Re: Possible new Indianapolis-area off-season event
 

i like the October date, but not fall break weekend.
that is a vacation time for many families.

you should be able to set up in an evening (friday night) for a saturday event. iri set up just takes 4 hours or so with a good volunteer crew.

Re: Possible new Indianapolis-area off-season event
 

it'll be a good event to get newer members involved... stick them with the robot... and tell them to go! And I'm always for anything that extends robotics year round.

Re: Possible new Indianapolis-area off-season event
 

River Rage, for the past two years, was held during the last weekend of October. Because of this, there was a nice Halloween theme. They encouraged teams to come dress up and even dress up their robots.

Since there is approximately 1000 miles between Indianapolis and Manchester, I don't think there would be much of a problem with conflicting competitions.

Also, October is after the school year starts when the freshmen come to the team. What better way to introduce FIRST to the freshmen than with a competition?