Rah Cha Cha Ruckus Is Ready!!
 

So the Rah Cha Cha Ruckus Committee has been putting in a lot of time and effort since Atlanta to put together another GREAT offseason event!! Registration is only $100, and we still have room for more teams and are in need of volunteers, so check it out!! With a live DJ, the NASA field, and return of the Pie Famous FIRSTers contest its sure to be the best way to spend your halloween weekend!!

October 28th 8am-8pm
Webster Thomas High School
Webster, NY

Check out our updated site for great info:
http://www.ruckus.penfieldrobotics.com/
New features since we last posted the Site:
**Final Schedule Info**
**Custom Vex Game**
**Lodging Info**
**Pre-Order Food Options**

Note that this week we will be finalizing the Food Options so you can order & register online. Additionally for teams that wish to pay by credit card, we will have paypal setup for both. You can also pre-order Tshirts and pay with paypal using the food form.

ALSO... for all teams registering!!! If you get your team registered by October 13th, you can get your team number in the Rah Cha Cha Footsteps on the back of the tshirt!!

Please let us know if you have robots we can use for rookie teams, whether they are practice robots, or 2005 robots with upgraded controllers, we are looking for robots to provide to our new rookies!!

We are in great need of volunteers for this event, and all volunteers are fed during their working hours and receive a free Crew Tshirt!!

So check out the website to register your team, signup to volunteer, preorder food or tshirts, or register for our Vex Game!!


:yikes: HEY EVERYBODY, COME DO THE RAH CHA CHA!!! :yikes:

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Sweet, i am exited and can't wait!

Is is alright if i bring the Entry fee for Vex with me and deliver it the day of the ruckus?

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i cant wait. the vex game seems most interesting... :eek:

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There are only twelve teams registered? :o Come on people let's get it rolling!

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YO SparX will be there and i kno that i cant wait!!!
i will be there watching the Vex and rooting for my buds(Amos and Cormier)
and was wondering if it was official that it was gonna be held at Webster Thomas High School?

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Yeah it's at THomas.

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Is anyone having trouble getting the Ruckus site up?
All I get is the little spiderweb in the upper corner and nothing else.

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It's fine for me as of right now.

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Firefox has no problem with it. But IE was not liking it at MCHS this afternoon, all I could get was the spider web.

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Just spoke to Karthik tonight. Looks like he and I will be there.

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you and karthik or 188 and 1114?

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That would be SWEET!

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I don't think 188 will be there but i will see them at Wonderland in a week and a half. As for 1114 I believe it is still being discussed. I did not spend long talking with Karthik as he was preparing for the VEX kickoff today.

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1213 will be there to defend our title. At least our robot, a coach, and a referee will be making the trip. Once again this year, don't be alarmed if you hear reports of a kidnapping at the local H.S. - we'll give them back. :) :)

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cant wait for it! its going to be great!!!

and i too am having a problem with the ruckus site, i get the spider web and thats it

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Is this the field from Goddard?

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yes it is. Also don't forget about the vex game. For $10 you can enter with that vex kit you just have lying around. Check this thread for more details

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=48892

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I'm having problems with it in Firefox as well.

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I second that

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Works fine for me in firefox

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it works for me in firefox, it may depend on what version you are using....i havent updated mine yet and now im hesitant to update it....

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Yeay finally up on CD!! Greg, the Vex game looks cool! :cool: But yea, now the webpage isn't coming up, its just a spiderweb like Ed :confused:

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I am excited for the Ruckus, and I know for sure that it will be a great weekend.

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SInce I cannot see the Ruckus page on niether IE or Firefox can someone be kind enough to give me an update on the team list?

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Looks to be the same as it was.

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11 teams?

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the site is being moved off the flrc server/webspace to team 1511 webspace, hopefully that may help it some then you'll be able to see it =)

and 13 teams ed

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All, Hold Tight! My apologies on the site being down in IE. As many have mentioned it is viewable in firefox, so use that for now. The transition is being made over the the 1511 site, and we will try and fix the IE bug in the process. I will post here when it is all done, hopefully this weekend!!

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Sure glad that Rucas runs 100% better than the website :D

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It was an awsome time last year.
Things are a little up in the air so I don't know if I'll be able to make it.
The rest of you should go go go! Don't think about it, just go!

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ITS BACK!!!!

The Ruckus Website is now Live & Working again in both IE & Firefox (haha we revived the dead!! like Halloween Zombies!) at

http://ruckus.penfieldrobotics.com/


ENJOY!!! :)

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Is 1213 still known as the Gro-bots or have they changed the team name ( I know you guys weren't all that fond of the name Gro-bots).

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looks like its gonna be a great ruckus. cant wait to see everyone.

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i was just wondering how the alliance pairings were going to work? will it be random or will there be picking involved? if there is picking involved will it be the serpentine drafts from this year?

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ARRRGH! No Serpintine draft!

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I dont think we formally published the draft style ahead of time last year.... but last year it was straight serpentine, no picking. It seemed to make for some interesting battles, so it will be likely considered again!

We like the focus at Ruckus to be on training new team members and exposing rookies to the game, so we try not to make it so cutthroat :) Plus picking sucks up at least a half an hour of pie in the face!!

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You mean seeded picking.
Like this:
For a 24 team event:
1 9 24
2 10 23
3 11 22
4 12 21
5 13 20
6 14 19
7 15 18
8 16 17

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Say What? You doing that again? This time I will bring lots of cash for a special persons tickets.

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Karthik will garner alot of bucks!

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I hear rumor that you have volunteered. :p

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I had a new idea for a fundraiser.
It's call Fantasy FIRST Raffle.
For one dollar you can pick the three teams. The teams with the best point total wins the pot. The tiebreaker is the total points scored by both alliances in the final match.

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Steve, Yes the pie in the face will return!! But this time it will be done between finals to make it even more exciting!!

Ed, yes the straight serpentine works like that... but question on your fundraiser... if you get to pick 3 teams, doesnt that mean we would only make $8 if we have 24 teams?? Or do different combinations count? Or is it 24 choose 3, so more like $2,024?

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DIfferent combos .Yeah , I know everyone will pick 1126, 229 and 1213 but will they get the point total in the end?

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I don't know about anyone else, but if we get enough teams I'd love to see an actual draft. If we want to train rookie teams and rookie members, why not teach them good scouting strategies early in the season?

Ed, I'm loving the Fantasy FIRST Raffle, keep me updated.

see everyone soon,
JT
229

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The Fantasy FIRST Raffle souds like an aesome idea to help fundraising.

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I would have to agree with Jay. This of course all depends on the amount of teams coming but it wuold be a good learning experience for the younger students/rookies.

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I agree 100% I can not wait for the Ruckus. I am excited to see a great competition go down. :yikes:

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Awesome idea ed!

Why don't we open up CD for fun events they'd like to see at ruckus (like pie in the eye)

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I made a sample Fantasy FIRST Raffle sheet.

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Just as an update...

Teams you can now complete your food pre-orders for Ruckus (trust me they are cheaper than the vending prices, and better food!) Online, and if your team wants, you can pay via Paypal for both food & registration!
http://www.ruckus.penfieldrobotics.com/payment/

You can also special order Tshirts online (they will be orange this year with the Ruckus logo & the Rah Cha Cha on the back!!)

Teams that register by october 14th can get their team number on our shirts!!

So register your teams & Vex teams, order your food & tshirts, and you can pay for all of it online if you want!!

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Hopefully I will be there supporting SparX , i know half of the team and the coach personally. This event sounds AwEsOmE!!

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[quote=KDawg]Hopefully I will be there supporting SparX , i know half of the team and the coach personally. This event sounds AwEsOmE!![/QU

I CANT WAIT! Last year it was cool but this year is being held at our school Webster Thomas!

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does anyone know/remember who won last year?

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thats from last years thread.

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So that means you guys are all going to get a lot of your friends, family and team-members to volunteer...right??? :D

http://www.ruckus.penfieldrobotics.com/volunteer/

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..umm yea sure!

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I am inviting people to watch! but i will begin to ask people to volunteer ;)
my mom is volunteering like last year!!!

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Hmmm.. was that a little foreshadowing to the 2006 FLR? -- 229 and 1567 on a winning alliance??

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It would've been awesome to have 1213 at FLR but I think they were at GLR that weekend.

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I think I got a friend who can volunteer as well, I'm sending him to sign up.

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The registration looks that way again this year - but don't believe everything you read. One trip to Yipsi should last team a lifetime ;)

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Update on Ruckus!!

We look to have 30 volunteers registered... 20 more free tshirts & food to go!! And for a little friendly competition 1511 is leading the pack of volunteers, 1126 close at its heals, and one or two from several other teams. Keep recruiting your friends & team members! (remember, walkins that day will likely not get shirts or choice of position, so register early!)

It looks like we may have 20 teams now, there are 4 that we know of that have not registered, but are planning on coming. We look forward to the rebirth of Team 73 & we now have 1503 and 1213 coming from out out state! 4 more teams for an even 24 if anyone else wants to come!

Many thanks to Jack of 1213 for bringing the robot all the way out for the new rookie team at HFL!!

So its almost here! Start gathering your tools, your creative costumes, your dodgeball teams, your dollar bills to pie famous FIRSTers! This definitely has the makings of one awesome event!

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Who are the other 4 teams?

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And the check is in the mail, right?

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How could we not bring bot for a team from Ho-NAY-oo-way Falls?

I just hope it doesn't rain in there when they start to cheer! :eek:

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It's starting too look like a great even once again this year!

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Yea im trying to get some friends to volunteer and Im asking my family if they want to volunteer! I cant wait its so close!

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Around 2 weeks left, hope to see ya'll there...

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introducing a Ruckus production....check out our new video spot.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...67701966&hl=en

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Sweeeeeeet!

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So if we take the top 24 from FLR and spread them out as so the alliances would look like this:
1126 271 1567
191 250 1713
378 340 1585
188 1930 1511
578 84 145
229 1518 1405
1901 1591 1551
1559 467 639


Geez the top 2 alliances still look similar (take 229 for 271 and that's not too big a drop off. 229 has better offensive capabilities but 271 is a mean defensive robot. 211 is better than 1713 but 1713 was serviceable).

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what if multiple people choose the same teams. and those teams give the most points. what will decide the outcome of the winner?

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By guessing the final total points of the last match (or I could have them decide the overall amount of points scored in the final. That might be more fun. Will it go 2 or 3 matches? I so love messin' everyone's program up! )

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sounds like a good idea. hmm. when would this take place, like when does it open and close?

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It opens first thing in the morning (AKA when I get there) and closes after dinner before the playoff tourney.

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ok i was just wondering if anyone has a full or mostly full list of teams coming to Ruckus? I can kinda guess but i have seen so many posts with a bunch of different teams so this would be awesome if somebody has the time, it isnt necessary i am just wondering :D

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view the tems page on the ruckus site.

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18 is that all?i thought there was more?

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yeah for progress!

I remember doing expo matches at the Monroe County Fairgrounds in Rochester

with three whole teams: Kodak, Xerox X-cats, and Gleason/Fairport (maybe four, the original team 73 Edison/Harris?)

I think 18 teams at a one day off season event is excellent!

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very correct its all perspective! i just thought i had heard 20 at some point, but i may be mistaken.

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why aren't we doing this anymore!?

that seems a lot of fun!

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It was a lot of fun

it was also a lot of work, for individual teams to set up our homemade fields

to have people there 5 or 6 hours a day for 3 or 4 days

and it was almost impossible to have real matches - most of the time we showed off the robots functions and talked to people about FIRST

I think the Ruckus is a big step up, much more impressive for potential sponsors, schools, and new students to get a taste of what FIRST is like.

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I know there are atleast 2 teams not on the site, team 340 (2) and the new team from Honeoye Falls.

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Here's our press release that't gonna go out to the local media.....should be quite a bit of "buzz" about FIRST robotics come Haloween in Rochester......will you be there too? BOO.

Sat Oct 28 the fun begins
visit http://ruckus.penfieldrobotics.com for more info.

Volunteers and screaming fans are needed......

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No mention of VEX in the press release? It would be a great chance to allow people to see all aspects of FIRST

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Good thought, also the lego demos.

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Lego demo's? Like worthy enough to bring a teacher and a few students up?

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I thought HFLs team was getting 1213s robot.
And where's 1591?

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oh baby oh baby!! only 9 more days untill Ra Cha Cha!!! :yikes: So who else is crazily excited!!! :D :ahh:

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HFL is getting 1213's second robot


as for 1591, nobody knows...if they don't compete that is probably the robot that 73 will use.

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What happened to 768?
ANd what about School Without Walls?

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Not quite - we didn't build a second robot this year. We just stripped one of the '05 bots down to the frame and drive train, mounted a gun and camera, and used it as a test bed. So, HFL will be driving our competition bot.

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768 had admin issues and an event in maryland for a potential sponsor on friday.

not sure what is going on with 1591 (thought that was school without walls for some reason)

as for school without walls, noboy knows and that might be the robot 73 might be using.

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Nothing like waiting to the last minute right? :D

Our teams' plan right now is that we are going, unsure of why our team leader hasn't registered us yet. Ive been trying to contact our team leader about registering.....but we are planning on coming at this time.

See you all there ;)

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Please tell your teacher to register ASAP. Since there is only 1 week left till the event it is important for us to know if you want to be included in the printed programs, and with the layouts for the pits....either way get registered ASAP.

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Yep, I'm excited. Im pretty sure I made human player. :yikes:

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what will need to be done(besides everything) tomarrow? and should i worry about signing up? i know that at least 3-7 SparX members will be there right after school around 2:45-3:00 to help out.

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setup tomorrow is 3-11. We will be setting up the field, a/v, pits, etc. We already have more than enough volunteers so if you can't come thats fine. However, there is a volunteer meeting at 6 tomorrow, I would suggest you go to that. Volunteer registration is closed, so signing up really won't do anything.

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wahoo i'll see some of you tonihgt for set up and probably later to see what's going on around 8.

Jason: Will the Vex field be there tonight?