# Team 8766: The Black Machine

Packwood, Iowa, USA. Rookie year 2022.

## Who backs them

- School: Pekin Cmty High School
- Sponsors: John Deere, Casey's, Gentry Insurance, J&S Precision Ag. Plus Inc., Pilot Grove Savings Bank

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **5.67**, rank 3383 of 3708 (8.8th percentile)
- Record: 2-6-0 over 8 matches (25% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 2.4, teleop 3.3, endgame -0.1
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 12%, RP2 4%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Iowa Regional | 2026iacf | 4 | 49 | 2-6-0 | 8 |  | 5.7 |  | 6 |

## 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.

- 2024 – now: The Black Machine
- 2022 – 2023: Panther Robotics

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Iowa Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Iowa Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Iowa Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Iowa Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Iowa Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 5.7 | 3383 / 3708 | 8.8 | 2-6-0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6.2 | 3614 / 3687 | 2.0 | 3-6-0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3.2 | 3311 / 3475 | 4.7 | 2-7-0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 15.4 | 2668 / 3284 | 18.8 | 6-4-0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 2752 / 3053 | 9.9 | 2-9-0 | 1 |

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

The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/8766](https://www.match13.com/team/8766).

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