2007 Davis Sacramento Regional

Competition Regional Competitions
#129

Hehe, I forget which team it was, but at the beginning of the day they had all their electronics all sitting on the work bench instead of in the robot where it usually is. They were trying to bolt down their electronics panel later in the day and one of the students stripped the bolt end off.

It seemed like they had been through a lot of stress, and they didn’t have any more of the bolt they needed. I walked up (still in my volunteer shirt) and asked them calmly if I could take the broken bolt. Then I walked over to my old pit (701 alumni here) right next door and rummaged through one of the bolt boxes until I found a couple of similar size. I handed them off and they seemed a little shocked.

You’d be suprised how many teams aren’t aware of the comradare in the pits, especially rookie teams. I see lots of signs up in the pits, I think it would be great if teams started advertising their willingness to help other teams in a more concrete way. And it looks good for the judges eh?

#130

There were “issues” with the field internet connection. All the UC Davis IT guys were off for “Ceasar Chavez Day” so we couldn’t find our way out through the firewall on Friday or Saturday. We couldn’t send results using the field software and so had to use the alternate e-mail method.

Friday results went out Friday night. The Final results were sent off Saturday about 11pm -after teardown and dinner for those loading the truck. OK we really took our time enjoying the dinner (Thanks Corey!)

So maybe the guy who is supposed to post them was too busy keeping fields running on Saturday and decided to spend some time with his family on Sunday? Or maybe he spent Sunday trying to get home after weeks on the road? I know I spent a significant amount of time with Field Tech support on both days. If other events spent the same amount of time they would have been pretty tied up and frankly posting the results would have been pretty low on my priority list in comparison to keeping fields running.

If instant results were that important to you, you should have been there.:stuck_out_tongue:

#131

I was there, and figuring out the match results and standings in the pits is pretty difficult with the new display (compared to last year)…when the standings reaches the end, it resets at the top and immediately scrolls down, so it takes some time and effort to catch the top ones. And I never did figure out how to read the match results…

Maybe the problem is that my eyes aren’t what they used to be :slight_smile:

#132

The ranking screen did have a problem, especially if you were #1 seed. There was no real results screen except the “ticker” at the bottom. You never knew if the team above you in rank had a better W/T/L record or just more QPs. On earlier versions you could adjust the speed of the display, but that disappeared in the version used this past weekend. The other list was the upcoming matches.

It was definitely not your eyes, at least mine had the same trouble.

Did anyone else notice that they added the match # and a real time clock to the main scoring display on the big screen? They really are listening at FIRST and 4FX and we often don’t give them enough credit for what has been achieved to date in our efforts to “correct” percieved problems.

#133

Yeah it was weird. The ring scores and bonus on the screen did not add up to be the total scores at the bottom of the screen. But didn’t know what they add to it. So they added the match number?

#134

Sounds like us, 1960! Thursday was a little blurry as we had some “minor” last minute repairs to make! (they took all day).

I would like to thank all the teams that provided us with support. I constantly sent kids out begging for parts, pieces, programmers, mechanical advice and more. They NEVER came up short thanks to all the great teams at Davis! :slight_smile:

#135

Question, about the “We’ve got spirt, yes we do, we’ve got spirt, how bout you.” Chant. Is there a history / tradition behind it? I’ve never heard it before. This was also my first time in Davis though.

#136

Hehe, I dont know exactly where it came from but, if I remember correctly, my team and 955 were having those spirit fights at PNW also.:cool:

#137

I think the Fembots started it a few years back. We do it a lot at school for homecoming rallies, so I guess some of our alums decided to bring it to FIRST some years ago…

#138

Our team came up with a new one this year:

“We’ve got hats, yes we do, we’ve got hats, how bout you!” [Point at a team w/o hats] :smiley:

We totaly stumped 1359 and 995 with that one!

#139

I don’t mean to burst your bubble, well OK, yes I do. It is not new.
We did that exact chant back when I was in High School. I graduated in 1979. You do the math.:ahh:

#140

the math says…you’re as old as me!

#141

Ah yes, I remember that, I almost laughed out loud when you guys did that, I was right in the middle of that exchange.

We had our own chants, took them from the rallies back at school too:

MVRT! How do you feel!?(one asks)
We feel good! Oh we feel so good, OH!

We were more spirited than usual at this regional:D

#142

Heres my favorite:

“There aignt no flys on us,
There aint no flys on us,
there might be fly on some of you guys,
but
THERE AINT NO FLYS ON US”

… maybe thats just me

#143

We have hats! We have a hat of the same design as your’s but it’s black and has a jolly roger on it. We also gave out pirate hats as our awards.

-to team 100- message me with your mailing info and we could send you one of those awards, we tried to give it to you at the regional, but we must have forgotten. :stuck_out_tongue:

#144

No love for a “Blowing Bubbles” award? :wink:

I have to admit, most of my other team didn’t find Davis as fun as SVR, I thought it was better. Especially with 1351 and 1072 (and me) joining in on the spirit chant then switching sides randomly, plus all the dancing.

#145

It’s been in use in summer camps since the inception of summer camps.

#146

I liked Davis a lot better than SVR it was a lot friendlier and more fun environment (and we won… that helps)

#147

Ha. I do agree. Davis is more of a goofy regional therefore it’s much more fun. SVR is a bit more competitive. The dancing was incredibly fun, such as the kickline. And we randomly switched sides for the spirit chanting because we realized we were chanting against our alliance partners for the finals. Still good fun.

#148

The bar at the bottom of the screen may or may not be for the same match as the Final Score. They are independent of each other. Once the scoring table figured this out we tried to make sure they stayed the same, but sometimes we goofed or we had to go ahead and change the lower bar to get set up for the next match.

The lower bar has a “tab” on the top that indicates the match number. The number on the right of the tab indicates how many seconds are left in that portion of the match. It starts at 15 for automode and counts down to zero, when telemode starts it goes to 120 and counts down from there.

The Final Score screen reflects what went into the database for that match. It also says what match the score is for. If the scores on the bar and the Final screen are different, then check the match numbers, they should be different as well. Be sure to include the effects of any penalties as these are not included in the scoring bar but are in the Final Score.

It makes perfect sense once you understand it all.