2010 Where is Wolcott Invitational

[Vikesrock]

Congrats to the finalists 230, 175, and 2064 and the winning alliance 558, 2836, and 9173 (Pre-rookie from Kennedy? with 230's backup robot).

Congrats to Team 1071 for pushing through the comms issues and running a great event. I think by the eliminations we had most of the robots up and running in almost every match.

It was definitely fun getting my first chance to ref, so thanks for the opportunity!

Here were the alliances after alliance selection:
230, 175, 2064
558, 2836, 9173
173, 181, 1740
9228 (GoodwinTech Pre-rookie), 178, 2168
1099, 1071, 176
571, 195 3125
228, 716, 237

[dsmoker]

Thanks to 1071 for another great event, despite some technical difficulties, and to 228 for some great food (I think that an egg and pulled pork sandwich would sell well for breakfast next year LOL!) Congrats to 230, 175 and 2064 for some of the best-played finals matches I've seen all year, and thanks to team Beta and the pre-rookies from Kennedy High School in Waterbury for being such great alliance partners. Beta, you did all we asked of you and more, and Kennedy, you guys sure as heck didn't drive like rookies!! We look forward to seeing and working with you both again at future FIRST events!

[Marc P.]

Originally Posted by Vikesrock

Congrats to the finalists 230, 175, and 2064 and the winning alliance 558, 2846, and 9173 (Pre-rookie from Kennedy? with 230's backup robot).

*2836, not 2846

Team Beta had a great time in Wolcott! Though we would have liked to finish all of the qualification rounds, we understand the need to keep on time, and that field/communication issues happen from time to time. We had lined up rotating sets of drivers for each qualifying match to get everyone some stick time.

Despite the time setbacks, heat and humidity, we couldn't be happier about the outcome. Thanks to 558 for picking us and putting on a show of offensive power, and to 9173 for rounding out the alliance with awesome defense. Denise, it was great working with you guys, and we're certainly looking forward to playing with you in the future!

And thanks to 230, 175, and 2064 for an exciting set of matches. I didn't think we'd be able to pull it off after you guys beat us the first time in the round robin. 2836's autonomous is coded only for the midfield- to kick 2 balls firing only when our IR sensors detect a ball in kicking range. Luck was with us in the finals- being in the near zone, we scored our one ball from the farthest starting corner, and a close miss from 558 in the middle zone bounced out on the chains, right into our IR sensors where we kicked it back in for another goal. Truly an awesome set of matches.

Big Thanks to 1071 and all the volunteers that made Where is Wolcott possible. The trophies are really cool looking! And thanks to 228 for the great food! I didn't get a chance to sample the pulled pork before it was sold out, but the beef brisket was certainly delicious!

I've already uploaded some photos to Flickr-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/betamar...7624212340888/

Can't wait for next year!

-Marc
Team Beta, 2836

[Vikesrock]

Originally Posted by Marc P.

*2836, not 2846

My apologies, I must have keyed into my phone incorrectly when I was taking notes.

[Rick Vogl]

Thanks MAX for a great event. All of the TorMentors had a blast. It was great that the pre-rookie Waterbury team was able to take home the banner with our robot.

[dag0620]

I can't speak on behalf of the rest of the team, but as for my self I know even though I am wiped, I had an awesome time with my first WIWI competition as a member of 1071.

I just quickly want to thank all the teams for being so understanding when ever I came around to fix those bridges, or when I had to help Mr.Dependable with the start-up procedure on the field.

Some Specific teams I want to thank

9228 - Guys thanks for being so patient with the cRIO re-imaging to get you guys set to your proper team number. Once that was going you did really well and I wish you the best of luck on your upcoming Rookie Year.

2064 - It was a difference in Lowercase vs. Capital that kept you off, but it got fixed. Thanks for the understanding as I was going through your router settings.

I'm sure I already told you this, but thanks to Mr.Cormier (our head mentor) for getting this all together. I had a blast from the Initial set-up to the final Cake and Soda. I can't wait to do it again next year.

Finally, I enjoyed meeting everyone I crossed paths with at the event and I'm looking forward to seeing alot of you at upcoming events!

[mtaman02]

Originally Posted by dag0620

I just quickly want to thank all the teams for being so understanding when ever I came around to fix those bridges, or when I had to help Mr.Dependable with the start-up procedure on the field.

Some Specific teams I want to thank

9228 - Guys thanks for being so patient with the cRIO re-imaging to get you guys set to your proper team number. Once that was going you did really well and I wish you the best of luck on your upcoming Rookie Year.

2064 - It was a difference in Lowercase vs. Capital that kept you off, but it got fixed. Thanks for the understanding as I was going through your router settings.

I'm sure I already told you this, but thanks to Mr.Cormier (our head mentor) for getting this all together. I had a blast from the Initial set-up to the final Cake and Soda. I can't wait to do it again next year.

Finally, I enjoyed meeting everyone I crossed paths with at the event and I'm looking forward to seeing alot of you at upcoming events!

Thank You dude... I appreciated all the help that you were able to provide. Hopefully all the troubleshooting you've done you'll keep in your head in case a future team needs help getting it solved. Your truley talented and quick thinking =).

Aside from the field issues and random team communication issues I think WIWI was once again a great event. I would've liked to have kept my promise on a smoother running but like any off-season with new technology we had to relearn how to walk and then ran with it in the end =D. A late Congrats to all the Teams that came out for the day and had some fun, and those who were able to take home a little hardware (awards).

Thanks to Rob and the rest of T1071 for having me help run the event. I look forward to next year [hopefully if FIRST stays on track with the technology and not make any suddle changes] and will re-make the promise of having a smoother event.

Sorry I couldn't assist with tear down, maybe next year I'll be able to stick around.

Once again - Thanks and Congrads to all!

Mr. Dependable AT YOUR SERVICE! *Salutes*

[mtaman02]

P.S. If anyone took pics (I know the dude sitting next to me got a couple of me) - I could use a new profile pic =)... +Hint Hint+

[JustinBrockie]

Mike

Your pretty visage shows up in a few of mine (link on Page 3) you could check the ones from Team beta there too.

Thanks for all your work. I think we did better than Steve Jobs!

[JustinBrockie]

Originally Posted by Rick Vogl

Thanks MAX for a great event. All of the TorMentors had a blast. It was great that the pre-rookie Waterbury team was able to take home the banner with our robot.

Rick, thanks for the tremendous Mentor robot!

[JustinBrockie]

Originally Posted by Marc P.

*2836, not 2846



I've already uploaded some photos to Flickr-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/betamar...7624212340888/

Can't wait for next year!

-Marc
Team Beta, 2836

Great photos, here's a few of mine.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/justins...7624212045060/

Thanks to everyone who came, braved the heat, put up with the technical issues and made it such a great day