It was a long and exciting day. After 6 preliminary rounds, Driven Bolts was seeded 6th in a big field at the Garden State Rumble. The team was picked by the number 2 alliance captain, Team 138 Spotswood, and joined by Team 280 Carribeans for the elimination rounds. The alliance won two straight victories to move on to the semi-finals, but then was defeated by 1 point in their last match. Bolts came home with the Motivate award.

Nuts has posted a great collection of photos, including lots of build photos and the Delaware competition. Photos

Come cheer us on Saturday, February 9th at TCNJ for the NJ state competition! Having placed second in Delaware, Bolts is now looking to take the lead and win a seat in the nationals. It's sure to be an exciting event, with Bolts' newly improved robot. Wish us luck!

Both Driven Nuts and Driven Bolts competed in the Diamond State FTC Regional at the University of Delaware on January 19th. Nuts ranked an impressive 4th place in the qualifying matches and captained their own alliance for the elimination rounds, while Bolts ranked 15th. Bolts was picked by the second alliance captain and also continued on into the elimination rounds. The Nuts alliance did a great job, but was eliminated in the semi-finals. The alliance with Bolts made it all the way to the final round of the competition, but ended up in second place.

We have photos up from the Diamond State FIRST Vex Challenge on Jan 19, 2008: Photos