RiverRage 17

[kstl99]

What, no RiverRage 17 thread? I am looking forward to this event as it has been so much fun in the past. I am just a mentor on a participating team but I do know that it will be held at Goffstown High School this year on October 26.

Who else is going?

It would be great if there was a webcast for those who love the event but can't be there.

[Isaac501]

Expect to see a thread this week! We're getting there!

[BrendanB]

Myself and 3467 are planning to attend! Can't wait to bring the robot out one last time before retirement! Its been an amazing season so far and we don't want it to end! :o

[kstl99]

OzRam is planning to attend. We had some problems during some matches but have a solution planned. We will see what we can do with that solved and a new crop of drivers.

[Brandon Zalinsky]

1058 plans to attend! It'll be interesting in a new facility.

[Kevin Leonard]

I'm excited!
20's last NE event before the gates shut for the year!
Hopefully this year our comm won't go out every single match! :D
Also- just making sure, the weight for this event is 120 lbs, not 125 like IRI?

[Rosiebotboss]

Rosie's going.

[Chi Meson]

Aluminum Falcons are planing to be there. 1st time in New Hampshire.

EDIT: Hmm, I may be speaking too soon. We might not be able to make that date.

[Kingofl337]

I just want you guys to know the new facility will be great! It will definitely be comparable to Memorial High School! :D

[mfitzell]

More details to follow soon, securing a new venue has had a significant impact on the planning but we are back on track now.

Date: Oct 26th
Place: Goffstown HS, Goffstown NH
Team List: Coming soon but last I heard we have 26 teams signed up.

No Rule changes.

[SamanthaW]

Is the team list on the website finalized?

[BrendanB]

Is the team list on the website finalized?

Team list on their website can be found here: http://riverrage.powerknights.com/?page_id=2

[SamanthaW]

Whoops, I probably didn't word that right. Our team filled out a form to compete and never got any reply back, so I was wondering if the list on the site was the final team list or if there were still slots available/teams being added.

Edit: Just read the page again and saw that it was, sorry for the mix-up and good luck to all the teams participating! :)

[zacfo]

Red Storm Team 509 will be at RR. See you there.

[Pault]

Do you guys have an idea of how many qual matches each team will get?

[Jay O'Donnell]

Do you guys have an idea of how many qual matches each team will get?

Last year was five and I believe the year before was something similar.

[Dom20]

I'm excited for another RiverRage especially for my is senior year. should be an interesting competetition indeed. And being in a new facility sounds great, a change of scenerary is nice. Go FIRST teams!

[Pault]

One more question: I have checked everywhere on the website, and I can't seem to find a schedule. Do you guys at least know when teams should arrive?

EDIT: Found it: http://files.andymark.com/RR17.pdf

[Jay O'Donnell]

Less than a week until RiverRage 17! Here's the team list according to their website!
20 The Rocketeers Clifton Park, NY
125 Nutrons Boston, MA
131 CHAOS Manchester, NH
138 Entropy Amherst, NH
151 Tough Techs Nashua, NH
155 The Technonuts Berlin, CT
166 Chop Shop Merrimack, NH
172 Northern Force Gorham/Falmouth, ME
176 Aces High Windsor Locks, CT
190 Gompei and the Herd Worcester, MA
238 Crusin' Crusaders Manchester, NH
319 Big Bad Bob Alton, NH
348 Norwell Robotics Norwell, MA
501 The PowerKnights Manchester/Goffstown/Bow, NH
509 Red Storm Bedford, NH
811 Cardinals Nashua, NH
839 Rosie Robotics Agawam, NH
1058 PVC Pirates Londonderry, NH
1073 The Force Team Hollis, NH
1289 The Gearheads Lawrence, MA
1517 The Lumberjacks Concord, NH
1519 Mechanical Mayhem Milford, NH
1735 Grim Reapers Worcester, MA
1922 Oz-Ram Contoocook/Weare, NH
2423 The KwarQs Watertown, MA
2648 Infinite Loop Oakland, ME
2876 Devilbotz Burlington, MA
3323 Potential Energy Litchfield, NH
3467 Windham Windup Windham, NH
3499 River's Edge Robotics Durham, NH
3585 Rogue Robotics of 4-H Charlestown, NH
3958 Schrodinger's Cat Boston, MA
4473 Delta Squad Augusta, ME
4546 Dover Dorver, NH
4564 Orange Chaos Brewer, ME
Who else is pumped for the last Ultimate Ascent competition in New England?

[BrendanB]

Less than a week until RiverRage 17! Here's the team list according to their website!
20 The Rocketeers Clifton Park, NY
125 Nutrons Boston, MA
131 CHAOS Manchester, NH
138 Entropy Amherst, NH
151 Tough Techs Nashua, NH
155 The Technonuts Berlin, CT
166 Chop Shop Merrimack, NH
172 Northern Force Gorham/Falmouth, ME
176 Aces High Windsor Locks, CT
190 Gompei and the Herd Worcester, MA
238 Crusin' Crusaders Manchester, NH
319 Big Bad Bob Alton, NH
348 Norwell Robotics Norwell, MA
501 The PowerKnights Manchester/Goffstown/Bow, NH
509 Red Storm Bedford, NH
811 Cardinals Nashua, NH
839 Rosie Robotics Agawam, NH
1058 PVC Pirates Londonderry, NH
1073 The Force Team Hollis, NH
1289 The Gearheads Lawrence, MA
1517 The Lumberjacks Concord, NH
1519 Mechanical Mayhem Milford, NH
1735 Grim Reapers Worcester, MA
1922 Oz-Ram Contoocook/Weare, NH
2423 The KwarQs Watertown, MA
2648 Infinite Loop Oakland, ME
2876 Devilbotz Burlington, MA
3323 Potential Energy Litchfield, NH
3467 Windham Windup Windham, NH
3499 River's Edge Robotics Durham, NH
3585 Rogue Robotics of 4-H Charlestown, NH
3958 Schrodinger's Cat Boston, MA
4473 Delta Squad Augusta, ME
4546 Dover Dorver, NH
4564 Orange Chaos Brewer, ME
Who else is pumped for the last Ultimate Ascent competition in New England?

This is going to be a very, very competitive event! Can't wait til Saturday!

[kstl99]

This should be a great event, and snow is not forecast!

[Jay O'Donnell]

This should be a great event, and snow is not forecast!

Only in New England do we worry about a blizzard for an October competition. (Snowtober!)

[Brandon Zalinsky]

So psyched. Ready to go, with my Halloween costume! haha

[Kevin Leonard]

Prepare for trouble...

[Steven Donow]

Does anyone have alliance selection results?

[Jay O'Donnell]

Does anyone have alliance selection results?

I don't have all of the alliances but the finals was 3467, 1517, and 2648 (2 seed and winners) and 20, 190, and 151. The only other alliances I remember were the 5 seed, 155, 1289, and 1058, and the 4 seed, 125, 839 and 348. (These two alliances made it the farthest through the losers bracket.)

[Francis-134]

Here are the alliances. This first team is the captain, the second the pick from the "Great Pumpkin", and the third the alliance's pick.

1. 20 151 190
2. 3467 1517 2648
3. 172 2423 166
4. 125 348 839
5. 155 1289 1058
6. 1519 509 138
7. 176 3958 131
8. 319 811 1073

Thank you to our alliance partners, 20 and 151. It was great to work with you, and we had a blast!

[BrendanB]

Team 3467 had a blast at River Rage! Big congratulations to our newer students who stepped up as drivers during qualifications as well as playing the role of pit crew!

Thank you to our elimination partners of 1517 and 2648! You guys were so much fun to work with and your drivers and robots performed amazingly! It was so cool to get to work with 2648 one last time after a very memorable season together at Pine Tree, Indiana Robotics Invitational, and finally River Rage! We wish the best of luck to your two teams moving into 2014 and we look forward to seeing and playing with you if possible! :)

Thank you to the host Manchester teams as well as Goffstown High School for hosting the event it was amazing as always!

[Kevin Leonard]

Team 20 took a bunch of photos. While some are of our team, there are a bunch of other pictures as well.
https://plus.google.com/photos/108224752813010749343/albums/5939256792106288385


RiverRage was a BLAST this year!
Thanks to our alliance partners, 190 and 151, for an intense run in eliminations. Trying to get everything to come together in auto to beat that #2 alliance was such a challenge, and I thoroughly enjoyed going through it with you.
Congrats to the eventual champions- 3467, 2648, and 1517- for your victory. Once I saw your alliance come together I knew who we'd have to play in the finals. The Pine Tree-IRI reunion was too much for any alliance there to handle.

And lastly, I'd like to shout out to 1519.
If only we could have played on the same side of the glass as you.
After your first match all of our freshmen came up to me astounded- "Did you see that robot? It scored SO many frisbees from all the way over there!"
Without the "Great Pumpkin", I wonder if we could have ended up playing together in the end.

Thank you everyone who made this event possible for making my final RiverRage as a student the best it could be.

[Justin2648]

Team 2648 also had a great time at RiverRage this year! Definitely my favorite RiverRage so far!

Thanks to our alliance partners 3467 and 1517. Playing with you guys again was awesome! 3467, your solid auto, fast cycles and 30 pt climb made you deadly all year long. 1517, your auto and great defense made you a very strong robot all day, the great pumpkin made the right choice to let 3467 pick you!

20, 151, and 190 you guys were awesome. When I saw your alliance form I knew NO ONE could take you down easily and I was right.

Thanks to everyone that made RiverRage 17 so fantastic!

[BrendanB]

Our videos from the elimination matches have been uploaded to our Youtube channel.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBjap5sKdr4W1TZ2y3jmt2N-V5Fg8TzCa