FIRST records

[dtengineering]

We had a discussion a while earlier about the most isolated team in FRC.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...solated+tea m

I'd be interested in seeing who travels the greatest distance during a full FRC season.

Another one... what is the greatest distance ever driven to get to a regional? How about to a Championship? Teams with eternal bus trips... speak up!

What is the greatest number of consecutive seasons in which a team has:

a) Qualified for Championships by winning a regional or regional chairman's award?
b) Won an official FRC award of any description. (We're on a five year streak... not bad for a six year old team... but I know there are some much, much longer "winning streaks" out there.)

Actually... this is the sort of thing that belongs on a wiki, isn't it?

Jason

[NickE]

Originally Posted by dtengineering

Another one... what is the greatest distance ever driven to get to a regional? How about to a Championship? Teams with eternal bus trips... speak up!

Team 60's Drive to Atlanta this year was pretty far.

[ATannahill]

Originally Posted by dtengineering

b) Won an official FRC award of any description.
Jason

We have won at least one for the last 8 years (all 12 years except 2001). I have gone back as far as I could and any records before 2002 are choppy and unreliable.

[EricH]

330 has at least one per year since 2001, counting regional wins/finalists. I'd have to ask the veterans if we won anything in 2000; if we did, the streak goes back to 1999.

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by EricH

330 has at least one per year since 2001, counting regional wins/finalists. I'd have to ask the veterans if we won anything in 2000; if we did, the streak goes back to 1999.

Yes, they were part of the San Jose Regional finalists.
It was 330 (#1 seed, I believe), 368 and 359 (both Hawaii rookies), against 60, 254, and I dont remember.....who won the regional. I was there screaming my lungs out.

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by rtfgnow

We have won at least one for the last 8 years (all 12 years except 2001). I have gone back as far as I could and any records before 2002 are choppy and unreliable.

It's not hard to find these things out...

2009 FL Motorola Quality Award
2009 FL Regional Finalist
2009 North Star - Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award
2009 North Star - Motorola Quality Award
2009 North Star - Regional Winner
2008  FL  Motorola Quality Award
2007  FL  Regional Chairman's Award
2007  NV  J&J Sportsmanship
2007  CMP  Xerox Creativity
2007  CMP  Finalist - Galileo Division
2006  NV  Regional Chairman's Award
2006  FL  Regional Champion
2005  CMP  Judge's Award
2005  FL  Regional Chairman's Award
2004  FL  DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit
2004  CO  DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit
2004  CO  GM Industrial Design
2004  CO  Regional Chairman's Award
2003  NH  KPC&B Entrepreneurship
2003  FL  Regional Finalist
2003  FL  Regional Chairman's Award
2003  NH  KPC&B Entrepreunership
2002  IL  Finalist
2002  IL  Judge's Award
2000  FL  Imagery
1999  FL  Outstanding Defense
1998  TX  Rookie All-Star Award

Originally Posted by EricH

330 has at least one per year since 2001, counting regional wins/finalists. I'd have to ask the veterans if we won anything in 2000; if we did, the streak goes back to 1999.

330 was a 2000 CA Finalist

[EdwardP]

Originally Posted by dtengineering

a) Qualified for Championships by winning a regional or regional chairman's award?
b) Won an official FRC award of any description. (We're on a five year streak... not bad for a six year old team... but I know there are some much, much longer "winning streaks" out there.)

I'm pretty sure both of those go to 254, who has won regionals for 11 straight years (every single year). I went through checking the teams you might think would match or pass them. The only two who had awards listed all the way back to 2001 (limit of records on US First) were 111 and 68 (who had one year were the only listed accomplishment was a student's scholarship). (I'm sure I forgot to check a few "major" teams who have been around since the number lock.)

EDIT: found one, 469, but they have only been around since 2000

[Ian Curtis]

Buzz (175) has won at least one regional/field for the past 10 years. Except that one year, when they won the Chairman's award (this was prior to the existence of the Regional Chairman's award).

Team Hammond (71) has 5 Championship/National Finals appearances (1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007), with 4 Championship/National wins (1997, 2001, 2002, 2004). As Dave Verbrugge pointed out, Beatty has now graduated two freshman classes who never saw a Championship win, but they have yet to graduate one who hasn't seen a Championship finals appearance, a feat no other team has come close to matching.

Hyper (69) had quite the 2004. Their robot never lost a match in two regionals. They tied a match or two, and their elimination alliances lost a match or two when HYPER was sitting out.* Unfortunately, they elected not to go to the Championship that year, as if they did I'd imagine they were on crash course with the Beatty Beast. Obviously, it's impressive, but even more uniquely, it didn't have a collecting mechanism for the 5 point balls. Instead, it was well equipped for the 50 point bonus for hanging from a 10 foot chin-up bar, and capping the goals with the big yellow Doubler Ball (which, doubled the points value of the balls in that goal). Does anyone have a better picture of HYPER from 2004? Hyper also took a nasty spill that year. One of the biggest audience reactions I remember from the past 6 years.

*In 2004, matches were played with 2 robots on the field, but alliances consisted of one team, so one robot was left sitting out.

[Michael Sperber]

Originally Posted by iCurtis

Buzz (175) has won at least one regional/field for the past 10 years. Except that one year, when they won the Chairman's award (this was prior to the existence of the Regional Chairman's award).

Buzz won the Championship Chairman's Award in 2002 which was the first year of the Regional Chairman's Award process.


BTW - this thread seems to be lacking in comments from Professor Grady.... Professor, where are you hiding?

[qc1967]

Originally Posted by dtengineering

I'd be interested in seeing who travels the greatest distance during a full FRC season.

Well, I don't know about the greatest distance traveled, but I do know the shortest!
Team 1967 Janksters walks to and from SVR every day of competition since our school campus is only 10-15 minutes walking distance from the SJSU Event Center

[NickE]

Originally Posted by qc1967

Well, I don't know about the greatest distance traveled, but I do know the shortest!
Team 1967 Janksters walks to and from SVR every day of competition since our school campus is only 10-15 minutes walking distance from the SJSU Event Center

Thats pretty close, but there might be some events hosted at the same location where a team works.

For example, SVR used to be hosted at NASA Ames where 254 works... (It was still probably a 10 minute walk across base).

[Rob Colatutto]

Originally Posted by NickE

Thats pretty close, but there might be some events hosted at the same location where a team works.

For example, SVR used to be hosted at NASA Ames where 254 works... (It was still probably a 10 minute walk across base).

WPI is hosting a regional this year, and their campus is not too large. I'd give them a 5 minute walk from their shop to the field house, tops.

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by qc1967

Well, I don't know about the greatest distance traveled, but I do know the shortest!
Team 1967 Janksters walks to and from SVR every day of competition since our school campus is only 10-15 minutes walking distance from the SJSU Event Center

397 is <1 miles away from Kettering District I wouldn't want to measure walking distance, it is cold during competition season. 1506 is in the building across the street and can take the tunnel most of the way to the competition. (For anyone who hasn't seen KU/heard about it, we have a tunnel that goes to 3/5 of our buildings so going outside is nearly completely optional)

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by dtengineering

a) Qualified for Championships by winning a regional or regional chairman's award?

I think 236 won 7 times? At least, they've won every year there's been an RCA.

[Jake Wiedemann]

Team 1787 got the Zerox Creativity award 2 years in a row, for our 2008 hoop herdier robot, and our 2009 wood, duck tape, and zip tie robot. Also, on the 2009 robot, we mananged to install our convayer belt in 10 minutes and had it up and running in under a half hour.