Yikes! I guess we better mount our no-fault power switch cover, not to mention our static discharge proximity bomb! Well, wait, I guess we better finish the robot first… 
I just came back from the AstroArena, and things are looking sweet! There’s a great group of volunteers out there who have set things up to run really smoothly in the morning. I’m not going to be able to sleep tonight, I just know it.
Myself and a few friends are watching via webcast from the UK. One of my friends (who isn’t involved in a FIRST team) has asked me to say that 704 is the best looking robot she has seen, saying “the design is lovely and looks professional…”
There seem many good robots at Lone Star, and from what I saw first hand at NYC too, there seems to be a high standard this year. Well done everyone.
Holla! out to Kris Verdeyen for lookin like a hot shot on his first chance at robot-introducing-guy.
And congrats to Lynden Bridgewater for his Volunteer of the year award, he really does alot and deserves it.
great games everyone. the finals match was especially exciting, awesome plays. Anyone going to host the matches?
I had so much fun. It was amazing. I know the rest of my team 1888(the pink robot) had fun as well. We had trouble practice day and then had some problems on Friday but Saturday everything was fixed and we had two incredible matches. We were kinda bumed that we didnt get picked but its understandable. Thanks everyone for the great regional. I would like to extend my thanks to all the teams that let us borrow stuff when we needed it. 364 was very generous and allowed us to use their tether when ours went missing. Thanks alot guys we woulda been nowhere without you.
Thank you everyone for making 06 Lone Star another great regional. It is my last time attending Lone Star as a student as I am about to graduate but the last 4 years have been a blast.
Congrats to 231, 418, and 1421 for winning.
See you all at Championship and look for some changes to our robot.
Let me add to Allen’s post to say I also had a great time and thanks to all the teams, supporters, sponsors, volunteers, and Reliant Arena staff that made this such a fun event. This was my fifth year with the team and each year is more fun. I had several guests come to the competition for the first time, and they were blown away by the energy, enthusiasm, and knowledge shown by the students.
And a special thanks to Team 1884, our neighbor in the pit, for being such a great neighbor. A rookie team from London, UK, they did just great in the competition (8th seed Alliance Captain), won a Judge’s Award, and were just fun to be around. Sure hope we see you guys again next year.
Thanks to our alliance partners 704 and 1496. We got knocked out in the quarter-finals, but we all gave it our best shot. And of course, congrats to teams 231, 1421, and our buds from Austin, 418 for the Championship. Great final matches.
On to Atlanta, with a better robot. Hope to see many of you’all there.
Well, I know I had a great time, and from what I could tell, so did the rest of my team. Though we had constant issues with our chains we finally got them fixed, only to be plagued by faulty code in the elimination rounds. Because of that we were replaced in the semis, and had to cheer from the sidelines. Though we didn’t get to do what we knew we were capable of, team 1255 still had a great time. Twas my last time to attend as a student, because I’m graduating and will be attending the University of Texas at Austin next year. Might have to call up 418 and see if I can help them out as a college student…
Thanks to everyone in Houston for your great home style hospitality, it was great. Our team had an amazing time, and the fun never stopped for us. There were some amazing robots there, 118 231 148 418 364 etc… it was great to see such stiff competition. Congrats to 231, 418, 1421 for the championship you took down a strong alliance it was quite impressive.
Special thanks to our alliance in the eliminations 148, 1255 ( it was an unfortunate series of events but you guys had an amazing robot ) and 1745, also gratz 1745 on your rookie all star hopefully we’ll be able to see you at nationals.
Hopefully we’ll see some of y’all ( picked that word up in Texas ) in Atlanta if we can make ( still working on funding ) but can’t wait till we can compete in Houston again.
awww just got back home from LSR . . so Ill try and make this post . . coherent.
I (and my team for that matter) all had an awesome time. for a first time team we coulnt have asked for a better 3 days (rookie all star, and our coach Robert Acosta winning the Woodie Flowers award, doing so well in the prelims then getting to play in the finals with explodeing bacon and the robowranglers).
I really want to say thanks to 118 for helping us figure out that electrical problem with the camera(the TTL chip fried on saturday but none the less thanks), and thanks to 1902, for being such an awesome team. and congrats to team Chaos for winning the game(those last 2 matches were . . insane).
any way it looks like the team will be able to find money to go to atlanta( I may not be there finals), so we really hope to see all the LSR teams at atlanta.
LSR was more than likely the only competition I will be attending this year and I am very happy its the only one. Congrats to all the people already mentioned but, I have to congratulate the regional planning committee in houston you guys put on a great regional, as with any competition there were issues but I feel that the positives of the weekend greatly outweigh the negatives.
I also was very impressed with the quality of the rookie teams in Houston, you would think with so many (19 rookies i think it was) there would have been many more broken robots when friday came around.
Yea it was very intense…especially in the final matches…we had a grat time…i was very nervous standing behind our controller…but it was awesome…great mathces…we were glad to take home 1st place…if anybody has any videos of the finals id like to see them also
We are a little short on funds at the moment, but we we’ll be there!
PS I loved your chant. Especially when the other teams starting chanting it!
Lol “Oink Oink Boom!” was hilarious! Awesome job everyone, Plano West Robotics will surely be there to hang out with you guys next year =). Best of luck to all the teams going to Nationals, you guys definitely deserve it! OVerall the competition was an amazing experience. I <3 robotics.
I believe one of my team members has some of the finals on video. Let me ask him and I’ll get back to ya. 
Everybody we met at LSR was great. Judges, teams, everybody. We had a great time, too.
Oh, man, that final was a cardiac. I was so impressed by the winning alliance and how they hustled and muscled out a win. Great strat. Great teamwork. Great driving. You guys so totally rule.
vic
I just wish we had a cheer as kewl as ‘oink oink boom’…
I don’t think that there is a cheer as cool as Oink oink boom. If it’s any consolation, you guys had the coolest hats, or were at least in the top 3.
Heh thanks, its pretty cool. We are short on funds also, and are running the risk of not raising them in time. We are doing what we can tho so hopefully we can both make it.
Kris Verdeyen rocked the house people!
I know you made Team 118 proud.
Come back next year!
Also CRyptonite had the coolest hair salon going, spiking it.
It was a regional of total class acts: rookies, veterans, volunteers,inspectors,refs, judges, Reliant staff - everyone -
I’m looking forward to Nationals for sure - but I’m also looking forward to Lone Star Regionals '07 -
Jane