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slickguy2007
16-02-2006, 21:34
TEAM 1403 Cougar Robotics - Monty Madness
Post Season Event
Registration Opens on Event Website - February 20th, 2006
Date:
May 20th, 2006
Place:
Montgomery High School
1016 Route 601
Skillman, NJ 08558-1799
Cost:
Early Registration (through March 31st) - $100
Regular Registration - $150
Maximum Team #:
36 Teams
Event Website:
http://www.montymadness.org
More Details Coming Soon.....
GO 1403!!!
looneylin
17-02-2006, 20:42
o yay! this sounds like fun! i'll ask my team after in april since may 20th is kind of far away... :D
slickguy2007
20-02-2006, 13:56
TEAM 1403 Cougar Robotics - Monty Madness
Post Season Event
Registration Opens on Event Website - February 20th, 2006
Date:
May 20th, 2006
Place:
Montgomery High School
1016 Route 601
Skillman, NJ 08558-1799
Cost:
Early Registration (through March 31st) - $100
Regular Registration - $150
Maximum Team #:
36 Teams
Event Website:
http://www.montymadness.org
More Details Coming Soon.....
GO 1403!!!
Registration will open up on February 22nd, 2006 instead of today(Feb 20).
GO 1403!!!
Conor Ryan
22-02-2006, 16:12
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are proud to announce that Monty Madness v1.0 now has opened up registration. You can register your team online at MontyMadness.org (http://www.montymadness.org/default.htm)
and if you register before March 31st, you get an instant $50 discount! So sign up quick!
The Basics:
When:
May 20th 2006
Where:
Montgomery Township High School
1016 Route 601
Skillman, NJ 08558-1799
Cost per Team:
Early Registration (through March 31st) - $100
Regular Registration - $150
Spectators - FREE
Any Questions that can't be answered on the website (which is awesome btw), feel free to contact myself or Aroon, and we'll get them answered for you.
slickguy2007
22-02-2006, 22:08
Like Conor has already mentioned, registration has opened up. Get registered soon! Post if your team plans on attending!
GO 1403!!!
Freddy Schurr
23-02-2006, 00:23
Yeah, I was trying send an email to help volunteer as a MC possibly and the email link was not working. Just wanted to let you know.
Yeah, I was trying send an email to help volunteer as a MC possibly and the email link was not working. Just wanted to let you know.
Sorry, the link used com instead of org in the email address. It's fixed now.
Corey Balint
27-02-2006, 19:56
Come on all you Mid-Atlantic teams out there, start signing up for this great event! It will be a blast!
The school at Montgomery is incredible, and almost assures a great time in itself.
Conor Ryan
05-03-2006, 15:20
Ok those of you that were at the New Jersey regional almost definitely saw some of the give-aways we had for Monty Madness (Shirts (limited quantities), Bags, Post-Its, Buttons) so we ask you, Who Wants to Come?
See you May 20th!
Corey Balint
14-03-2006, 18:47
Come on all you slow teams out there, Get registered, this is guaranteed to be a great event! The Jersey Spring offseason event is always a blast, and always chuck full of competition!
Jay Trzaskos
16-03-2006, 23:37
229 will (unfortunately) not be able to come. But I plan on making the trip to volunteer or Ref.
JT
BandChick
18-03-2006, 00:18
1089 will definitely be there (Gregory already promised. He just hasn't registered yet, I don't know what he's waiting for...)! How could anyone pass up a BMS team's off-season?
I'm sure we'll try and get Allentown (1807) to come too!
jessjank.
18-03-2006, 00:56
I can't speak for my home team and the team I mentor is a little far away, but I will be home from college by then and would certainly love to come and help out in anyway that I may be of best use. Let me know whenever you get things figured out!
Sentinent
19-03-2006, 19:44
This looks like a great event! I just checked their website, and they even have some really cheap t-shirts for sale. Just ordered one in PINK :p and I can't wait to wear it at school. See ya, Mare
slickguy2007
19-03-2006, 20:44
This looks like a great event! I just checked their website, and they even have some really cheap t-shirts for sale. Just ordered one in PINK :p and I can't wait to wear it at school. See ya, Mare
Thank you, we are excited about this fast approaching event. These are the shirts that Sentinent was referring to:
http://www.montymadness.org/My_Homepage_Files/Page10.html
You may have seen a few samples being given out to a few lucky individuals at the NJ regional. Some sample Tote bags too. They are great to have and inexpensive too, order now! :)
Reminder: After March 31st, the event fee will go up from $100 to $150. Sign up now to take advantage of the great deal!
Sign up here: http://www.montymadness.org/My_Homepage_Files/Page9.html
So far we have teams: 75,1279,1403,1923
We also have a special announcement for everyone. Dr.Greg Olsen will be speaking at the event, you can read about him on the event website!
Go 1403!!!
Mike Schroeder
19-03-2006, 20:56
1923 will be there :)
Team75electric
26-03-2006, 20:20
Heyyyyy Monty!
-Do i eveb have to say we're coming?
But you probably already knew that
Most likely we're going to end up helping you run the evebt, But whatever
see you at NAT's
Team 806 will hopefully be there!
Current list of participating teams:
25 - Raider Robotix/North Brunswick Twp High School, NJ
75 - RoboRaiders/Hillsborough High School, NJ
293 - SPIKE/Hopewell Valley Central High School, NJ
371 - Cyber Warriors/Curtis High School, Staten Island, NY
1279 - Cold Fusion/Immaculata High School, Somerville, NJ
1403 - Cougar Robotics/Montgomery Township High School, NJ
1660 - Harlem Knights/Frederick Douglass Acad/Rice HS/AP Randolph HS, NY
1676 - The Pascack Pioneers/Pascack Valley Regional HS, Montvale, NJ
1882 - Rebel Robotics/Howell High School, NJ
1923 - Royal Knights/West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, NJ
9279 - 2nd Team from 1279/Immaculata High School, Somerville, NJ
By the way, if you want to volunteer for the Monty Madness event, go to http://www.montymadness.org and click on the Contact Us button and complete the simple webform. Thanks!
slickguy2007
29-03-2006, 18:59
Early registration ends soon guys! Only 2 more days to take advantage of the discounted rate. We have 13 teams signed up and the list is looking pretty competitive. We have 2 of the 3 NJ Regional champs already signed up along with the NJ engineering inspiration team as well. The list is looking great, but we don't want to end it here. This seems like it will be a lot of fun, so don't miss out! We have some interesting speakers coming and we have a lot of fun activities planned out. Only 1.5 more months until the event, can't wait!!!!
Register at: www.montymadness.org
Team list can be found here: http://www.montymadness.org/My_Homepage_Files/Page8.html
MAY 20th is right around the corner!!!!
GO 1403!!!
Alex Burman
30-03-2006, 13:02
Hurry up everyone! This is guaranteed to be an amazing event.
Rohith Surampudi
30-03-2006, 17:12
Sign up before its too late, 1403 is an awesome team, they are sure to hold an awesome event. Their facility is amazing too. It will be a blast, 1403 is an awesome team, on the field and off.
Conor Ryan
30-03-2006, 23:10
Wow, 17 teams signed up this early and we are a first year off season! Thanks everyone for your early support.
Those of you that haven't signed up, in case you didn't notice yet the $100 entry fee deal ends tommorow! After that the cost will jump up to $150, sign up quick, there are only 19 spots left!
Teams that have registered:
25
75
219
293
369
371
1211
1279
1396
1597
1660
1676
1862
1882
1923
9279
and your hosts, 1403
galewind
30-03-2006, 23:20
We'll be there, I just have to get the forms in. I had a bizarre request from the Superintendent of schools, so that's what I had to focus my time on. Shame we missed the $100 cutoff :/
We'll be there, I just have to get the forms in. I had a bizarre request from the Superintendent of schools, so that's what I had to focus my time on. Shame we missed the $100 cutoff :/
There is still another day, Friday, to register on-line!
Adam Shapiro
31-03-2006, 00:01
I know that I and Liz (Pika1579) will be there volunteering! We look forward to coming home from college and seeing this year's robots. If they clear it with the school 555 and 1929 (both I hope!) will be signing up shortly! This is sure to be a great event.
Rohith Surampudi
02-04-2006, 13:06
How many teams are registered so far?
JOIN UP SOON THE DEADLINE IS MAY 8th
Lets make this the greatest off-season to ever take place, Montgomery is sure to put on a good show.
slickguy2007
02-04-2006, 13:10
How many teams are registered so far?
JOIN UP SOON THE DEADLINE IS MAY 8th
Lets make this the greatest off-season to ever take place, Montgomery is sure to put on a good show.
I believe thier are 18 already signed up and I know of at least 4 more who will be registering shortly.
GO 1403!!!
Freddy Schurr
02-04-2006, 13:16
Team 204 is interesting in going but we have to check out schedule. Also I was thinking that it would be fun if you had a mentor driving round.
slickguy2007
02-04-2006, 13:30
Team 204 is interesting in going but we have to check out schedule. Also I was thinking that it would be fun if you had a mentor driving round.
Funny you mentioned that...... ;)
It's at the top of my list of suggestions for our next organization meeting.
GO 1403!!!
Team 237 may go... we have to see who is willing to make the trip. If we can get enough people we will be there :)
I'm excited for this event... You can never have enough competitions, they're awesome on many levels... Count on this one being good, don't miss it.
Team 204 is interesting in going but we have to check out schedule. Also I was thinking that it would be fun if you had a mentor driving round.
Mentor driving is a real crowd pleaser. Some of my favorite moments during the Capital Clash occurred during the mentor driving matches.
Better yet-make it mandatory for your Senior Mentor! Better put this event at the end if Kloberg is driving :ahh:
GeorgeTheEng
05-04-2006, 10:23
Better yet-make it mandatory for your Senior Mentor! Better put this event at the end if Kloberg is driving :ahh:
How about a match with Kloberg, Kressly, and Jenny each driving a robot... That's one alliance... Then another with the best(?) drivers at the event...
Oh the carnage :D
How about a match with Kloberg, Kressly, and Jenny each driving a robot... That's one alliance... Then another with the best(?) drivers at the event...
Oh the carnage :D
My driving skills are only slightly better than my dancing skills...
Hmmmm, . . . let's see if we can arrange some sort of mentor/advisor match at Monty Madness. I'll see about scheduling it into the program. :)
slickguy2007
05-04-2006, 18:44
Hmmmm, . . . let's see if we can arrange some sort of mentor/advisor match at Monty Madness. I'll see about scheduling it into the program. :)
Oh wow, this could be very interesting. Those matches are so going on CD for everyone to enjoy. Just kidding..... :p
I cannot wait to see Mr.Cokely drive 25's beast... errr... robot I mean.
GO 1403!!!
Oh wow, this could be very interesting. Those matches are so going on CD for everyone to enjoy. Just kidding..... :p
I cannot wait to see Mr.Cokely drive 25's beast... errr... robot I mean.
GO 1403!!!
http://www.invisiblerobot.com/robotics/robot_c71b/index/p8284225.html
Mr. Cokely as human player.
Rich Kressly
07-04-2006, 13:05
How about a match with Kloberg, Kressly, and Jenny each driving a robot... That's one alliance... Then another with the best(?) drivers at the event...
Oh the carnage :D
George, you've been in that office with no oxygen again, haven't you?
The only robot I'm driving is the one that responds to voice commands :)
GeorgeTheEng
07-04-2006, 13:13
George, you've been in that office with no oxygen again, haven't you?
The only robot I'm driving is the one that responds to voice commands :)
No just too much time staring at a computer screen...
A robot that responds to voice commands? Why do you expect it to listen to your voice commands? It's not like the students listen to your voice commands :p
Besides, I'm not sure something like "Don't tip over! oh god, please don't tip over" is a voice command.
ok im pretty sure team 237 isnt going to Monty Madness this year. It seems that a closer minicomp Beantown Blitz in Boston is the same day.
Freddy Schurr
07-04-2006, 18:18
Yeah, mentor round all the way.
slickguy2007
07-04-2006, 21:49
Team 1528 from MONROE, MICHIGAN just signed up for the event. WOW, MICHIGAN ROCKS! Comon' Midwest teams, we'd love to host more of you guys too! Also any other teams from anywhere, we'd love to have you. This event is going to be amazing, I cannot wait! :)
GO 1403!!!
Bharat Nain
07-04-2006, 22:05
It's nice to see you guys put an event like this together. I remember you as rookies 3 years ago. Truly incredible - nice job guys.
Wayne C.
07-04-2006, 22:32
http://www.invisiblerobot.com/robotics/robot_c71b/index/p8284225.html
Mr. Cokely as human player.
heh!! who said anything about human.....
WC :cool:
ssand1990
08-04-2006, 22:01
i so would love to see our mentors and adviser drive the robot.
i would especially pay to see our adviser drive! :p
Now that would be great!!! :D
GeorgeTheEng
09-04-2006, 19:14
heh!! who said anything about human.....
WC :cool:
I beleive there is a 80% chance Wayne is human... Though the andriod, cyborg, and super-intelligent alien options have not been ruled out!
Corey Balint
09-04-2006, 19:27
Come on all you teams out there, 11 spots left, this is gonna be a fantastic event, run by a great up and coming team.
slickguy2007
10-04-2006, 23:35
Only 10 spots left...this competition is filling up quickly so hurry up and register!!! :)
GO 1403!!!
slickguy2007
19-04-2006, 22:44
27 teams signed up and we are excited as ever for the event. Only a month left to go and already the event looks like it'll be a lot of fun for everyone.
We are looking for some more volunteers to help out so if you are interested in volunteering for the event sign up at :
www.montymadness.org
Also, don't forget that registration for the event closes soon! Their are still some spots remaining so hurry and sign up soon!
Thanks!!!
Team 103 signed up recently, we are now proud to say we have all 3 NJ champs attending!!! :D
GO 1403!!!
Corey Balint
19-04-2006, 22:50
How could you not want to go to this amazing offseason event?
One of the many great up and coming teams in NJ, looks like they will have a solid event for years to come.
Alex Burman
20-04-2006, 13:41
Team 103 signed up recently, we are now proud to say we have all 3 NJ champs attending!!! :D
Surely looks like this will be one tough competition. Definitely one for the record books.
team 237 will hopefully be signing up soon
slickguy2007
21-04-2006, 13:03
team 237 will hopefully be signing up soon
Your wish has been granted.... team 237 registered for the event today :)
We are up to 28 teams now and their are only 8 spots left..... so sign up soon!
GO 1403!!!
WOOOHOOOO! lol can't wait! :yikes:
Scott Shaw 237
21-04-2006, 13:32
I can't wait either! It will be an amazing event I am sure. :)
slickguy2007
25-04-2006, 19:54
If anyone is interested in the event or simply wants more details, don't hesitate to visit the TEAM 1403 pit area located in the Galileo division. You could look for either myself(WAI pic), Conor(WAI pic), or Mr.Kazan(the one with the corny jokes that still end up being funny for some odd reason :p ) for more details or ask anyone in the pit. Good luck to all teams competing and I hope to see everyone there!
GO 1403!!!
If anyone is interested in the event or simply wants more details, don't hesitate to visit the TEAM 1403 pit area located in the Galileo division. You could look for either myself(WAI pic), Conor(WAI pic), or Mr.Kazan(the one with the corny jokes that still end up being funny for some odd reason :p ) for more details or ask anyone in the pit. Good luck to all teams competing and I hope to see everyone there!
GO 1403!!!
Corny jokes? These are well-crafted comedic interludes, if you must characterize them.
Will we be able to use the net?
We're gonna be there and we are pumped. it looks like its gonna be more intense than a regional... I'm looking forward to it all... and just imagining jack and beck driving makes me laugh :D
I hope I can make it, maybe they will let College people drive:D Please let SPIKE use the net!
anna~marie
30-04-2006, 11:47
oh I so wish I could go... I'll talk to my team, but I doubt it
slickguy2007
30-04-2006, 21:08
oh I so wish I could go... I'll talk to my team, but I doubt it
Having team 67 come out to this event would be amazing. Team 67 is such a great team. Team 1403 had a lot of fun bonding with the HOT team in Atlanta and nothing would make us happier than to see you guys come out!!
WHO'S HOT!!!!!.....WE'RE HOT!!!! - favorite team 67 chant of all time
:ahh: Only two slots left! :ahh:
All slots have been taken and wait list requests are now being accepted on the Monty Madness website. Be sure to check out PARC taking place on May 13th and Beantown Blitz happening at the same time as Monty Madness on May 20th.
Scott Shaw 237
02-05-2006, 13:12
Our check should be on its way. I can't wait. :)
Tytus Gerrish
02-05-2006, 14:34
Arefin and i may be driving up. weel see
AmayaSaria
02-05-2006, 16:05
I'm really excited for Monty Madness....It's going to be a blast!!!! ;)
slickguy2007
02-05-2006, 19:19
Just when you thought Monty Madness couldn't get even more "Mad" (work with me here), it goes and finds a way!
Introducing the Vex tournament!
For more details visit:
http://www.montymadness.org/My_Homepage_Files/Page14.html
The best part is their is no entrance fee!!!! But sign up soon, because only 15 spots are available!
Whoever said too much of a good thing is bad has not met the planning crew behind the 2006 Monty Madness! We are going all out for this one with a few more tricks up our sleeves(more details coming soon to a CD post near you....)
The 36 team limit has been reached and registration has closed, but don't hesitate to put your team number on the waiting list if you are still interested.
The waiting list can be found here:http://www.montymadness.org/My_Homepage_Files/Page9.html
The final list can be found here: http://www.montymadness.org/My_Homepage_Files/Page8.html
GO 1403!!!
Rohith Surampudi
02-05-2006, 20:47
Good old Monty...going way past expectations...VEX tournament...Greg Olsen, what will they think of next...
I'll be facilitating a NEMO (non-engineering mentor organization) meeting starting at 10:30. We'll be talking about concerns and resources available. All are welcome.
slickguy2007
08-05-2006, 19:44
Comon' guys, plenty of space for the Vex teams!! 1 team has registered so far and we are expecting a few more shortly. Take advantage of this great opportunity.
REMEMBER THAT REGISTRATION FOR THE VEX COMPETITION IS FREE OF CHARGE!!! So if you want to get the new members involved or you just want to have some fun competition, register your Vex teams today!
*Special thanks to Mr.Kressley and the other volunteers who are helping to get Vex up and running*
We still need volunteers for the event, so register soon on the event website(link is in my signature)!!! Less than 2 weeks to go!
GO 1403!!!
George A.
08-05-2006, 20:16
I'll be at MM offering my services in one shape or another.
Looking at the FRC teams registered it's going to be an awesome event with a lot of action in store.
Freddy Schurr
08-05-2006, 23:15
I am so pump to get out on tour again for MCing, that, LOL,I am actually going out this weekend and getting some new Hawaiian shirts for the competitions.
MONTY YOU ROCK!
Thanks again to Team 1403!
Rohith Surampudi
12-05-2006, 20:58
Alright since Monty Madness is approaching quickly, i was wondering if any of you attending are interested in shirt swapping, heres a list of what shirts i have not promised to anyone yet, im looking for a large or an extra large
oooo i forgot to mention these are the extremely stylish NEW Team 75 shirts, they are red as opposed to the old black ones.
1 medium T-shirt,
2 small polo,
1 medium polo
Freddy Schurr
13-05-2006, 14:15
So who is ready for MONTY'S MADNESS!
Scott Shaw 237
13-05-2006, 21:38
Now that PARC is over, I am so looking forward to Monty! It shall be awesome I am quite sure.
slickguy2007
15-05-2006, 13:16
I am extremely excited about the event just a few days away... the field is already sitting in our hallway just waiting for someone to put it together.... :rolleyes:
Aside from the competition, I am looking forward to a bunch of other things as well..... for instance, the look on everyone's faces when they see the kinds of things that we are selling. We have the traditional shirts, pens, notepads etc. But we also have Monty Madness candy bars. They are Nestle Chocolate bars with the Monty Madness logo engraved into the chocolate and with the special monty madness wrapper. We have 700 of them and are expecting to sell out quickly...
I also heard the volunteer shirts are really nice. They aren't the traditional shirts, but rather they are customized polo shirts that look really cool.
We also have one more surprise that will be announced a little later down the week after we confirm that it is actually going to happen.... :)
GO 1403!!!
Freddy Schurr
15-05-2006, 14:13
We also have one more surprise that will be announced a little later down the week after we confirm that it is actually going to happen....
I am going to guess and say that it is Mentors Round of Driving.
Joe Matt
15-05-2006, 14:42
When's the volunteering meeting this week again? I need to go, I haven't been to one yet due to me being in college.
Freddy Schurr
15-05-2006, 14:47
I haven't heard any new information regarding volunteering also?
Rohith Surampudi
15-05-2006, 15:09
same here
When's the volunteering meeting this week again? I need to go, I haven't been to one yet due to me being in college.
We'll be meeting on Friday evening and information about this will be going out to the volunteers who signed up. We had hoped to get this information out earlier, but it has been more complicated than expected. By the way, we appear to have 80 volunteers and we're going to need them all.
I can't wait!
We have Junior Prom friday night, then I'll be heading 5 minutes over to Montgomery High for Monty Madness w00t! :D
LAST CALL!
We have an open slot for an FRC Team at Monty Madness! Email us at registration@montymadness.org to take it.
Elgin Clock
16-05-2006, 12:45
It's not raining/flooding in Jersey too is it?? :ahh:
Going by the team list, (http://www.montymadness.org/My_Homepage_Files/Page8.html) it looks as though we are the northern most team coming to Monty. It had better not be raining.
I wanna come down south for this weekend and actually dry out!!!
Too bad for all the teams going to BTB in Boston.
It'll probably still be raining there with no chance of drying out ones self on Saturday..
it seems that MORT is signed up for Beantown and Monty... how is that possible?
Elgin Clock: It's not raining/flooding in Jersey too is it??
Going by the team list, it looks as though we are the northern most team coming to Monty. It had better not be raining.
I wanna come down south for this weekend and actually dry out!!!
Too bad for all the teams going to BTB in Boston.
It'll probably still be raining there with no chance of drying out ones self on Saturday..
Its pretty dry down here, not too much rain... cloudy, but i think its safe to say, you might just have a chance to dry out.
DonRotolo
16-05-2006, 16:59
It's not raining/flooding in Jersey too is it?? :ahh:
Going by the team list, (http://www.montymadness.org/My_Homepage_Files/Page8.html) it looks as though we are the northern most team coming to Monty. It had better not be raining.
I wanna come down south for this weekend and actually dry out!!!
It's dry enough.
But aren't you from watertown..??
Please be sure to stop by Team 1676 and introduce yourself. (That goes for everyone else reading this, too!)
Don
slickguy2007
16-05-2006, 18:44
We also have one more surprise that will be announced a little later down the week after we confirm that it is actually going to happen.... :)
GO 1403!!!
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=47448
Here is the surprise. Some people may have suspected, but now you know for sure. :)
GO 1403!!!
Michael Leicht
16-05-2006, 18:52
can't wait for monty madness saturday.
Rohith Surampudi
17-05-2006, 12:20
so no mentor driving then? :confused:
I would love to see our mentors behind the whee... i mean joysticks :p
t-minus 3 days and counting
George A.
17-05-2006, 14:12
I can't wait. I have my voice back from Championships, and hopefully I'll put on a great show for everyone there at the competition.
Alex Burman
19-05-2006, 15:15
I am just bursting with excitement. The field looks great too. I wonder if 25 will have a better 2nd run on the Einstein field.
Bharat Nain
19-05-2006, 16:07
I am just bursting with excitement. The field looks great too. I wonder if 25 will have a better 2nd run on the Einstein field.
We did at PARC.
Joe Matt
19-05-2006, 17:10
I'm here at Monty, it's really really really really nice. We're setting up scoring right now. Lots of "fun".
I think everyone will love this off season, it has it all, awards, great teams, huge stand space, we have the scoring and team information in, etc.
Rohith Surampudi
19-05-2006, 17:17
O Monty is awesome, they went way beyond expectations with this one it is such an awesome venue.
OO and i got to meet Joe Matt today...Bharat and Corey yesterday, and hopefully more people later
slickguy2007
19-05-2006, 21:58
It's almost time. We are all excited. Everything is looking great and we are ready to go. Don't forget to check us out on the webcast:
http://robotics.nasa.gov/
HellStorm303
19-05-2006, 23:09
Just got back home and am looking foward to the trip back in oh a few hours heh. All who have not yet seen the setup that is at Monty will be in awe, its top-notch for sure.
Freddy Schurr
20-05-2006, 00:14
I can't wait, I just got my Hawaiian Shirt iron and hair gel ready to go. Look out for the emcee with a black and red/yellow flower Hawaiian shirt.
Kim Masi
20-05-2006, 18:13
congrats to 1089, 25 and 371!
AmayaSaria
20-05-2006, 21:00
Monty Madness was a blast! :) Good job Monty, it was great! I had a lot of fun and everything was well organized! I had a blast!
Great job ya guys^^
Congrats to all winning teams^^ You guys deserved it!
Morgan Gillespie
20-05-2006, 21:12
Monty was amazing, I loved it. Thank you teams 1089 and 371!
Yet did anyone notice some problems with the scoring system? Missing/Adding points?
Also did anyone archive the webcast? If so could someone send me recordings of match 18 and/or 26?
Rohith Surampudi
20-05-2006, 21:14
Monty, you guys are my heroes, that was soo awesome, Ill Upload all of the pics i got in a few minutes,
CONGRATULATIONS Teams 1089,25(again!!!), and 371
-Congrats Rookie Excellence winners(or something like that) Team 1923!!!
and to all the other winners!!!
BandChick
20-05-2006, 21:47
Monty Madness was great! It was awesome to ref (even head ref) with a bunch of my CD friends, and some new ones.
Thanks to 1403 for hosting such a wonderful, organized and all-out awe inspiring event!
Also, thanks to 25 and 371 for carrying us through a victory this early evening!
Thanks to the judges for awarding all our team mentors the Woodie Flowers Jr. Award!
I hope 1403 decides to do Monty Madness II, I will be there in a hearbeat !
Rohith Surampudi
20-05-2006, 22:21
Alright here are a few photos for now, Grayswandir-75 will put some more up later :D
MONTY MADNESS PICTURES (http://photos.yahoo.com/rvsurampudi)
Morgan Gillespie
20-05-2006, 22:26
This (http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/rvsurampudi/detail?.dir=7234re2&.dnm=a20cre2.jpg&.src=ph) is a very inspirational/cool picture.
HellStorm303
21-05-2006, 00:03
With out a doubt the very best of best off season events. I loved every minute of it, from the music down to the openess of the pits to the great people willing to help thats always seen at a FIRST event. Congrats to 1089, 25 and 371! :D
With out a doubt the very best of best off season events. I loved every minute of it, from the music down to the openess of the pits to the great people willing to help thats always seen at a FIRST event. Congrats to 1089, 25 and 371! :D
Better than IRI?
Elgin Clock
21-05-2006, 03:47
Alright here are a few photos for now, Grayswandir-75 will put some more up later :D
MONTY MADNESS PICTURES (http://photos.yahoo.com/rvsurampudi)
HA HA HA HA HA! Kudos to you for making me the album highlight pic.
And yes; for all of you who didn't see me in either Atl, Parc, or Monty, I now have Blonde hair.
I think I'm gonna steal* that pic and use it as a WAI.
*with permission of the photographer of course. ;)
Rohith Surampudi
21-05-2006, 09:08
Go Ahead :D
Wait hold on, the first thing you did when you got home from Monty Madness is go on Delphi around 2ish?
Monty Maddness was amazing :D ! It was pretty smoothly for the most part, and the facilities were amazing!
Thanks 1089 & 371, woot woot!
It was incredibly fun coaching Team 1923 throughout the day, and then reverting back to 25 for finals. Everyone did an awesome job.
galewind
21-05-2006, 11:01
Wow, what a great event! Thanks to 1403 and in particular Dave Kazan for being such gracious hosts! Even with the initial glitches, you worked it out and got it rolling! I sincerely hope you consider doing that again.
Some of our teammates and mentors couldn't make it, so they were watching the webcast and calling me throughout the QFs and SFs asking what was going on. It was so cool you did that.
Obviously, thanks to 25 and 371 for being such excellent alliance partners, and thanks to the judges for our "Woodie Flowers Jr. Award"! Everyone was so excited!!!
The one comment I need to make is -- my wife is going to kill me when she finds out how much MM merchandise I bought. I mean, come on "How to survive the Robot Uprising?" How could you NOT get it. :) I bought about $70 worth of stuff.
Great job, guys!!!
Wow, what a great event! Thanks to 1403 and in particular Dave Kazan for being such gracious hosts . . .
Chris,
Thank you for your kind words and encouragement both in your post and during the day (even when we weren't quite sure what we were doing during our long day's journey into night :o ). We, in Montgomery and Team 1403, together with about 85 volunteers from FIRST teams and alumni all over (particularly our neighbors, Team 75 in Hillsborough), were working to make the event enjoyable for everyone involved.
We're very happy that we really got a good turnout from the non-FIRST community so that they could get a taste of what robotics, science and technology education are all about. Now when we talk with the schools, residents, and businesses in town, we're hoping that there will be instant recognition as to what we're talking about when we mention robotics and FIRST.
Thanks again to you Chris and everyone who has displayed such "gracious professionalism" at our event. It really is so appreciated.
Thanks, David K.
Rohith Surampudi
21-05-2006, 12:17
I personally was amused by the amount of people that came to watch the swim meet/practice thing that ended up watching us instead :D
I also loved how organized everything was, 1403 did an excellent job with this. Even in times of chaos ;) these guys managed to pull things together and fix the issue.
heres to 1403 and all the Volunteers that made Monty Madness a success
Team371All
21-05-2006, 12:17
What A fabulous event, from the moment we walked in, to the moment we left, we had a great time. Team 1403, Thanks for hosting the event, it was superbly runned.
And of course, Thanks to team 1089 and 25 for picking us as an alliance partner, you guys rock.
monty madness was awsome! lots of good teams, cheap food, cheap merch, helpful volunteers who knew what they were doing. the only thing that was sort of bad was running late, but they made up some time by rushing teams to move faster and by canceling qualification matches and the mentor match.
Good Job 1403 for an awsome event, Team 237 will definately be back, if not the whole team then some of us to help out atleast! :yikes:
Joe Matt
21-05-2006, 12:37
Having that much fun is probably illegal somewhere in NJ. ;)
Thanks for 1403 for being the host, thanks to Dave for setting things up and running it, and a major thanks to all the teams who made Refing a pretty stress free day.
Conor Ryan
21-05-2006, 13:11
I'd like to personally thank everyone that came down for a very successful First Time Off Season. We hope everyone enjoyed the event, and we are considering planning next year already (we have a pool in our school, hehe)
I'd also like to give a very big thanks to everyone involved with the media end of it, the webcast, the video footage (HD Video archive coming soon), the audio.
Being part of the Ref crew all day yesterday was not only a honor, but a lot of fun too, I believe Sara, Mike, Liz, Adam, Joe, Jay, and Sky all had a great time in a fairly easy to Ref event. I want to thank all the volunteers on field reset also, those of you that stayed with us all day deserve a BIG thank you.
Dave Kazan, deserves the biggest thank you of all, and if it wasn't for his Hardwork, Motivation, and Leadership, none of this would of happened at all. Thanks again for running the show (and doing such a great job at it)
We knew we didn't have the most competitve event this year, but we did know we could have the most fun at an event this year. And I think we did have the most fun at an event this year.
Better than IRI?
IRI doesn't have their own Candy Bar
Keep May 19th Open in your calendar's for next year...well maybe
Well we're not planning any event for next year right now. At this point, we're going to take a breather and assess what we'll do going forward, which will certainly include more activities than an off-season event (like building the 2007 robot :rolleyes: ).
Just one thing: I've noticed that there are a number of comparisons between off-season events in both this thread and others. My personal opinion is that this doesn't seem to be a particularly useful thing to do. Let's think "big picture" here, practice our graciousness, and remember that all teams holding off-season events should be considered partners and not competitors. And what I mean is that off-season event organizers are all attempting to bring the core values of FIRST to a larger community and instill a sense of excitement for science and technology. How we accomplish this may be different, but rich diversity in approach can be good while we all share a common vision.
NullTerminator
21-05-2006, 14:51
Thank you team 1403 for hosting an awesome event, it was very well run.
Also thanks 25 and 371 for helping us secure our first 06 win, i had a great time driving with your team.
slickguy2007
21-05-2006, 15:39
Thank you to everyone who could make it out to this year's Monty Madness. It was great to see such a large turn out especially since this was a first year event. The competition was very tiring, but definitely worth it. We hope that we were successful in spreading the ideas of FIRST to the communities around us because that was actually one of the main goals of this off-season competition. Everything ran well(but a little delayed :p ) and it was great to see everyone so excited about all of the stuff we were selling :) .
Thank you to all of the volunteers who made it out to the competition. Without you guys, we would not have been able to put on the show.
See you at Duel on the Delaware, Ramp Riot, and Brunswick Eruption.... ;)
Freddy Schurr
21-05-2006, 17:02
Thanks:
Team 1403 and David Kazan for letting me emcee this awesome event. I had so much fun and learn a lot from the experience and can't wait until next year.
To all the volunteers for making this another great competition in the State of NJ.
I got to meet Jay,Conor,Sara, and other fellow CD members (AWESOME)
Overall it was an awesome event and hope to see it return next season.
Elgin Clock
21-05-2006, 19:14
Go Ahead :D
Wait hold on, the first thing you did when you got home from Monty Madness is go on Delphi around 2ish?
Ahem...
Originally posted: Today, 03:47 AM
I actually got home a lot closer 3:30am. And yes, that was the first thing I did. Plug in my laptop, connect to the intarweb, and see if anyone uploaded pics from MM, and then posted.
I made up for that though, and I sit here posting this one only a half hour after I woke up today. :ahh:
Monty Madness was a great event. David Kazan and his team did a fantastic job. There was a great group of volunteers and kudos to all.
Major kudos to those volunteers who had the hardest job of all and stayed for clean up. You all know who you are!
You haven't actually experienced helping to run a FIRST event if you haven't participated in the rug roll up. ;)
Master Dictator
21-05-2006, 19:29
On behalf oh my team, 528, I want to give props to 25. Our alliance gave everything to try and stop you guys and couldn't do it. My team and I also agree that you guys, 25, were the hardest robot ever came up against. Gahhh! Those brakes of yours! :ahh: Anyways I just wanted to congratulate you and your alliance. We had a great time. Also want to thank to 303 and 1926, you guys were awesome alliance partners.
Wayne C.
21-05-2006, 20:21
I want to add my compliments on the great day yesterday. Dave and his 1403 crew put on a great event and made it look easy. Everything was staged in a professional manner and I look forward to many more MMs to come in the future. Our team enjoyed training new drivers and mixing it up in the elims with many of our local friends.
Thanks and congrats to 1089 and 371 for being great partners. Of course I am partial to 1089, but I must say I've never seen a team rebuild a frame and drive wheels as fast as 371 in the Semis! It was quite a run.
WC :cool:
kateisgreat145
21-05-2006, 21:00
hey congrats to all of monty for getting that off the ground it was awesome! lets hope you guys will be even better next year!
Just posted the awards on the www.montymadness.org (http://www.montymadness.org) website. There is even a link to a picture of the Finals Ladder so you can see the match-ups (special thanks to son Bob K. for extracting the picture from the video). Sorry about the delay. We'll try to get additional match info up later.
DonRotolo
21-05-2006, 21:37
For those of you unable to attend, here is a photo of the field.
The venue was wonderful, as were the pits. The snack bar and food court were top notch and inexpensive. Just loved the candy bars. You guys went all out, we were happy to be there. Just wish we had switched our robot on for that last semi match... :o
Don
thanks 1403, for hosting this awesome event.
everyone did great, and....just like master dictator said...
On behalf oh my team, 528, I want to give props to 25. Our alliance gave everything to try and stop you guys and couldn't do it. My team and I also agree that you guys, 25, were the hardest robot ever came up against. Gahhh! Those brakes of yours! Anyways I just wanted to congratulate you and your alliance. We had a great time. Also want to thank to 303 and 1926, you guys were awesome alliance partners.
1923]
25...thanks for a bunch of great matches. our alliance worked really hard, and there was no way we could have stopped you, save the "oops! did i spill water on THAT? was that important?" approach. and that would have been way uncool.
it was kind of funny. teams came up to us..."hey guys, you were great! who was your mentor team?"
"25"
"....*double take* WHAT?!?! weren't you ranked above them?"
"yeah..but they kicked our butts anyway."
thanks to 1089 and 371, too. those were some great matches.
Freddy Schurr
22-05-2006, 22:53
To anyone that attending Monty:
If anyone would have a picture of me Emceeing the event, I would greatly appreciate having a copy of the picture. I would like to include it in the ERV finale video.
Thanks again.
Joe Matt
22-05-2006, 22:56
To anyone that attending Monty:
If anyone would have a picture of me Emceeing the event, I would greatly appreciate having a copy of the picture. I would like to include it in the ERV finale video.
Thanks again.
A birdie told me that a web archive *might* be uploaded soon. I'd love to see some of those matches myself, as my focus was on the side goals.
Rohith Surampudi
22-05-2006, 22:57
A birdie told me that a web archive *might* be uploaded soon. I'd love to see some of those matches myself, as my focus was on the side goals.
From everything ive heard there are either aot of little birdies, or one birdie with a really big mouth ;) :p :D
From everything ive heard there are either aot of little birdies, or one birdie with a really big mouth ;) :p :D
You're right. It sure seems that way.
Alex Burman
23-05-2006, 18:45
here are most of my pics http://www.flickr.com/photos/87715034@N00/
they cut me off though and i have like 20 more to go.
Morgan Gillespie
23-05-2006, 18:50
I am about 3 feet to the right out of the frame of this picture! So close yet so far.
http://static.flickr.com/46/152114614_1684d00d85.jpg?v=0
Kristian Calhoun
23-05-2006, 18:53
here are most of my pics http://www.flickr.com/photos/87715034@N00/
they cut me off though and i have like 20 more to go.
for some odd reason, it won't let me look at any of the pictures after page two, I keep getting the "oops! You followed a bad link message"... :confused:
EDIT: Now the link won't work at all :confused:
anna~marie
23-05-2006, 18:54
for some odd reason, it won't let me look at any of the pictures after page two, I keep getting the "oops! You followed a bad link message"... :confused:
it won't even let me get to any pictures :(
Morgan Gillespie
23-05-2006, 19:09
I get same error too. Good thing I didn't close the window. Garg my image converter isn't working.
http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/7764/25withtribe3ex.jpg
Fixed. Sorry I only had one. Shesh why can't this computer have a up to date version of MSpaint?
Alex Burman
23-05-2006, 21:29
Sorry about my pictures, Flickr is freaking out on me, it doesn't log me in correctly and doesn't have my pictures stored.
Joe Matt
23-05-2006, 21:52
Sorry about my pictures, Flickr is freaking out on me, it doesn't log me in correctly and doesn't have my pictures stored.
Send them to me over AIM, I can uploade them all to Facebook and share them for you. :)
We have all of the match results posted on www.montymadness.org (http://www.montymadness.org)
Morgan Gillespie
25-05-2006, 19:08
How soon can we expect to see the archived webcast?
How soon can we expect to see the archived webcast?
Don't know exactly. We need to re-encode the video in Windows Media Player from the DVDs that we created. What we'll probably do is start with the final matches and work backwards to the beginning qualifying matches. It is a time consuming process, but we'll try to do this in good time.
Xavipheus
27-05-2006, 14:26
What glitches were there in the begining? I didnt even notice any
nuggetsyl
28-05-2006, 11:00
Don't know exactly. We need to re-encode the video in Windows Media Player from the DVDs that we created. What we'll probably do is start with the final matches and work backwards to the beginning qualifying matches. It is a time consuming process, but we'll try to do this in good time.
Cant wait to see the videos
shaun
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