The Capital Clash

[RoboMom]

I think Dave was tired after, instead of playing with VEX bots in the garage, played with VEX bots with 30,000 people asking him VEX bot questions for 16 hours. He kept muttering something about "eviscerating" someone....

Heidi seemed to be doing most of the talking. Actually, after talking with 29,000 people, I think she lost her voice. Or maybe Dave "eviscerated" it....

[phrontist]

Originally Posted by RoboMom

I think Dave was tired after, instead of playing with VEX bots in the garage, played with VEX bots with 30,000 people asking him VEX bot questions for 16 hours. He kept muttering something about "eviscerating" someone....

Heidi seemed to be doing most of the talking. Actually, after talking with 29,000 people, I think she lost her voice. Or maybe Dave "eviscerated" it....

Poor Dave... he seemed to be quite tense at times, I think 116 had unexplained drive issues, possibly due to faulty radio equipment, something a few teams reported on the rightmost red playstation. At one point 116 was spinning about it's center at an impressive speed, whilst the drivers (appropriately, given the proximity of the audience) freaked out.


When it was working (practically the whole time) it was a site to behold. "Lil Lavery" (what is his real name?) gave me a rundown on that amazing drive train, and it's even more impressive in real life.

[Crebb]

Team 116 was having some problems with the drive train and would have to reset during the match. We were paired with them for the elimination rounds and they did pretty well. Thanks Teams 1629 and 116 for all the help.

Originally Posted by phrontist

Poor Dave... he seemed to be quite tense at times, I think 116 had unexplained drive issues, possibly due to faulty radio equipment, something a few teams reported on the rightmost red playstation. At one point 116 was spinning about it's center at an impressive speed, whilst the drivers (appropriately, given the proximity of the audience) freaked out.


When it was working (practically the whole time) it was a site to behold. "Lil Lavery" (what is his real name?) gave me a rundown on that amazing drive train, and it's even more impressive in real life.

[RoboMom]

To all the Capital Clash teams and volunteers:

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