UTC New England Regional
Written by Sam Hopkins on March 10, 2005
On Thursday, March 10, 2005, the Gaelhawks set out on a long, early bus ride to the UTC New England Regional Competition, a three day event that the team attends every year.Inside the Meadows Music Theater, every team was working hard to make sure their robots were ready for the practice rounds, and the pits were buzzing with the sound of power tools and excited teenagers.
Thursday was a day filled with practice rounds, and the team headed home early in the evening to be ready for the opening ceremonies and qualification matches on Friday. Talon VI was a hot target for defense, leaving Team 230 in 37th place by the end of Friday.
After an amazing comeback in the first matches on Saturday, the team was picked by the 2nd place team, Rage, Team 173. Along with Team 20, the Rocketeers, the Gaelhawks won their way to the final matches and, after much effort, came away bearing the title of Regional Semifinalists.
Award ceremonies at the end of the day named the Gaelhawks second time winners of the Autodesk Visualization Award, and first time winners of an all new award for 2005, the Safety Award. After much celebration, the team packed up equipment and headed back to Shelton, tired but happy. The team didn?t come in 1st, but they left champions!
