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2007 RachaCha Ruckus
We're already planning ahead for the 2007 Rachacha Ruckus here in Rochester NY. If your team is down in Atlanta and have never been to the Ruckus please seek out team 1511 Rolling Thunder or talk to their mentor here on CD for a personal invitation package. This will be the 3rd annual event hosted by the local Finger Lakes Teams.
The time frame is typically Halloween weekend time frame in October. It's a fun time for all - if you have suggestions for team activities you'd like to see please let Kim O'Toole, Koko Ed, or myself know and we can see what we can do. Hope your team can come do the Rachacha!:) |
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So who's up for a little Halloween robot action in Upstate NY?
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I want to make it this year, but I doubt 1089 will make the trek up there. Though, I think we've finally convinced our advisor to let us do IRI so maybe there's some hope. I'll see if I can make it, at least to volunteer though!
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Yes, come stop by 1511's pits. We will have a little goodie bag of information (and goodies) for teams about the Ruckus. The Ruckus III is going to be a blast this year! Make sure you put it on your Calenders!
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I would love to come but I don't know if the team can go...so hopefully they can. It sounds cool
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I nominate Arefin for the deluxe pie treatment. I am willing to give up my spot.
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i am thinking of being up for being pied...my team mates want to get me...anyone else willing to spend money to hit me with a pie? knowing me my girlfriend will get to do it...:p
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I think you might be able to get more than $30 for Cromier. I put in $10 last year for Rees I think. If somebody really wants to pie someone, they will put out the money. I'm also up for being pied. I'm sure I could get people from different teams to wat to pie me.
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Do local teams still get a goodie package for stoping by? :D
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hm, well technically, we've been to the Ruckas, just not with a robot of our own.
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i would def invest some of my money in his bag hahahahahaha:D |
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I have a Vex game that just needs to get built for Ruckus that is Dan-Certified awesome.
I'm already in the effort to tell 174 of Ruckus. |
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I might be attending this year, depending on college and all that fun stuff.
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Instead of whipped cream this years pies will be sour cream. :ahh:
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Anyways, another SPECIAL TREAT... the goodie bags will include a set of puzzles, the first new team to solve the puzzles and turn them in to our pits will get FREE registration for Ruckus 2007!! Quote:
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Kim,
I believe we are lucky enough to have it at Webster Thomas HS again this year. The facilities and support from Bob Schlegel is unbelievable. We just need to finalize the date again since I remember that there might have been some conflict with volleyball or something. I'll email Bob about it next week. |
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When is the planning commitee starting up?
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1503 will most likely be there from the great white north...
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Will we be having reall alliance selections this year, with the believe of having more teams and higher caliber teams too i think that is the way to go.
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She really likes the Bash selection process. |
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We will see on the selection process... And Alex, if you bring a team, you can help decided that :p
We basically have done a straight assignment of teams in serpentine fashion (like 1, 8, 24; 2, 9, 23; etc). But we may switch it up... you never know! We liked this at Bash because teams didnt have to worry about scouting, they could just have fun, show their new drivers what to do, etc. Plus it gives teams more time for matches (we dont have to stop for selections, just for lunch). Since we try to use this event to help Rookie teams, and many teams dont have their full team to help scout, it seems more fun/fair to just do it at will or at random. Just my thoughts. We will see what the committee says! |
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Any definite date set for Ra-Cha-Cha yet? Or idea?
I know it's been said "Halloween Weekend" but... that kinda doesn't really help clarify when Halloween this year is on a Wednesday which is smack dab in the middle of the week.. :ahh: Ya know.. just sayin'. :p <crosses fingers so it doesn't conflict with River Rage again this year> |
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Right now its tentatively the weekend before or after Halloween. We have to get the school & the field when we can.
Unfortunately we have tried for two years to NOT conflict with River Rage, but they have either changed the dates on us or not released them before we needed to book the date. |
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Had my faculty meeting presentation. Showed a video and talked about FIRST and such. had 20 minutes and i hope i gave them a good image. I'll check back in 2 weeks and pick up the sheet of interested faculty. I'll update ya when i get the information. :) |
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I now have 3 possible schools to work with. I will be doing a little presentation to two more schools soon and hopefully hear back from the school i donated my senior project robot to and possibly get it back. The sole reason of donating it in the first place was to get the team started, but it's been 2 years and nothing has happened, so i am going tl try to get it back and mod it to work for the Ruckus. with that being said, i think it's an 04 OI system, what would i have to do to get it able to play in the Ruckus? |
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He can stuff at least 20 kids in there ( and a few mentors)!:D |
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Just my opinion. Hopefully you guys get a ton of teams this year and you can run a standard playoff operation. |
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Besides, in my mind, I like offseason events that are fun, and allow teams to throw any team member into the driveteam (we do this at Bash every year... every student that goes gets a chance to be on the driveteam). When you feel like you have to be serious to get your rank up there, teams tend not to do things like this. They focus on winning. But just my opinion, not necessarily what the committee will decide :) I guess we will have to see what kind of teams sign up. Maybe we could do a random selection by category (ie scorers, rampbots, bothbots). I dunno... its far from decided... the committee can discuss it :) |
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We need the site to be updated if we wish to attract teams from out of state. ;) :p and possibly a link on the FLR site?
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The Ruckus this year will be back at the Webster Thomas HS either weekend of Nov 3 or 10. We'll finalize the info more soon.
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Don't forget about us iPirates over here in Monroe Michigan. We are still interested in attending are putting it on our calenders. That is if our robot makes it that far. We are currently applying for IRI, our own event MARC (in August), Ford Team FIRST Invitational, and the Ruckus. WE are going to be busy but we want to do everything possible to work again with 1126 and hopefully 1038. I would like to see how we would do again.
As for three defensive robots competing against scoring bots, that happened to us at the Buckeye Regional twice and we won both rounds. |
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As for 537, 494 and 70. They are all scorers. That alliance was designed to kill people via the rack. |
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so what teams as of now are coming? local teams? out of state teams? whos excited?!
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Need to know weekend as November is filling up.
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When will volunteers be able to sign up? I'm hoping to referee RCCR this year
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I need some information please. My team is planning on attending an offseason event this summer/year and i would like to know more information on Ra Cha Cha ruckus. Anyone willing to inform me or give me any contact information for me so i can inform my team and plan on attending one of these events.
When: Where: Any changes of the real game: Thank you for your help. |
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When: Nov. 3 Where: Rochester, NY Any Changes of the real game: I don't know these details myself. |
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Thank you! that helps a lot. I been looking at post and seen a date that said it was halloween weekend and so i was confused:ahh: :confused: Is there a site i can go to see more detailed information on how long it has been hosted and where it is at???
-Cyberblue's smallest- megan |
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OK the first Ruckus meeting has come and gone and we've settled (tenatively) on a date depending on the availability of Webster Thomas.
We also discussed what kind of field we would like to go with and how to attract volunteers and teams. Now we need volunteers for the Ruckus planning commitee. In case of any of you haven't heard Kim is getting married this year and this is actually one thing that actually takes precedence over robotics:ahh: (shocking I know. We tried to convince Kim to use game sound effects and other first elements in her wedding "Bride side ready! Groom side ready. 3...2...1...GO!" or the ding ding for an I Do and the dreaded foghorn if there were second thoughts. Kim didn't seem so enthused about the idea for some reason) ANyone in the Western Upstate New YOrk area who wants to help out the next meeting will be June 7th at Penfield high school at 6pm. Hope to see you there. |
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I have to admit, any "meeting" with Ed in it is always entertaining. I have no clue who could come up with Bride Side, Groom Side ::sigh:: :)
But yes, as he said, anyone in the Rochester area (or beyond if you really really like to drive!) interested in helping out the Ruckus committee is welcome to attend our next meeting (June 7th). Please PM me so I can add you to the email list. One small request, any students interested in joining need to bring an adult team member/parent/etc with them. |
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Has there been any more updates on Ra Cha Cha?? My team needs information so we can decide out of the off season events chosen which one will be best for our team and easiest??
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We just need to confirm when Webster Thomas is available. |
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Thank you!
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It will be amazing! <----That's all the information you need.
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Hey i think you should pick Ra Cha Cha!! my team had been every year and it is awesome!
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I will make sure my team hears all of your opinions. I'll promote Ra Ra Cha a lot just for you guys/girls :D
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I believe we are just doing one other. We are hosting and competing in IRI(indiana robotics invitational) and we are looking to do another because students will like to compete with this years robot as much as possible.
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Hey guys,
I am unfortunately trainning for a new position at wegmans this thursday when you guys are having the meeting...is there any way I can still be on the planning comittee? THanks |
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Is there any new news about this event??
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Ed, Greg, Kim,
Are there any updates as to what is going on with the Ra Cha Cha Ruckus this year? Any information would be loved if you can release it. A few quick questions that you all may already know the answer to. Registration - is it the same price as it has been for the past 2 years? Eliminations - is it still that the top 8 don't pick there alliance but rather it is selected for them by the rankings? Date - is it going to be the weekend before halloween? Just a few quick questions that can help us all start planning a little better for it. |
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Ok.
Just let keep us up to date if you can. Thanks |
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Hopefully after next weeks meeting we'll have everything set in stone. |
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Just wondering if there are any plans for a RCCR VEX game this year... if there is then I want to get the time reserved in my calender soon. Thanks!
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Just wondering if an official date has been set yet because I need to plan the trip soon before my calendar fills up.
I've seen 3 different dates so far, Oct. 27 in CD Events, and the Nov. 3 or 10 here. So if anyone knows the official date that would be great. Thanks. -Chuck |
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We are getting closer and closer!
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so how are the plans going for the event- how is the team list progressing?
( this may be a "vested interest" thanks to GN) WC :cool: |
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191 229 306 1503 1507 1511 1551 Alot of local teams who have participated in the past haven't signed up yet. I expect the list to go up significantly very soon by at least eight teams. |
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I've been trying forever to get 174 to join this year, but they just don't like to do anything other than the regular season.
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eight teams so far:
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nine teams so far: 191 229 306 1126 1503 1507 1511 1551 1559 3 Vex teams signed up also. |
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I am signed up for the vex and already have a good start. i am going with a design similar to last year for those of you that know what i did :D
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