IRI in 2 days… w00t. I am very excited to travel wtih my best friend to go up north to see all my friends again.
… Are you pumped? Ready to partaaaayyyy?
… Where are you staying?
No Fin, you’re the only one who’s excited… 
Yeah, not only do I not hafta work, but I get to go to a robo competition without having to worry about the whereabouts of all of my kids! Yay!
No, I’m not…I figured I will just skip it this year…cancel my hotel reservations and not even think about it this year… 
ARE YOU CRAZY!!! I am so pumped its not even funny. Sure, Myself and some other tkats still have to build our VEX bot but hey…it will be fun!
Cya all there!
Pumped = understatement
All packed, with our uniform skirts for the guys in tow
so pumped. i think im even more pumped the the iri i went to after we won at nats.
I would say a bit sleepy about it actually. A day off from work, seeing great FIRST competition, and my first trip to IRI since 2003, nah not even a thought in my head about this.
Put it this way, I put in a 16 hour day yesterday to ensure my ability to head down there, and boy am I ever ready to be there helping out!
The clock just does not move fast enough…
I’m really excited now that I will be driving! Check out this Mentor’s Match drive team:
Base driver: from a national championship team (71)
Arm driver: from a national championship team (148)
Human player: from a national championship runner-up (180)
I think you guys should be trying to rig the matches, to be aligned with 1646 at IRI! 
Hey guys -
We’re going to have an informal CD gathering on Thursday between 6ish and 9ish PM at the high school after set-up. We’ll be ordering pizza when the group is at its peak (maybe making a quick stop to the 7-11 nearby, as well), so feel free to stop by and have some snackage with us if you’re bored at your hotel or what not.
I’m totaly pumped! I’m working furiously on a webpage so that it’ll be ready for thursday. Hopefully this will help everyone who cant attend enjoy the competition as much as possible!
Here is a preview:
Plane lands = 7:33 p.m.
Ryan Drives = about an hour
Arefin, Tytus, and Ryan = Arrives at school.
woooooooo
While this does appear to be impressive, let’s look a tad closer:
Base driver from 71: If the base driver gets the least bit irked, she might throw a tool or deck somone.
Arm driver from 148: The last time this person drove a robot, the seat motor was the biggest in the kit. Also, this driver can only operate if there is a set of long horns on the front of the 'bot.
Human Player from 180: Since this mentor is used to operating underwater robots, he might be thinking that we are competing in a pool. Please, spare us from the speedos.
I really feel sorry for 1646’s student coach.
Andy B.
Ye of little faith. Look away from the details, children! Look away!
no arefin im not excited…of course im excited! yiha im pumped up. i cant wait to see everyone againg and everything.
i have no clue where we are staying lol
I didn’t want to know where you are staying anyways. Who in right mind would want to come and see you? 
… I wuv ya court =)
this time on thursday I will be in philly waiting for my plane. oh boy am I excited. 
Team 269 will be partying it up at the Hilton downtown all weekend! Er, at least until we leave on Saturday…
I’m quite excited, I hope I remember how to be a human player and how to make my hands move faster than my feet
I can’t wait to see y’all down there. By the by, if anyone would like to pop into the RCA Championships either Thursday or Friday night, PM me!
Come on how can you not be excited about IRI! I am so ready and will be even more ready after the 11 hour drive with Dave, Lil’ Lavery, and Heidi (and others) :eek: I want to see my teams turnaround match with Dave, Heidi, and Eric!
I am very VERY excited for IRI!
I am looking forward to seeing my friends who I have not seen since Atlanta, as well as meeting new ones. But most of all, I cant wait to see my dad (thats right, my dad) and Mr. Lindsay drive the robot together in the turnaround match! Should be very entertaining…
See you all there!
– Jaine
I am leaving from Rockledge High School in 6 hours!!! W00t to driving with the pink team at 2:00 am! The only thing that will be keeping me awake is the excitement and pure adrenalin… and singing along to Disco!
Play that funky music whiiiiite boy!!!
Well since I’ve been to every single IRI I figured I might as well not stop going. I’ll be there Friday around 5pm till Saturday around 1pm…since i’ve gotta work Friday 9am-3pm and Saturday 2pm-10pm. At least I’ll be around for the talent show to see the coolest band around, the Dean Simmons and the Kamens.
I am excited. We are looking to keep the Indiana winning streak alive (2004 IRI, 2005 Boilermaker). Indiana here we come!