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Well, L.A. was plenty warm and a nice change of pace for us "Missour'a Farm Boys" (Yes, West Virginia we have cities here with running water and electricity, the whole bit. If you don't get the sarcasm I'm sorry you must be from one of the coasts). But the 25 hour drive was a little out of control.

The competition went something like this:

North Dakota State: One hundred and sixteen pounds, and it didn't look a pound over 80. Light, fast, and efficient, What is there to say besides they're the best, again?

UC Davis: More of the same from this rising powerhouse, dovetails all around and bolt consolidation like no one else. The Dove Tail Tools were out in full force with a flawless construction. They got a little fortunate on the load case (as were many with similar center focused trusses), but that's the way it goes. Not top three in any one category just an all around fantastic bridge.

University of Wisconsin Madison: Another very nice showing by the Badgers with a lighting fast construction, 4.02 minutes are you kidding me, and no one got dragged across the floor this year. 1st in Aesthetics and for good reason, although that thing probably got a little warm in the California sun.
Eerily Reminiscent of Last Year's #1.

Lakehead University: That was a nice beam, eh'. Fast and light the Canadians from Lakehead were the best of the beams. Some nice pin striping as well.

Other notables, UC-San Diego gets the What the heck is that Award? A very nice job thinking outside the box by those guys and gals. The Yellow Jackets also went away from tradition with some bent plate webbing complimented nicely by a flat black and gold paint job. The folks from SUNY - Canton get our compliments for another strong showing (from a fellow tiny engineering program) and a heck of a nice group of people.

Many thanks go out to the students and faculty at Northridge for bringing it all together.