2009 Chesapeake Regional

[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.