# Team 2990: Hotwire Salem, Oregon, USA. Rookie year 2009. District PNW. ## Who backs them - School: Hotwire Robotics - Sponsors: HP Civil Inc, SCTC, Freres Lumber, Blazer Industries, CoBank, Elavate Modular - Website: http://hotwirerobotics.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hotwire2990 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/hotwirerobotics - X: https://twitter.com/hotwire2990 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hotwire2990 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **118.36**, rank 473 of 3708 (87.3th percentile) - Record: 11-18-0 over 29 matches (38% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 17.9, teleop 100.4, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 79%, RP2 19% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | PNW District Wilsonville Event | 2026orwil | 2 | 14 | 5-7-0 | 22 | 7 | 57.6 | 29 | | | PNW District Clackamas Academy Event | 2026orore | 4 | 14 | 5-7-0 | 30 | 8 | 118.4 | 23 | | | Oregon Girls' Gen | 2026orgg | 31 | 6 | 5-3-0 | 18 | 4 | 91.6 | | | | FIRST Chance | 2026orwv | 31 | 19 | 3-5-0 | 12 | 3 | 77.1 | | | | Bordie Through Time | 2026wabe | 32 | 26 | 3-7-0 | 14 | 7 | 100.8 | | | | PNW Block Party | 2026wamil | 34 | 14 | 5-6-0 | 19 | 6 | 94.3 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026orwil) ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 8 - Awards: 31, over 14 seasons - Einstein appearances: 1 (2016) | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 8 | 2023, 2022, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2011, 2010 | | Quality | 6 | 2020, 2018, 2017, 2014, 2011 | | Innovation in Control | 5 | 2026, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2012 | | Finalist | 4 | 2018, 2015, 2010 | | Industrial Design | 2 | 2018, 2017 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2022 | | VOTY | 1 | 2018 | | Judges' | 1 | 2015 | | Creativity | 1 | 2014 | | Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2014 | | Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2009 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | PNW District Clackamas Academy Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2026 | PNW District Wilsonville Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | PNW District SunDome Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | PNW District Oregon State Fair Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | PNW District Wilsonville Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | PNW District Oregon State Fairgrounds Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Pacific Northwest FIRST District Championship | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | PNW District Oregon State Fairgrounds Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2023 | PNW District Wilsonville Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2022 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2022 | Pacific Northwest FIRST District Championship | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | PNW District Oregon State Fairgrounds Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four | | 2022 | PNW District Wilsonville Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2020 | PNW District Clackamas Academy Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | Carver Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Pacific Northwest FIRST District Championship | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | PNW District Auburn Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2019 | PNW District Wilsonville Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2018 | Hopper Division | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2018 | Pacific Northwest District Championship | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2018 | PNW District West Valley Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2018 | PNW District Wilsonville Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2017 | Turing Division | | Not picked | | 2017 | Pacific Northwest District Championship | | Not picked | | 2017 | PNW District - Clackamas Academy of Industrial Science Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | PNW District - Wilsonville Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2016 | Einstein Field | Alliance 8 · 3rd pick | Top four | | 2016 | Hopper Division | Alliance 1 · 3rd pick | Won the event | | 2016 | Pacific Northwest District Championship sponsored by Autodesk | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | PNW District - Philomath Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | PNW District - Wilsonville Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Galileo Division | Alliance 3 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Pacific Northwest District Championship | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | PNW District - Philomath Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2015 | PNW District - Wilsonville Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2014 | PNW FIRST Robotics Oregon State University District Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | PNW FIRST Robotics Wilsonville District Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2014 | PNW FIRST Robotics Auburn Mountainview District Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Spokane Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Autodesk Oregon Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Seattle Olympic Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Autodesk Oregon Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2011 | Autodesk Oregon Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Seattle Olympic Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2010 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2010 | Microsoft Seattle Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2010 | Autodesk Oregon Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2009 | Oregon Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 118.4 | 473 / 3708 | 87.3 | 11-18-0 | 6 | | 2025 | 39.3 | 1164 / 3687 | 68.4 | 12-16-0 | 5 | | 2024 | 19.7 | 1143 / 3475 | 67.1 | 14-14-1 | 4 | | 2023 | 53.6 | 236 / 3284 | 92.8 | 33-17-0 | 7 | | 2022 | 43.4 | 108 / 3053 | 96.5 | 40-22-0 | 6 | | 2020 | 57.3 | 139 / 2024 | 93.2 | 10-6-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 32.4 | 76 / 3763 | 98.0 | 50-14-0 | 5 | | 2018 | 115.9 | 410 / 3617 | 88.7 | 45-24-0 | 5 | | 2017 | 99.6 | 583 / 3331 | 82.5 | 34-21-1 | 5 | | 2016 | 41.2 | 272 / 3114 | 91.3 | 33-31-0 | 6 | | 2015 | 49.1 | 237 / 2873 | 91.8 | Not applicable (qual average) | 4 | | 2014 | 37.9 | 652 / 2697 | 75.9 | 18-27-0 | 3 | | 2013 | 28.9 | 504 / 2510 | 80.0 | 12-10-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 8.6 | 724 / 2332 | 69.0 | 10-11-1 | 2 | | 2011 | 23.9 | 241 / 2053 | 88.3 | 22-16-1 | 3 | | 2010 | 0.7 | 1304 / 1801 | 27.6 | 22-15-5 | 3 | | 2009 | 15.7 | 920 / 1675 | 45.1 | 5-3-1 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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