the Delphi and GM plus like Wildstang has Motorola there are just a lot of amazing teams...like one of my faves

Wo-Bot lol


No but seriously I think west mich. takes it

Historically that may have been true. But this year West Michigan is Michigan only so no 71, or 111 or 45 or any other outside Michigan teams.

Jessica makes a good point, the new control system will shake things up, a lot. Also, the economy's tanking will have a negative effect on all of us.

[swamp_child]

Florida

[lenny8]

Originally Posted by sovierr

I would say that the hardest regionals to win will be the first week ones. I say this because the teams will need to keep their sanity through all the field issues and control problems with the new systems.

yea i have to agree with this one. new control,strategy on the spot, not going to be easy but thats the beauty of first there's always a way

[Raumiester2010]

Originally Posted by IKE

The Michigan State Championship will be quite competitive as it will be the first event calling for qualification. It will also be an end of season event which are always more competitive. Lastly teams will have 2 events under their belts.

I will second Cory's response though that wherever 1114 is, it will be tough to win.

Definitely gonna third both IKE and Cory's response in saying the the Michigan Championships will be killer! And i wish good luck to both 1114 and whoever faces them (they will need it)

[Akash Rastogi]

Since the season is nearing completion...its safe to say that the MI Championship is insane.

[lenny8]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Since the season is nearing completion...its safe to say that the MI Championship is insane.

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[miscall]

I'm going to say the CT regional. A lot of really good teams, such as 126, 1124, 1100, 20, and 175, compete in this regional. Also, a lot of the founding teams of FIRST compete there. Roughly 60 teams compete each year, which is a lot of competition for the winner's banner.

Since that is the only regional I go to I might be biased, but after watching webcasts of other regionals and while their matches are good, they pale in comparison to the matches seen here in CT.

[Aren_Hill]

aaaannnddd.....midwest, two previous world champs, beast, bomb squad wildstang...yeah.....

[Nawaid Ladak]

Originally Posted by Aren_Hill

aaaannnddd.....midwest, two previous world champs, beast, bomb squad wildstang...yeah.....

I second this statement

[Anders Horn]

Originally Posted by Aren_Hill

aaaannnddd.....midwest, two previous world champs, beast, bomb squad wildstang...yeah.....

What did you think of the washington state regional? The driving wasn't as evasive as I'd strategized for.