CalGames 2009

[Dennis Jenks]

Congratulations to 604, 254, and 2854 – 2009 CalGames Champions!

604 – You have a great all around team and your machines are always competitive. Despite our schools natural rivalry, we always like to see local teams do good - congratulations on a well deserved win.

254 – As a former mentor all I can say is that I am extremely proud of where this team has been and where it is going. Keep up the good work. You are one of the real class acts in FIRST.

2854 – You guys came on like gangbusters in your rookie season. Try to keep that momentum going and you will surely accomplish some great things!

[Sam N.]

I'm in college and nobody on my team was answering their phone. Did anyone pay attention to how 1351 did?

[Ken Leung]

Originally Posted by Sam N.

I'm in college and nobody on my team was answering their phone. Did anyone pay attention to how 1351 did?

I got home last night around 8p, fell down on the bed and didn't get up until midnight. Then I ate some dinner and went back.

You think it's easy having 36 teams and running matches almost non-stop from 8:45a till 4:15p?



Thanks to JeffChan for the elimination alliances.

1 beat 8 (three matches), 2 beat 7, 3 beat 6, 4 beat 5 (three matches)
1 beat 4 (three matches), 2 beat 3
2 beat 1 and emerged victorious as our 2009 California Robot Games Champions.

I kept the award scripts with me yesterday. Unless anyone beat me to it, stay tuned for the 2009 CalGames Awards.

[Eugene Fang]

Originally Posted by Dennis Jenks

604 – You have a great all around team and your machines are always competitive. Despite our schools natural rivalry, we always like to see local teams do good - congratulations on a well deserved win.

Thank you. Like you mentioned to our mentor, our teams should definitely have some team activities together. I hope it happens!

[rahilm]

Congrats to 604, 254, and 2854 for winning Calgames.

Also, teams 100, 971, and 701, thanks for providing us with some intense quarterfinals matches, and congrats on getting to the finals

Team 668 had a great time at Calgames thanks to all the teams there and the volunteers who put this event together.

[=Martin=Taylor=]

Thanks to everyone who made this an awesome event! We loved having everyone here!

It was really cool seeing team 3129 do well. As an alumni of Rolling Hills 4-H its gratifying to see the program evolve and develop to match the times. The most technologic thing I had in 4-H was wood-crafts! GL next season!

Also thanks to 971 and 701 for joining our alliance. We got through some very hairy matches with you guys!

I'm excited for the season now! See yall at CalGames 2010! One Love

[Gabe]

Congratulations to Quixilver, a wonderful team with a wonderful history.

[kevincrispie]

Congratulations on a great Calgames. We had some awkward situations, but it all ended up alright. Thanks to 254 for offering us their timeout. Everybody, keep up the GP.
Great Job

[WCarvalho]

First, a slightly belated congratulations to all six teams who made the finals (I'm not on here very often). You exemplify the high level of competition at Cal Games.

Second, congratulations to the rookie drive team for 1351 for making it to the semi-finals. You made us proud. Also, a "well done" to the mechanical, electronics and software groups for improving the reliability of the robot from last spring and keeping us in the game.

Thank you to Woodside and the WRRF for putting on a first-class event!

[JeffChan]

HUGE THANKS to 604 and 254. We could not have done it without you guys.

Good job to the other teams. You all did great

Originally Posted by Techgirl675

Who is driving for each team? are you guys
using expirienced drivers or letting rookies get the hang of it? Human player?

We had rookie/freshmen drivers until our experienced drivers got here from SAT.

[CarolZaff]

Originally Posted by JeffChan

HUGE THANKS to 604 and 254. We could not have done it without you guys.

Good job to the other teams. You all did great

We had rookie/freshmen drivers until our experienced drivers got here from SAT.

Originally Posted by Techgirl675

Who is driving for each team? are you guys using expirienced drivers or letting rookies get the hang of it? Human player?

This was the test of fire for the 604 new rookie drive team. They drove the whole time, and showed us that we've got a lot to look forward to.

Congrats to you, 2854, and 254 as well. Pretty cool that your team numbers are so similar, too.

[Cory]

Originally Posted by CarolZaff

Congrats to you, 2854, and 254 as well. Pretty cool that your team numbers are so similar, too.

This odd coincidence is made even more interesting by the fact that 254 mentored 2854 this season.

[Eugene Fang]

Originally Posted by Cory

This odd coincidence is made even more interesting by the fact that 254 mentored 2854 this season.

And a few members from each of the three teams interned together over this past summer

[JeffChan]

Originally Posted by Cory

This odd coincidence is made even more interesting by the fact that 254 mentored 2854 this season.

Originally Posted by Pikat

And a few members from each of the three teams interned together over this past summer

And in fact, it was 604 who contacted 2854 around Sept. 2008 and encouraged us to register for FIRST. They helped us get in contact with potential sponsors too.