1998 New England Regional

1998 New England Regional
Archive tag	1998nh
Event Information
Number of teams	41
Location	Hooksett, New Hampshire
Venue	Southern New Hampshire University
Date	March 12-14, 1998
Awards
Winner	47
Finalist	16
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The 1998 New England Regional was one of two events that took place during week two of the 1998 FIRST Robotics Competition season. The regional took place at Southern New Hampshire University from March 12th to 14th, 1998. Like other events of the time, matches were played back and forth on an "A" field and a "B" field to decrease match turnaround. Live video feed of matches was shown on a large projection screen and Dean Kamen was in attendance.

Team list^[1][edit | edit source | hide | hide all]


Team number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
12	Bath Iron Works Corporation & Bath Reg. Vocational Center	Bath, ME		1998 frc12
18	Bronzecraft/Bedford Community & McKelvie Middle School	Nashua/Bedford, NH	Johnny 5	1998 frc18
20	Bell Atlantic/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute & Shenendehowa High School	Albany/Troy/Clifton Park, NY		1998 frc20
23	Boston Edison Company & Plymouth North High School	Plymouth, MA		1998 frc23
26	Pinkerton Academy	Derry, NH		1998 frc26
36	Codem Systems, Inc. & Derryfield School	Merrimack/Manchester, NH		1998 frc36
40	Continental Pet Technologies & Trinity High School	Bedford/Manchester, NH		1998 frc40
42	Daniel Webster College/Brookfield Rapid Solutions/Roche Harkins, Inc./Premier Industries/Highland Tool/Gilchrist Metal Fabricating/Omni Components Corp./Jonathan Areospace Materials Corp./D'Ambra Technologies/Experienced Equipmen & Alvirne High School	Nashua/Hollis/Hudson, NH		1998 frc42
47	Delphi Interior and Lighting Systems & Pontiac Central High School Chief Delphi	Troy/Pontiac, MI	CD3	1998 frc47
58	Fairchild Semiconductor & South Portland High School The Crew	South Portland, ME	Maximum Overdrive	1998 frc58
61	Foster Miller Corporation/EMC2 Corporation/Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. & Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School	Waltham/Hopkinton/Worcester/Upton, MA		1998 frc61
62	Freudenberg - NOK & Jesse Remington High School	Candia, NH		1998 frc62
69	Gillette & Quincy Public Schools Team HYPER (Helping Youth Pursue Engineering and Robotics)	Boston/Quincy, MA		1998 frc69
90	Johnson & Johnston Associates/RDI & Salem High School	Hampstead/Portsmouth/Salem, NH		1998 frc90
95	Lebanon Robotics Team	Hanover, NH		1998 frc95
96	LEGO Systems & Talcott Mountain Science Center Maniacs	Enfield/Avon, CT		1998 frc96
97	LEGO/M.I.T. & Cambridge Ringe and Latin High School	Boston/Cambridge, MA		1998 frc97
99	Light Machines Corporation/Intelitek & Memorial High School spectraLIGHT	Manchester, NH		1998 frc99
105	Massachusetts Electric/New England Electric & Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School	Worcester/Charlton, MA		1998 frc105
121	Naval Undersea Warfare Center & Middletown High School Rhode Warrior	Newport/Middletown, RI		1998 frc121
126	NYPRO, Inc. & Clinton High School Gael Force	Clinton, MA		1998 frc126
130	Osram Sylvania, Inc. & Hillsboro-Deering High School Oscats	Hillsboro, NH		1998 frc130
131	Osram Sylvania & Manchester Central High School CHAOS	Manchester, NH		1998 frc131
133	Parker Nichols Portland & Bonny Eagle High School	Portland/Standish, ME		1998 frc133
134	Pembroke Academy Team Discovery	Pembroke, NH		1998 frc134
138	Pneutronics/Key Bank/Connolly Crowns & Souhegan High School	Hollis/Ahmerst, NH		1998 frc138
140	PRI Automation, Inc./New England Prototype, Inc. & Tyngsborough High School	Billerica/Tyngsboro, MA		1998 frc140
146	Public Service of New Hampshire & Manchester West High School Blue Lightning	Hooksett/Manchester, NH		1998 frc146
151	Sanders, Lockheed Martin/Nashua High School	Nashua, NH	Scorpion	1998 frc151
155	Stanley Works & C.M. McGee Middle School/Berlin High School Rail Runners	New Britain/Berlin, CT	The Loco-Motion	1998 frc155
157	Stratus Computer & Assabet Valley Regional Vocational High School Straazztechs	Marlboro, MA		1998 frc157
166	Unitrode Corporation/Ferrofluidics/Fidelity Investments & Merrimack High School Team Merrimack	Merrimack/Nashua, NH		1998 frc166
172	UNUM/IDEXX & Gorham High School/Kennebunk High School/Scarborough High Schools	Portland/Westbrook/Gorham/Kennebunk/Scarborough, ME		1998 frc172
173	UTC & East Hartford High School/Rockville High School	East Hartford/Vernon, CT		1998 frc173
174	UTC/Carrier Corporation & Liverpool High School	Syracuse/Liverpool, NY	The Big Chill	1998 frc174
175	UTC/Hamilton Standard Space Systems International/Techni Products & Enrico Fermi High School Falconauts	Windsor Locks/Enfield, CT/East Longmeadow, MA	Buzz	1998 frc175
176	UTC/Hamilton Standard & Windsor Locks High School/Suffield High School Raiders	Windsor Locks/Suffield, CT		1998 frc176
177	UTC/International Fuel Cells & South Windsor High School Bobcat Robotics	South Windsor, CT		1998 frc177
178	UTC/Otis Elevator & Farmington High School	Farmington, CT	The Shocker	1998 frc178
181	UTC/Pratt & Whitney/CPEP & Hartford Public School	Hartford/Bloomfield, CT		1998 frc181
190	Worcester Polytechnic Institute & Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science	Worcester, MA		1998 frc190

Award list^[2][edit | edit source | hide]

This was team 47's second of three regional wins in 1998, the most possible that year.


Team number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
New England Champion Award
47	Delphi Interior and Lighting Systems & Pontiac Central High School Chief Delphi	Troy/Pontiac, MI	CD3	1998 frc47
Finalist Award
131	Osram Sylvania & Manchester Central High School CHAOS	Manchester, NH		1998 frc131
Number One Seed Award
47	Delphi Interior and Lighting Systems & Pontiac Central High School Chief Delphi	Troy/Pontiac, MI	CD3	1998 frc47
Most Photogenic Award
133	Parker Nichols Portland & Bonny Eagle High School	Portland/Standish, ME		1998 frc133
Best Play of the Day Award
61	Foster Miller Corporation/EMC2 Corporation/Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. & Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School	Waltham/Hopkinton/Worcester/Upton, MA		1998 frc61
Rookie All-Star Award
69	Gillette & Quincy Public Schools Team HYPER (Helping Youth Pursue Engineering and Robotics)	Boston/Quincy, MA		1998 frc69
Special Judge's Award for an Uplifting Experience
34	Chrysler Corporation - Huntsville Electronics & Bob Jones High School	Huntsville/Madison, AL		1998 frc34
Special Judge's Award for Victorious Perseverance
42	Daniel Webster College/Brookfield Rapid Solutions/Roche Harkins, Inc./Premier Industries/Highland Tool/Gilchrist Metal Fabricating/Omni Components Corp./Jonathan Areospace Materials Corp./D'Ambra Technologies/Experienced Equipmen & Alvirne High School	Nashua/Hollis/Hudson, NH		1998 frc42
Xerox Creativity Award
95	Lebanon Robotics Team	Hanover, NH		1998 frc95
Motorola Quality Award
177	UTC/International Fuel Cells & South Windsor High School Bobcat Robotics	South Windsor, CT		1998 frc177
Honeywell Leadership in Control Award
126	NYPRO, Inc. & Clinton High School Gael Force	Clinton, MA		1998 frc126
Chrysler Team Spirit Award
18	Bronzecraft/Bedford Community & McKelvie Middle School	Nashua/Bedford, NH	Johnny 5	1998 frc18
Featherweight in the Finals Award
126	NYPRO, Inc. & Clinton High School Gael Force	Clinton, MA		1998 frc126
Outstanding Defense Award
61	Foster Miller Corporation/EMC2 Corporation/Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. & Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School	Waltham/Hopkinton/Worcester/Upton, MA		1998 frc61
Best Offensive Round Award
58	Fairchild Semiconductor & South Portland High School The Crew	South Portland, ME	Maximum Overdrive	1998 frc58
Special Judge's Award for Success
181	UTC/Pratt & Whitney/CPEP & Hartford Public School	Hartford/Bloomfield, CT		1998 frc181
Special Judge's Award for FIRST Impact
174	UTC/Carrier Corporation & Liverpool High School	Syracuse/Liverpool, NY	The Big Chill	1998 frc174
Johnson & Johnson Best Sportsmanship Award
146	Public Service of New Hampshire & Manchester West High School Blue Lightning	Hooksett/Manchester, NH		1998 frc146

Seeding list^[1][edit | edit source | hide]


Seed	Team number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
1	47	Delphi Interior and Lighting Systems & Pontiac Central High School Chief Delphi	Troy/Pontiac, MI	CD3	1998 frc47
2	95	Lebanon Robotics Team	Hanover, NH		1998 frc95
3	58	Fairchild Semiconductor & South Portland High School The Crew	South Portland, ME	Maximum Overdrive	1998 frc58
4	126	NYPRO, Inc. & Clinton High School Gael Force	Clinton, MA		1998 frc126
5	69	Gillette & Quincy Public Schools Team HYPER (Helping Youth Pursue Engineering and Robotics)	Boston/Quincy, MA		1998 frc69
6	131	Osram Sylvania & Manchester Central High School CHAOS	Manchester, NH		1998 frc131
7	157	Stratus Computer & Assabet Valley Regional Vocational High School Straazztechs	Marlboro, MA		1998 frc157
8	134	Pembroke Academy Team Discovery	Pembroke, NH		1998 frc134
9	172	UNUM/IDEXX & Gorham High School/Kennebunk High School/Scarborough High Schools	Portland/Westbrook/Gorham/Kennebunk/Scarborough, ME		1998 frc172
10	177	UTC/International Fuel Cells & South Windsor High School Bobcat Robotics	South Windsor, CT		1998 frc177
11	173	UTC & East Hartford High School/Rockville High School	East Hartford/Vernon, CT		1998 frc173
12	133	Parker Nichols Portland & Bonny Eagle High School	Portland/Standish, ME		1998 frc133
13	176	UTC/Hamilton Standard & Windsor Locks High School/Suffield High School Raiders	Windsor Locks/Suffield, CT		1998 frc176
14	23	Boston Edison Company & Plymouth North High School	Plymouth, MA		1998 frc23
15	36	Codem Systems, Inc. & Derryfield School	Merrimack/Manchester, NH		1998 frc36
16	40	Continental Pet Technologies & Trinity High School	Bedford/Manchester, NH		1998 frc40
17	121	Naval Undersea Warfare Center & Middletown High School Rhode Warrior	Newport/Middletown, RI		1998 frc121
18	12	Bath Iron Works Corporation & Bath Reg. Vocational Center	Bath, ME		1998 frc12
19	181	UTC/Pratt & Whitney/CPEP & Hartford Public School	Hartford/Bloomfield, CT		1998 frc181
20	20	Bell Atlantic/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute & Shenendehowa High School	Albany/Troy/Clifton Park, NY		1998 frc20
21	96	LEGO Systems & Talcott Mountain Science Center Maniacs	Enfield/Avon, CT		1998 frc96
22	146	Public Service of New Hampshire & Manchester West High School Blue Lightning	Hooksett/Manchester, NH		1998 frc146
23	105	Massachusetts Electric/New England Electric & Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School	Worcester/Charlton, MA		1998 frc105
24	174	UTC/Carrier Corporation & Liverpool High School	Syracuse/Liverpool, NY	The Big Chill	1998 frc174
25	61	Foster Miller Corporation/EMC2 Corporation/Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. & Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School	Waltham/Hopkinton/Worcester/Upton, MA		1998 frc61
26	175	UTC/Hamilton Standard Space Systems International/Techni Products & Enrico Fermi High School Falconauts	Windsor Locks/Enfield, CT/East Longmeadow, MA	Buzz	1998 frc175
27	18	Bronzecraft/Bedford Community & McKelvie Middle School	Nashua/Bedford, NH	Johnny 5	1998 frc18
28	190	Worcester Polytechnic Institute & Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science	Worcester, MA		1998 frc190
29	155	Stanley Works & C.M. McGee Middle School/Berlin High School Rail Runners	New Britain/Berlin, CT	The Loco-Motion	1998 frc155
30	62	Freudenberg - NOK & Jesse Remington High School	Candia, NH		1998 frc62
31	130	Osram Sylvania, Inc. & Hillsboro-Deering High School Oscats	Hillsboro, NH		1998 frc130
32	42	Daniel Webster College/Brookfield Rapid Solutions/Roche Harkins, Inc./Premier Industries/Highland Tool/Gilchrist Metal Fabricating/Omni Components Corp./Jonathan Areospace Materials Corp./D'Ambra Technologies/Experienced Equipmen & Alvirne High School	Nashua/Hollis/Hudson, NH		1998 frc42
33	140	PRI Automation, Inc./New England Prototype, Inc. & Tyngsborough High School	Billerica/Tyngsboro, MA		1998 frc140
34	151	Sanders, Lockheed Martin/Nashua High School	Nashua, NH	Scorpion	1998 frc151
35	178	UTC/Otis Elevator & Farmington High School	Farmington, CT	The Shocker	1998 frc178
36	138	Pneutronics/Key Bank/Connolly Crowns & Souhegan High School	Hollis/Ahmerst, NH		1998 frc138
37	166	Unitrode Corporation/Ferrofluidics/Fidelity Investments & Merrimack High School Team Merrimack	Merrimack/Nashua, NH		1998 frc166
38	99	Light Machines Corporation/Intelitek & Memorial High School spectraLIGHT	Manchester, NH		1998 frc99
39	90	Johnson & Johnston Associates/RDI & Salem High School	Hampstead/Portsmouth/Salem, NH		1998 frc90
40	97	LEGO/M.I.T. & Cambridge Ringe and Latin High School	Boston/Cambridge, MA		1998 frc97
41	26	Pinkerton Academy	Derry, NH		1998 frc26

Top ten^[2][edit | edit source | hide]


Seed	Team number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
1	47	Delphi Interior and Lighting Systems & Pontiac Central High School Chief Delphi	Troy/Pontiac, MI	CD3	1998 frc47
2	131	Osram Sylvania & Manchester Central High School CHAOS	Manchester, NH		1998 frc131
3	177	UTC/International Fuel Cells & South Windsor High School Bobcat Robotics	South Windsor, CT		1998 frc177
4	176	UTC/Hamilton Standard & Windsor Locks High School/Suffield High School Raiders	Windsor Locks/Suffield, CT		1998 frc176
5	126	NYPRO, Inc. & Clinton High School Gael Force	Clinton, MA		1998 frc126
6	96	LEGO Systems & Talcott Mountain Science Center Maniacs	Enfield/Avon, CT		1998 frc96
7	23	Boston Edison Company & Plymouth North High School	Plymouth, MA		1998 frc23
8	138	Pneutronics/Key Bank/Connolly Crowns & Souhegan High School	Hollis/Ahmerst, NH		1998 frc138
9	69	Gillette & Quincy Public Schools Team HYPER (Helping Youth Pursue Engineering and Robotics)	Boston/Quincy, MA		1998 frc69
10	166	Unitrode Corporation/Ferrofluidics/Fidelity Investments & Merrimack High School Team Merrimack	Merrimack/Nashua, NH		1998 frc166