Grand Challenge Hijinks

Reading like a robotic comedy of errors, DARPA has produced a masterfully understated official summary of the performance of each of the teams participating in yesterday's Grand Challenge.
Some highlights:

Vehicle 22 – Red Team – At mile 7.4. Vehicle went off course, got caught on an obstacle and rubber on the
front wheels caught fire, which was quickly extinguished. Vehicle has been disabled.

Vehicle 21- SciAutonicsII – At mile 6.7. Vehicle went into an embankment and became stuck.  Vehicle has
been disabled, and the team is recovering it.

Vehicle 5 – Team Caltech – At mile 1.3.  Vehicle went through a fence, and couldn't come back through. 
Vehicle has been disabled, and the team is recovering it.

Vehicle 7 – Digital Auto Drive – At mile 6.0.  Vehicle was paused to allow a wrecker to get through, and,
upon restarting, sensors were not able to determine the proper route.  After sensors tried unsuccessfully for
three hours, vehicle was disabled. 

Vehicle 25 – Virginia Tech - Vehicle brakes locked up in the start area. Vehicle has been removed from
the course.

Vehicle 23 – Axion Racing – Vehicle circled the wrong way in the start area. Vehicle has been removed from
the course.

Vehicle 2 – Team CajunBot – Vehicle brushed a wall on its way out of the chute.  Vehicle has been removed
from the course.

Vehicle 4 – Team CIMAR – At mile 0.45. Vehicle ran into some wire and got totally wrapped up in
it. Vehicle has been disabled.

Vehicle 20 – Team TerraMax – Got to mile 1.2.  Vehicle then started backing up and after .5 miles, the
vehicle was disabled. 

You can't make this stuff up!