# Team 7166: Red Thunder Robotics Laingsburg, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2018. District FIM. ## Who backs them - School: Laingsburg High School - Sponsors: Gene Haas Foundation, Pro-MEC Engineering Services, Inc., Department of War (DoWSTEM), Lions Club of Laingsburg, Tial Sport - Website: https://www.team7166.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redthunderrobotics - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redthunder7166 - GitHub: https://github.com/red-thunder-robotics ## 2026 season - xP rating: **182.24**, rank 135 of 3708 (96.4th percentile) - Record: 55-15-0 over 70 matches (79% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 44.3, teleop 137.9, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 97%, RP2 42% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FIM District Mt Pleasant Event presented by AT&T | 2026mimtp | 1 | 1 | 11-1-0 | 45 | 1 | 151.0 | 78 | | | FIM District Mason Event presented by Altair | 2026mimas | 4 | 3 | 11-1-0 | 46 | 1 | 152.8 | 61 | | | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division | 2026micmp3 | 7 | 2 | 10-2-0 | 49 | 2 | 172.1 | 213 | | | FIRST in Michigan State Championship | 2026micmp | 7 | | | | 3 | 177.7 | 0 | | | Archimedes Division | 2026arc | 8 | 12 | 7-3-0 | 34 | 7 | 182.2 | | | | Grand Rapids Girls Robotics Competition | 2026miwyo | 30 | 2 | 5-1-0 | 21 | 2 | 189.7 | | | | Cullen's Cancer Clash | 2026minor | 34 | 1 | 11-1-0 | 48 | 1 | 185.6 | | | | STEMley Cup Championship | 2026onham1 | 35 | 4 | 5-2-0 | 28 | 4 | 243.0 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District FIRST Impact Award (2026mimtp) - District Event Winner (2026mimtp) - District Championship Winner (2026micmp3) - District Event Finalist (2026mimas) - Industrial Design Award (2026mimas) - Industrial Design Award (2026micmp3) ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 6 - Awards: 23, over 7 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 4 | 2026, 2025 | | Impact | 4 | 2026, 2024, 2021 | | Team Sustainability | 3 | 2025, 2023 | | Industrial Design | 2 | 2026 | | Winner | 2 | 2026 | | Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2025, 2020 | | Leadership | 2 | 2025, 2024 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2024 | | Imagery | 1 | 2023 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2019 | | Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2018 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Judges', Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event | | 2026 | FIM District Mason Event presented by Altair | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2026 | FIM District Mt Pleasant Event presented by AT&T | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2025 | Curie Division | Alliance 4 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2025 | FIM District Mason Event presented by LIFT | Alliance 5 · captain | Finalist | | 2025 | FIM District Milford Event presented by GM Milford Proving Grounds | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2024 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2024 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Aptiv Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIM District Lansing Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 presented by The Gene Haas Foundation | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - FORD Division | | Not picked | | 2023 | FIM District Standish-Sterling Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2023 | FIM District Jackson Event presented by Consumers Energy Foundation | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIM District Jackson Event presented by Spring Arbor and Consumers | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2022 | FIM District Lansing Event | | Not picked | | 2020 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 | | Not picked | | 2019 | FIM District Forest Hills Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FIM District Marysville Event | | Not picked | | 2018 | FIM District Marysville Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Lansing Event | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 182.2 | 135 / 3708 | 96.4 | 55-15-0 | 8 | | 2025 | 75.5 | 161 / 3687 | 95.7 | 46-21-1 | 7 | | 2024 | 30.0 | 393 / 3475 | 88.7 | 28-26-0 | 6 | | 2023 | 39.3 | 788 / 3284 | 76.0 | 23-18-2 | 5 | | 2022 | 25.5 | 614 / 3053 | 79.9 | 16-13-0 | 4 | | 2020 | 14.5 | 1526 / 2024 | 24.6 | 6-6-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 20.3 | 1061 / 3763 | 71.8 | 15-12-0 | 3 | | 2018 | 71.6 | 2255 / 3617 | 37.7 | 10-16-0 | 3 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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