Mayhem in Merrimack 2008

[Dan Petrovic]

Mayhem in Merrimack 2008!
Hosted by Team 166

June 7th, 2008
Merrimack High School
38 McElwain Rd
Merrimack NH

24 slots available.

Registration Fee: $200
That fee includes five team shirts.

The shirts feature the names of all teams attending.
You must have registered and payed by May 21st to have your team name and number on the shirts.

http://chopshop166.com/cms/index.php?page=event-info

For questions, e-mail 166.first@gmail.com

[StevenB]

I'm sure 1519 will be there, and I assume they'll be bringing both configurations of their robot (entered as two bots). I'm looking forward to another great competition!

[Dan Petrovic]

I'm sure 1519 will be there, and I assume they'll be bringing both configurations of their robot (entered as two bots). I'm looking forward to another great competition!

We are still waiting for their registration. :rolleyes:

I'll ask about the dual-configuration robot. Entering a second robot would cost an additional $200 and will only be allowed if we haven't filled up with teams.

We've never had a problem with that, though.

[Jessica Boucher]

Hooray for Mayhem! I'm looking forward to this event - it's so much fun!

[Elgin Clock]

I'm finalizing plans & checking to make sure I can go to Mayhem this week.
Hopefully I'll be able to attend. It's always a fun time!

[Libby K]

I have only heard good things about Mayhem- I'll see if I can work it in this year!

:)

[Brandon Holley]

plan on the 1-2-5 to be there

[Mike M.]

I will definitely be at Mayhem this year. Its never anything but an amazingly fun time :)

[Brandon Holley]

got an invite, we'll see what happens:) Hopefully we can make it down there, it sounds pretty awesome.

Dude, I hope you are ready for a 5-6 hour drive, hahah

[Dan Petrovic]

The Mayhem in Merrimack team list as of now:

40 - Checkmate
125 - Nutrons
155 - Techno-Nuts
166 - Chop Shop
190 - WPI/Mass Academy
238 - Cruisin Crusaders
501 - Power Knights
1058 - PVC Pirates
1073 - The Force
1735 - Green Reapers
1922 - OzRam

[Kingofl337]

Will you be doing clone wars again?

[Dan Petrovic]

Most Recent Team List

40 Checkmate
125 Nutrons
131 CHAOS
151 Tough Techs
155 Techno-Nuts
166 Chop Shop
190 WPI/Mass Academy
238 Cruisin Crusaders
501 Power Knights
1058 PVC Pirates
1073 The Force
1519 Mechanical Mayhem
1735 Green Reapers
1922 OzRam
2342 Team Phoenix

Thanks to the gracious donation from 121, team 2342 is able to attend Mayhem in Merrimack this year. (There was a bit of a miscommunication on 121's side and we ended up with a 200 dollar check from them when they weren't actually registering. They basically said to give it to a team who needs it)

Still 7 more slots!

[andrew348]

Will there be a webcast? I would love to watch if I can't go.

[Dan Petrovic]

Will there be a webcast? I would love to watch if I can't go.

Sorry, I don't think that's a possiblity...

Maybe next year!

[andrew348]

Sorry, I don't think that's a possiblity...

Maybe next year!

Have you seen UStream. All you need is to have your camera connect to your computer and you get a webcast.

[StevenB]

Sorry, I don't think that's a possiblity...
Maybe next year!
I'll do a webcast, if you can arrange a (reasonably fast) internet connection.

[Dan Petrovic]

Mayhem in Merrimack is very proud to announce that NEMO (Non-Engineering
Mentor Organization) will be offering a workshop at our competition. This
will take place in the Little Theater across from the gym starting at 9:30
AM.

NEMO (Non-Engineering Mentor Organization) provides support to mentors from
FIRST programs in the non-technical areas such as mentor recruitment,
sponsors, fundraising, travel planning, team organization and team building.
Mentors are free to come and go as their responsibilities to their teams
dictate.

Please share this information with the mentors on your team. I am sure that
a lively discussion will be held. We hope to see a representative from each
team at our meeting!
Please include any parents who may be interested in helping your team.

Excerpts from the NEMO web Site:

NEMO (Non-Engineering Mentor Organization)

We deal with all the stuff that isn't rocket science!

NEMO (Non-Engineering Mentor Organization) is a support group and
information exchange for those adult non-engineering mentors who help teams
as part of the FIRST robotics programs

NEMO will be open to adult mentors, including engineers, teachers and
college students (who may be the only mentors on their teams) who are
involved with all the non-engineering aspects of the FIRST Robotics
programs. It is mainly a support group and information exchange for those
mentors who help with all the behind-the-scene glue that hold the teams
together including mentor recruitment and retention, travel (hotels, endless
meals), parent involvement, fundraising, business plans, public relations,
community service, dealing with the FIRST logistics. We hope to seek out all
the NEMs who don't realize they are part of a large community.

Also, a team list
40 Checkmate
125 Nutrons
131 CHAOS
151 Tough Techs
155 Techno-Nuts
166 Chop Shop
190 WPI/Mass Academy
238 Cruisin Crusaders
319 Big Bad Bob
501 Power Knights
509 Red Storm
1058 PVC Pirates
1071 Team MAX
1073 The Force
1519 Mechanical Mayhem
1735 Green Reapers
1922 OzRam
2342 Team Phoenix

You can look forward to seeing 1519's little Speed Racer that, as well.

[EricVanWyk]

We have a few battery monitors that we'd like to try out tomorrow. We'd like to strap these onto robots and take data during matches. Basically, we will (unobtrusively) measure the current and voltage your batteries are supplying over the course of a match.

Any volunteers?

Thanks,
Eric

[Tapoore]

We have a few battery monitors that we'd like to try out tomorrow. We'd like to strap these onto robots and take data during matches. Basically, we will (unobtrusively) measure the current and voltage your batteries are supplying over the course of a match.

Any volunteers?

Thanks,
Eric

1519 would be glad to help.

See everyone tomorrow!

[Brandon Holley]

any updates from merrimack?

[dbell]

An exciting day of competition!
After 4 qualification matches for each team, the top 10 seeded teams picked from the lower 10 seeded teams. The 2 vs. 2 alliances and the double elimination bracket made for some interesting, fun, intense playoffs.

Awards:

Finalists:
1519B-Mechanical Mayhem speed racer
1073-The Force team

Winners:
1519A-Mechanical Mayhem hurdler
40B-Checkmate second robot

Play of the day award:
319-Big Bad Bob

All that and a bag of chips award:
1519B-Mechanical Mayhem speed racer

Gracious professionalism award:
40-Checkmate

Herbie award: (best looking bot)
155-Techno Nuts

Team spirit award:
1735-Green Reapers

(Am i missing any others?)

Thanks to:
Andy Baker and Mark Koors
Tim Baird and all the referees
all the judges
all the volunteers
team 166 for hosting this event
all the people and teams who came
anyone else I forgot

DB

[Francis-134]

I'd just like to thank team 319 for being a wonderful alliance partner. It was a lot of fun working with you guys (we definatly gave the field a run for their money!).

Thank you to everyone on the Mayhem staff for a wonderful event and we certianly can't wait till next year!

[Nathan Streeter]

On behalf of the whole 1519 team, I would like to thank 40B and 1073 for being our alliance partners! We had a great time and enjoyed working with you guys! Hope to see you at some more tournaments this season!

[Dan Petrovic]

I apologize in advanced for any misspellings of names.

Here's a list of people and teams we would like to thank. These people helped make the event run so smoothly. I'd have to say this was probably our best Mayhem yet!

The Refs
Tim Baird, Elgin Clock, Ted Boucher, Scott Shaw, Mike Mullinax,
Julia Metzler, Andy Baker, Jeff Waeglin, and Jeff O'Rourke

The Judges
Fran Leach, Robbie Klisiewicz, Ron Reich, and Tom Castelli

Our Announcer
Andy Grady

Our MC
Brittany Jennings

Scoring
Dez (Mike Dessingue), and Mark Koors

Our Queuing Extraordinaire
Jess Boucher

David Bell missed the "Against All Odds" award which was given to 238. They had robot problems the entire day.

Gracious professionalism award:
40-Checkmate

Team 40's gracious professionalism extended past the end of the competition. As many of you know, team 1071 is hosting a competition next weekend, so they took the field off of our hands. However, the truck they had doesn't have a tailgate, so team 40 graciously stuck around to help tear down the field and let them use the tailgate on their sponsor's (Intelitek) truck to load 1071's truck.

Thanks to NEMO for holding a class at our competition. I hope you had a turnout like you expected.

Thanks to Andy Baker and Mark Koors for assisting at our competition. They knew they were going to be around so they contacted Dave Kelso offering to help. It's always nice to have someone who knows as much as they do to answer questions. I think Andy had a great time being the ref during the Referee Human Player Match. I'll have a video of that soon. :D

I know I already posted this, but 121 was recognized for their gracious donation of $200 to pay for any team in need of it. We spoke to 2342 at Battlecry and they were able to attend. So, thanks, 121. They received an enthusiastic ovation from 2342 at the competition.