2009 Chesapeake Regional

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by tim-tim

Does anyone know if this Regional is going to be on Webcast? I am at Virginia Tech for school, and want to watch my team play!

Nothing listed yet, but if so, it will be here:
http://firstwiki.net/index.php/2009_Webcasts

[cool breeze]

Congratulations team 1511 on you Web site and Imagery awards, I have been a fan of your website and team for many years. Some teams think that since they can they should. But when it comes to websites, that isn't always the best way to design. I love your site the way it is. I also feel thier is a national chairmans award in your near future. Way to be great ambassadors of FIRST.

[Josh Goodman]

Originally Posted by cool breeze

Congratulations team 1511 on you Web site and Imagery awards, I have been a fan of your website and team for many years. Some teams think that since they can they should. But when it comes to websites, that isn't always the best way to design. I love your site the way it is. I also feel thier is a national chairmans award in your near future. Way to be great ambassadors of FIRST.

Thank you very much! This is a tremendous compliment! I will pass this along to the rest of our team. I would also like to formally thank team 75. The social was simply awesome and a great idea! You guys pulled off what many regionals can't. Thanks for the great times and great fun!

~Josh

[Rick]

Eliminations.
I will update until about 3:30 EST.

QUARTERS
1: 1727/190/467 vs. 8: 2641/1511/1884
QF1-1 70 - 55
QF1-2 72 - 70 (190 pinned for most of match, scored for first time in last 5 seconds to decide the match.)

4: 1626/287/229 vs. 5: 1195/768/1893 UPSET!
QF2-1 64 - 101
QF2-2 72 - 74

2: 2199/40/134 vs. 7: 2534/166/888
QF3-1 114 - 60 (Two super cells by #2 alliance!)
QF3-2 130 - 80 (Two super cells by #2 alliance again!!!)

3: 2866/75/2377 vs. 6: 836/449/1748
QF4-1 60-54 (#6 lost because of penalty)
QF4-2 78-64

SEMIS
1: 1727/190/467 vs. 5: 1195/768/1893 UPSET!
SF1-1 50 - 60 (467 had a double penalty for throwing super cell early)
SF1-2 58 - 105

2: 2199/40/134 vs. 3: 2866/75/2377
SF2-1 113 - 62 (Only 1 super cell this time)
SF2-2 82 - 85 (#2 scored super cell accidentally into wrong goal)
SF2-3 112 - 58 (2 super cells scored again)

FINALS
5: 1195/768/1893 vs. 2: 2199/40/134 UPSET!
F1 90 - 111 (#2 Alliance: 3 super cells !!!!!)
F2 107 - 78
F3 87 - 84

[Justin Montois]

Congratulations to Team 1511, Rolling Thunder for their much deserved Chairman's award. We were really pulling for you guys and we couldn't be happier for you.

Also congrats to 1195 and 768 and 1893 for their Regional Championship.

[rees2001]

Congrats to 1511, I am so excited for Atlanta.
Congrats to 75 on EI.

Finally congrats to 1195, 687 & 1893.

[Gaurav27]

Congratulations to 1511 on winning Chairman's! Good Luck in Atlanta!
Also special congrats to 1626 Falcon Robotics and 229 Division By Zero on being formidable quarterfinalists!
[QF 2-2 was a HUGE UPSET]
It was awesome to see both teams working together again, similar to FLR.

[Adama]

2199 would like to thank 40 and 134 for being excellent alliance partners.

Congratulations to 2866 for rising from the ashes of Thursdays troubles and becoming a fantastic defensive specialist and evading major dumpings. Have fun in Atlanta!

Also, congrats to the regional champions. Every match was a nail biter with you guys.

[lachoneus8]

Originally Posted by Adama

Congratulations to 2866 for rising from the ashes of Thursdays troubles and becoming a fantastic defensive specialist and evading major dumpings.

This really was a cool story. Their robot and machining equipment got destroyed in some flooding one week before ship date. Local teams pulled together to help them get on their feet, but even then they spent 11 hours on Thursday with the help of several other teams getting their bot to pass inspection.

Their little flat bot was a speedy bugger, and played a mean defensive game, earning them a rank of 3 in the quals. They picked their partners well and ended up getting to the semis.

As their mentor was fond of saying, "this isn't just a victory for 2866, it is a victory for FIRST". Good job to those that showed true Gracious professionalism in getting their bot up and running!

In other news, 836, the Robobees won the Chesapeake Virtual Competition. Alex, Jon, and Raymond edged out Tim, Joe, and Franklin of 2483, the Clawbotz after a hard fought 8-team 24 player virtual tournament using 5th Gear.

[ShortBang]

Originally Posted by lachoneus8

This really was a cool story. Their robot and machining equipment got destroyed in some flooding one week before ship date. Local teams pulled together to help them get on their feet, but even then they spent 11 hours on Thursday with the help of several other teams getting their bot to pass inspection.

Their little flat bot was a speedy bugger, and played a mean defensive game, earning them a rank of 3 in the quals. They picked their partners well and ended up getting to the semis.

As their mentor was fond of saying, "this isn't just a victory for 2866, it is a victory for FIRST". Good job to those that showed true Gracious professionalism in getting their bot up and running!

To add to this cool story, they just had bad luck upon bad luck that suddenly turned into awesome luck coupled with great skill at Chesapeake. I know they also had a Driver Station that survived the flood that then died after its buttons broke and a port pulled out.

I for one am most happy that we will be seeing them again next year.

[Firstjewboy]

Hammond FRC #2849 Team Ursa Major would like to offer the following thanks:

-Team 75 for their assistance with getting our pneumatic system working late thursday night.
-Team 2537 for their assistance with making our batteries and pneumatics legal to pass inspection early friday morning
-All teams at the competition for keeping our freshman Phil busy collecting your buttons instead of hanging around our pit playing with tools and being unsafe (his parents thank you too)

THANK YOU TO ALL VOLUNTEERS AND JUDGES WHO MADE OUR FIRST EVENT SO GREAT

[OScubed]

Thank you Chesapeake for being such wonderful hosts. I'd like to thank Team 75 for a great social (I'm one of the "old guys" who couldn't help but dance), and the USNA for being such tolerant and gracious hosts. The venue logistics worked out well, and the volume was appropriate throughout the event.

We are honored that the Chesapeake judges saw fit to award us with Website, Imagery and especially Chairman's award. We look forward to carrying the Chesapeake flag on to chairman's finals in Atlanta.

It was an altogether fun regional and I saw just example after example of Gracious Professionalism on and off the field.

[RoboMom]

Originally Posted by rees2001

Finally congrats to 1195, 687 & 1893.

<sigh>
this is posted incorrectly on the FIRST site.
It is 1195, 768, 1893.

[rees2001]

Originally Posted by RoboMom

<sigh>
this is posted incorrectly on the FIRST site.
It is 1195, 768, 1893.

I thought It was Greg's Mom's team. (congrats Fred & Robin & the rest of your team) We missed you guys up at FLR this year.

[RoboMom]

Originally Posted by rees2001

I thought It was Greg's Mom's team. (congrats Fred & Robin & the rest of your team) We missed you guys up at FLR this year.

Greg's Mom's AND Dad's team
The Needel family had quite the weekend in two different states.
4 generations of Needels doing hi-fives at Chesapeake.
We missed Greg, but Andy did an awesome job on the mike.