2009 Midwest Regional

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Mike Soukup

For all the hype surrounding 71, 111, 217, and 1114 at the Midwest regional, I believe the best performing robot at the event was 1625.

I completely agree with Mike. There may not be a scarier sight this year than 1625 with a full load of balls in their robot. Time after time they would load their robot in autonomous and score 20 balls within the first 15 seconds of the match. It was very, very impressive.

Midwest was fun weekend for 1114. Even though things didn't play out the way we had hoped the entire team still had a blast. Special thanks go out to:

Team 71 - It was an honour to be picked by and play with you guys. Your team has set the standard that all FIRST teams aspire to you, and seeing your team in action really made it clear why that is.

Teams 1732, 2041, 1652 - That was a great Quarterfinal match up we had. Your teams ran a great strategy and definitely deserved that win. When we saw the elimination bracket we knew we would be in tough seeing this pairing of very underrated teams.

Team 217 - It's always a blast to be at an event with you guys. Thanks for all the support you gave us throughout the weekend, whether it be in the pits, on the field or in the stands.

Teams 111, 1625, 1675 - Congratulations on a well deserved win. These three teams won not only because they had great robots, but they executed perfectly. The teams performed fluidly, never getting in the way of each other. (Something most alliances could not say)

Raul Olivera - Congrats on a long, long overdue WFFA. You're one of the original rockstars in the this program, and have inspired many people, including myself.

Finally for all those debating the IRI upsets, let's clear this up:

IRI 2005 - 1114, 71, 25 are defeated by 330, 980 & 56 in the semis
IRI 2006 - 25, 1114, 33 are defeated by 1625, 71, 910 in the semis