 House of NERC 2003 Event Report
House of NERC 2003 Event Report 
        Close to 50 bots showed up for this years House of NERC. Instead of being cramped in a hotel, the comp was held at a remote fire house surrounded by corn fields. The battles in the small box were probably the most action Germansville, PA has seen since The Revolutionary War. If all goes well, this may be the new home for many competitions in the future.
         
         
        Winners
        
          
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                Fairy weight:1st -- Puppy Patter
 Tyler Forbes NHTI SME Club
 2nd -- Tipper Gore
 Kevin Meissner Team Tier Robotics
 3rd -- Router
 Andrew Peterson Team Ti Joe
 Ant weight:1st -- The Mailman
 Brian Benson Jr. Robotic Hobbies
 2nd -- Reading's Most Wanted
 Jon Durand Anarchy Robots
 3rd -- Conceptual Chaos
 Jon Durand Anarchy Robots
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                Beetle weight:1st -- 3PD
 Andrew Peterson Team Ti Joe
 2nd -- Notorious B.M.D.
 Alan Young Mad Scientist
 3rd -- Crush
 Michelle Carns Maim Robotics
 Hobby weight:1st -- War Drums
 Wayne Molnar Team Insanity
 2nd -- Alos
 Greg "Jr." Dabkowski Team Mad Cow
 3rd -- Tyrant
 Al Kindle Team Half Fast Astronaut
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        Here go the thanks... Again, if I forgot anyone, remind me... 
        Joe P: Finding the location, setting up the hotel, and feeding the masses.
          Beth: Brackets. 
          Setup: Lots of folks. Too hectic to remember. Next time I'll keep track. :) 
          Teardown: Tier and family, TIJoe and family, Dan Watts, Wayne Molnar, Eric Scott, Chuck Carns, and more I'm sure I missed, thanks to those. 
          Kirstin: Making new plaques out of my goofup. 
          John W: Taping the whole thing and not flinching. 
          Marc DeVidts: Registration database. 
          NERC officers for their hard work and dedication. 
        And, anyone else I've missed. It was a great event, in a great location, with lots of great people. Thank you. 
        
         12 Pounds of Pain Event Report
12 Pounds of Pain Event Report 
        Congratulations go out to the Pound of Pain guys for running an excellent event. Unfortunately since Rob Masek did such a great job we had more fun competing than keeping track of who was winning some of the classes. So, below is an abreviated list of the winners. If you know who else may have won, pass it along and we'll update the list. We also would like to thank everyone who donated prizes and New Hampshire Technical Institute for space for the arena. 
        Winners
        
          
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                Fairy weight:1st -- Puppy Patter
 Tyler Forbes NHTI SME Club
 2nd -- Bert
 Ciarn Murphy Knucklehead Technologies
 3rd -- Richard Reid
 Chris Gilleski Really Awful Robots
 Ant weight:1st -- Tin Mandy
 Alan Young Mad Scientist
 2nd -- Mail Man
 Brian Benson Jr. Robotic Hobbies
 3rd -- MBA
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                Beetle weight:1st -- 3PD
 Andrew Peterson Team Ti Joe
 2nd -- Uni
 Dave Escott Team Diginati
 3rd -- EBI
 Rob Sica Team Diginati
 Hobby weight:1st -- Sir Alos
 Greg "Jr." Dabkowski Team Mad Cow
 2nd -- G2
 Al Kindle Half Fast Astronaut
 3rd -- Truncation
 Alan Young Mad Scientist
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          Motorama Robot Conflict 2003 Event Report 
        NERC's biggest event to date! Great event, great competitors, great venue. Motorama has invited us back next year, so keep your calenders clear. 
        Winners 
        
          
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                Ant weight:1st -- Ether
 Ted Zieger Team Cosmos
 2nd -- Saturday Night Cleaver
 Andy Sauro Team FatCats
 3rd -- Tin Mandy
 Alan Young Mad Scientist
 Ant Brackets
 Beetle weight:1st -- Yattering
 John Pagano Team Dragon
 2nd -- 3PD
 Andrew Peterson Team Ti Joe
 3rd -- Unlettered Understrapper
 Tony Hall Team Radicus
 Beetle Brackets
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                Hobby weight:1st -- IO
 Ted Zieger Team Cosmos
 2nd -- Solaris
 Pete Covert Team Cosmos
 3rd -- Neutrino
 Ted Zeiger Team Cosmos
 Hobby Brackets
 Feather weight:1st -- Helios
 Pete Covert Team Cosmos
 2nd -- JB Johnson
 Tyler Forbes NHTI SME Club
 3rd -- Sunflower
 Derek Zahn Team Daisy
 Feather Brackets
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                Thanks to all our sponsors (and competitors) for the awesome prizes!
        Hills: 2 radios, watt meters, dischargers and more 
          NPC: lots of wheels 
          Botparts: $100 in gift certificates that I promise I'll mail out real soon now!
          CNCbotparts.com: machined copal mounts, ev mounts, and more 
          Team Mad Cow: BB toys, battery cells, cylinder and more 
          Team Golden: HF drills 
          Wayne Molnar: 2 handiworks 
          Rob Masek: lots of pow-pow-powerwheels 
        Brad Stone, Gearheads: pre-release copies of the book
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