# Team 6239: The Irrational Engineers

Capitol Heights, Maryland, USA. Rookie year 2016. District FCH.

## Who backs them

- Sponsors: Bezos Family Foundation, Singlepoint Construction, Steam Rising Incorporated
- Website: http://www.theirrationalengineers.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frc6239
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc6239
- GitHub: https://github.com/frc6239

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **43.93**, rank 1585 of 3708 (57.3th percentile)
- Record: 16-13-0 over 29 matches (55% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 10.4, teleop 33.8, endgame -0.2
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 38%, RP2 8%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCH District Pasadena MD Event presented by Plummer Industries | 2026mdpas | 2 | 8 | 9-3-0 | 34 | 5 | 26.6 | 29 |  |
| FCH District Bethesda MD Event presented by Bechtel | 2026mdbet | 3 | 15 | 6-6-0 | 26 | 8 | 43.9 | 21 |  |
| WVROX | 2026wvrox | 22 | 19 | 10-14-0 | 51 |  | 87.2 |  |  |

## Name history

Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team.

- 2019 – now: The Irrational Engineers
- 2018: The Irrational Engineers®
- 2017: The Irrational Engineers

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 5, over 3 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Imagery | 2 | 2023, 2019 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2017 |
| Safety (no longer given) | 1 | 2017 |
| Team Spirit | 1 | 2017 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FCH District Bethesda MD Event presented by Bechtel | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FCH District Pasadena MD Event presented by Plummer Industries | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | CHS District Bethesda MD Event presented by Bechtel | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | CHS District Pasadena MD Event presented by Plummer Industries |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | CHS District Timonium MD Event |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | CHS District Bethesda MD Event |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | CHS District Greater DC Event #3 Day 2 |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | CHS District Greater DC Event #2 Day 2 |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | CHS District Owings Mills MD Event sponsored by Leidos | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | CHS District Bethesda MD Event sponsored by Bechtel | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | CHS District Central Maryland Event sponsored by Leidos |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | CHS District Southern Maryland Event |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | CHS District - Central Maryland Event sponsored by Leidos | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2017 | CHS District - Northern Maryland Event |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 43.9 | 1585 / 3708 | 57.3 | 16-13-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 19.9 | 2525 / 3687 | 31.5 | 11-14-1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 11.3 | 3040 / 3284 | 7.4 | 3-20-1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 7.1 | 2475 / 3053 | 18.9 | 4-16-0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 25.5 | 363 / 3763 | 90.4 | 13-14-1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 82.2 | 1722 / 3617 | 52.4 | 11-13-0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 84.9 | 1214 / 3331 | 63.6 | 20-22-2 | 4 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/6239](https://www.match13.com/team/6239).

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