2009 MARC EVENT NOW OPEN
 

It's official. The 2009 Marc event is official so please mark your calenders. We had an outstanding turnout last year and are looking forward to an even better event this year. Especially with a pig roast for our team social. Attached are the fliers and registration forms for the event. The deadline for the entry form is May 30th and the non-refundable entry fee is due by June 14th. Please pay close attention to the volunteering because there is a team discount for those who help ref and que. We have a new volunteer coordinator this year and I want to personally thank Lisa Perez for taking on this position. Anyone interested in volunteering please wait for Lisa to complete our volunteering needs and she will post it.

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If you need a team que I can help again.

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KoKo,

That would be great. We sure could use your help. By the way, I am in the works with getting the school to remove the center door jamms (at my cost of course) so our robots can easily get through the doors. Trust me queing will be a lot better this year.

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Hopefully 910 will be returning again. The past two years have been awesome, so I'm looking forward to coming back, and I know the team is too.

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I hope we we can go too. Last year MARC was a blast, and by far the better of the two off season events we attened.

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Hopefully team 240 will be able to go...I missed their regular season competitions, and I'd like to see them in action at least once this year.

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i know my team can't wait for the marc for three reasons one it's our home field :) second the new hog roast ketron and i are planning and third all the great team that will be coming to our event and hopefully some of the teams will let me get behind the wheel of there amazing bots :) :yikes: :D

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I'd rather have more people work que.

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I am working hard to get que up to you and six others (so you all can have plenty of breaks and enjoy the enterainment). Also, I have submitted the paperwork to have the doors jamms at the entry points into the gym be replaced with removeable ones. This will allow us to have the robots come in one side of the gym and exit the other side. I believe this will ease the flow of robots.

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I should be able to volunteer and would be glad to help Koko with queuing, or wherever you most need the help. I think you'll be able to get two or three more from our team as full time volunteers, but don't quote me on that.

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To clear up some confusion people had about our flyer ($150 for returning MARC teams) this is for the first year teams that came to marc pay $150

$200 for teams new to the MARC Competition means any team that did not come from the first year

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hey everyone the first championships just finished and it was a good one but now that the championships are over it's time to think about the off seasons and the funnest one this year will be the M.A.R.C Event it is a two day event friday and saturday for $200 for all teams that were not at the first year of M.A.R.C this year we will be having a hog roast social with video games and cards so it should be alot of fun so i am hoping alot of teams come were looking at 42 teams but if we get more offers we will try to work things out to fit more.

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Is this an invite only?

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We missed it last year, i hope we can make it this year!

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no this is not an invite event it's more first come first serve but like i have stated if we get past our 42 team limit we are looking at ways to expand to fit more teams but it open to anyone who wants to come so feel free to register and if you have any other qeustions just leave a post and i will check. so i hope you guys can make it

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Currently there are 10 teams that said they are coming for sure with 9 returnees that said they had a blast last year. This year is going to be even better with the hog roast social. These all are excellent teams that know how to have a good time and I know this event will be a blast already. We are still looking for volunteers so if you are interested please contact Lisa. By the way 910 gave me a recommendation of a talent show with the pig roast. I think this will be an excellent idea. Any other suggestions please feel free to comment.

The teams on my list are:
240
910
1243
1504
1528
1718
2591
2719
2832
2834

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for the marc event were trying to see if we can fit in a single elimination mentor match to play at the MARC event so that us mentors can show our skill behind the wheel of the machienes we help build what do other ppl think of this idea?????

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I really encourage everyone to come to this event. Even in its first year just getting started it was a ton of fun, and last year was fantastic. With the pig roast and other fun stuff going on I'm sure it will be even better this year.

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I am pretty sure that team 47 will be there this year. We had a blast the first year of MARC but the change of dates last year prohibited us from returning last year. Hope to see everyone there.

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Received 47's registration form a couple days ago. I also just received word that 1732 will be traveling again from Wisconsin for our event. Combined with the teams mentioned earlier, I know that I am going to enjoy hosting this event. Thanks to all those teams that consistantly come back year after year.

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well of course it's a blast when you have such good teams like foley, hot, delphi, hilltoppers, chickens, martians and more martians,Dragons, Tempest, Syntax Errors, and Advanced Power, penguins, frogs, pirates and now our second home team the trojans, and many many more and hopefully with more teams it will be even better especially with the hog roast

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hmm. 3119 will most likely apply. We were just looking at the prices and app information. 910 is going!! YAY!!
The mentor round will be so sweet. Our current coach will look so funny driving our bot. You think you can get some practice time into the competition also. We like to get some warm up time before the actual matches. :)

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dwaynetrip3119

yes there will be practice matches friday starting in the afternoon until the hog roast unless we get alot of teams then we will have practice matches that are just come out when you want kind of a first come first serve then we will start some matches on friday evening before the hog roast

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Hey about the pig rost on friday, if you keep kosher will there be an alternative?

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yeah me and ketron have been discussing options for this reason so when we figure that out i will post it on here for you

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The best part about this competition is you get the see the competitiveness and continuous improvement of all teams. Not just the well known teams. Every year I am very impressed with the teamwork, upgrades, and awesome alliances formed by teams named Dragons, Tempest, Syntax Errors, and Advanced Power just to name a few. This is the reason I put on this event. To see these teams form such great alliances and push the competition to the next level.

Not to mention, I have been known to spend a little time socializing with some really great people.

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This event is on a first come basis with the exception of the orgininal 12 teams. They are rewarded for trusting us on putting on an eventful competition that first year by having a guarrenteed spot in the competition as long as they submit their registration form before the deadline.

Those twelve teams are:

47 "Chief Delphi"
70 "More Martians"
226 "HammerHeads"
240 "Tempest"
279 "Tech Fusion"
503 "Frog Force"
910 "Foley Freeze"
1023 "Bedford Express"
1243 "Dragons"
1504 "Desperate Penguins"
1528 "iPirates"
1732 "Hilltoppers"

Again I really want to thank these teams for giving me there support while trying to start-up an off-season event.

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.An e-mail sent to me that I thaught I should post:

"I looked at the informational page for MARC and I saw that it is starting at 1 on Friday. Will those be full matches or just practice?"

-Jack

my reply:

"I am looking at how many teams we get and how many qualification matches we want to have. I perfer to have at least 8 matches each. I want to let teams come in early and get practice then possibly start quals around 4 - 730. This is something that I am going to pass out to the teams after I get the spots fill. To see what they think. Since we are talking about this, What is you take on it? "

The more matches you get to play the better. If we are going 4-7:30 we will most likely be able to get in 8 or 9. You should probably throw it out to teams right now, because it could change their plans. I am really excited for MARC and the pig roast sounds like a great idea.

This is what makes these offseason events so good. We all have inputs that influence the event. What do other teams think of having the actual qualification matches start on Friday from 4-7:30, then pick-up more matches Saturday morning and have open practice rounds from 1-4 on Friday?

Thanks Jack

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After 45 matches this season and the bot out of the bag - 2612 plans on being ready to go when we get there.

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Is the timing of starting Qual matches at 4 o'clock on friday sound like a good idea to you then?

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Youbecha - the more Q matches the better.

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The first MARC competition was the first time I drove in an actual match as a chassis driver. It was an awesome event, looking forward to it this year again.

-Sam

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I definitely like the idea of starting matches on Friday evening - more matches = more fun. We plan on coming out Thursday afternoon and our robot should be ready to roll. We're already making a couple improvements and look forward to a fun competition.

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from the responses were getting this years marc sound like its goona be a blast especially when you make necessary improvemnets to your bot to make it the toughest comp which i think is the best kind of comp cuz we have made some improvements to our bot so we will be ready to roll cuz we have changed our bot like three times in two events this year. but i am feeling this design is our best one yet :)

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Can we have a mentor match again????

I think 830 is planning to attend...

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Mentor matc is on the program. I am looking at the mentor match being part of the team social activities.

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I'm game :) :)

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Cyber Blue - 234 - has sent in a registration form.

We had to miss 2008, but we are looking forward to 2009!

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Pending confirmation from my supervisors for the time off (shouldn't be a problem), I'm planning on coming back to MC/Announce again. It was an absolute blast getting to MC in the relaxed environment of an offseason event, and the volunteer staff was so much fun to work with. I'm Looking Forward to getting to be a part of it again this year :)

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oh yeah that me he is talking abut and i can't to do it again this year the only thing is, is me and my brother need to think of something to do for this years game cuz last year we headed the ball back and forth over the overpass so we are gonna have to find something to do this year and still keep the flow moving for ya but we will think of something :cool:

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well i am glad you guys are coming and hopefully you bring some teams with ya the more the better and that goes for all other teams to :)

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Awesome to hear, the more teams the better, and a great team like Cyber Blue will be a blast to see.



You were an awesome MC so I'm definitely glad you'll be able to MC again. I'll be volunteering this year and hopefully a few other guys from 910 will.

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I'm not sure if it is too late to sign up, but Team 201 may be sending in an application very soon. I'm asking the team about attending off season events, and seeing how well we did this year there may be interest.

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Alex

registration is still open we will registering teams until may 30th The deadline for the entry form is May 30th and the non-refundable entry fee is due by June 14th and also look at the flyer for the volunteer part where every volunteer is $25 off the price and finding us a head ref is $50 off the price

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Actually, the $25 is for teams that provide refs/queing and $50 for the head ref. NOT every volunteer gets a discount. There is still positions open. I am having teams email me about their interest to participate and they are coming so please find out if your team is coming and turn in the registration form to get your spot.

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Haha thanks man. You should bug Evan and Chuck.. we'll get an MTU volunteer staff goin :cool:

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I really hope the AC will work this year.

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Dude...QFT.

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Updated Team List:

33
47
70
234
240
245
280
503
910
1243
1504
1528
1718
1732
2591
2612
2719
2832
2834

WOW!!! What a great event we are going to have.

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Steve, what are the specs going to be for the mentor driver matches? I think the IRI has some regulations regarding mentors who drove in high school not being allowed to or whatever; is MARC going to be more freeform?

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We are going to have a single elimination round with mentors driving. The teams are going to be assigned an alliance based on the number they draw. Your alliance wins and you move on you lose and your out. If we get done with this and people want to see some more mentor matches then we will have open matches. As far as roles go, here they are. Be a mentor for one of the participating teams and you can play and have fun. Easy and Enjoyable. Thats it :)

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Team 1918 (the NC Gears) has chosen the MARC for our summer event. We hope to see you all then.

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wayne

sounds good just copy and fill out the registrationand email it to ketron (ketron@monroe.k12.mi.us) and i can't wait to see you guys there.

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there still spots open and i am trying to keep thi post alive and last i heard we have 26 teams so far:)

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The HOT Team will be attending MARC. We are looking forward to our second year of attendance.

Last year was the starting point for our 2009 drivers and this year will be the same for our new drivers.

Good luck to everyone.

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registration is still open and there are still spots to fill so if you know of a team and can get ahold of them let them know of the fun MARC event:)

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RULE CHANGE:

<G14> CELL Count Modification – If the assigned ALLIANCE score, before penalties, for the last
non-surrogate MATCH played by the TEAM was more than twice (2x) the opposing
ALLIANCE score, before penalties, then one EMPTY CELL or SUPER CELL will be withheld
from the initial set of GAME PIECES made available to the PAYLOAD SPECIALIST for the
TEAM. If the assigned ALLIANCE score, before penalties, for the last non-surrogate
MATCH played by the TEAM was more than triple (3x) the opposing ALLIANCE score,
before penalties, then a second EMPTY CELL or SUPER CELL will be withheld from the
initial set of GAME PIECES made available to the PAYLOAD SPECIALIST for the TEAM.

This rule will not be enforced for the MARC event. We want teams to have fun and completely destroy the high score.

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Yeah MARC, this event just keeps getting better and better

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Team 279 is working hard on plans to attend. Last year was a TON of fun. I loved watching random team members driving the robot i drove all year and It was actually kinda funny watching our wire lift get mangled by a freak incident involving an 'open air valve'. Yay for KISS-ness [fixed in 10 minutes] ::safety::
Hopefully I'll see you all there =)

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I'm really looking forward to this event should be a lot of fun.

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:o go marcthere are still spots open

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Steve:

Could we please get an update on the MARC team list? Thanks. :)

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Here is an Updated list, This event is becoming awesome.

Updated List:

33
47
67
70
234
240
245
280
503
815
830
910
1243
1504
1528
1718
1732
1739
1918
2337
2591
2612
2719
2832
2834
2851
3096
3098

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Are there any more changes to this list yet?

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Currently there are 13 spots left to fill. I have had several teams say that they were coming but have not received registration forms from them. There are a couple teams that are from the original twelve. Hopefully the spots will fill up soon. I believe a lot of teams are going to wait to see who is invited to IRI before they send in their registration form.

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only like 45 days till MARC :) :) :)

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how many spots are left?

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there are 13 spots still open and were hoping to fill them all and possibly more :cool:

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So how do you get MARC listed in the count-down at the top of this web site? Well, i really don't want to know but maybe someone could get it on the list.:)

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Team 107 will be there.

Looking forward to it,this will be our first time.

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well were glad to have you team 107 and if you didn't know this is a good warm up event for IRI cuz all the teams that come to marc are good competitors

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You click "more" on the left side of the list, then click "Add event" under "Maintenance" on the page that appears. It's probably easiest for one fo the event organizers to add it because then all the info will be correct and up to date.

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Hey thanks i just added it to the list but thanks for the help:)

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279's officially going to be there =). money's going to be sent in as soon as humanly possible [roughly a few days]

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cool can't wait to see you guys there:)

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Is their a updated team list.This is going to be a great event.

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I have a quick question for the organizers. Is there going to be a grace allowance for weight I.E. 5lbs for improvements/structuring?

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Josh

yes there will be a allowance but only a little you need to keep it as close as possible to make for even competition if there any questionables we will weigh you

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Ok thank you. Currently we are about 119 and I was just wondering if something needed extra support in the heat of the moment we didn't have to worry about a pound or 2. Looking forward to coming to MARC see everyone there.

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yupp no problem we makes things as fun as possible. so i can't wait to see everyone at marc:)

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My teams signed up and i know we want to come, but just wondering if you could tell me if my team paid yet, my mentor was expecting an email from you and wasn't sure if we were signed up or not last i checked so let me know if we have not and ill be sure we get that in ASAP.

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Here is an Updated list, This event is becoming awesome.

Updated List:

33
47
48 (Looking into attending both ours and IRI)
67
70
107
234
240
245
280
494
503
815
830
910
1243
1250
1504
1528
1718
1732
1739
1918
2194
2337
2591
2612
2719
2832
2834
2851
3096
3098

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hey jjv127 i just looked and we have not received your money yet so just send as soon as you can thanks :)

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Its still edgie with 3119. Im really not sure if we are going to IRI or MARC. I really hope we can attend 1 or both. :) it looks like MARC will be pretty awesome on account of the sweet teams that are going to be there.

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There are roughly 8 spots still available for the MARC. If you are interested in attending, please submit your registration form as soon as possible. Thanks

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Is there a more current list available? Or a schedule?

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Updated List: (We lost two teams but added two teams)

33
47
67
70
107
234
240
245
280
302
494
503
815
830
910
1023
1243
1250
1504
1528
1718
1732
1739
1918
2194
2337
2591
2612
2719
2834
2851
3096
3098

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Is there anyone in the Troy area that is able to give me ride? I'm tentatively volunteering on Saturday, however Monroe is quite a drive. I was hoping there was a team in the area that can give me a lift. I can drive to where ever your team is meeting and am willing to chip in gas money.

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Teams, the awards deadline is approaching. If you are going to submit a mentor for the mentor recognition award you have to submit it to ketron@monroe.k12.mi.us before the 20th of June. Prior Woodie Flower Award winners are not eligible for this award. Submission is basically an essay just like the WFA. Please don't forget to show your appreciation for the hard work that your mentors put into your program.

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Pig roast social is for all registered teams correct?

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Yes, If you are a registered team then you are welcomed at the social.

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And is there a permission slip or waiver needed for students attending? I apologize for all the questions, I'm planning most of this event for the team, and working from nothing

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No, if they are attending the event with your team, then that is all we need.

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So, did you get those door jambs out of the way and where can i find a schedule?

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at a cost of $1400 to remove one set of door jambs, you can be surprised what I can fanagle. Yes the door jambs are removed. The schedule and robot route/floor plan was emailed to all main contacts. I will see if I can email it again. Please be advised that the red and blue areas are actually reversed.

By the way, I was told that Wilbur is providing me with roughly 230 pounds of meat. Hopefully this will be enough.

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May I get a copy of that email as well

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Oh jeez, did you have to go and give it a name? And did it have to be Wilbur,the smartest, most talented pig in the world.:( ;) ;)

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Now he is going to be the most tasteiest one also (hopefully).

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

2009 MARC Event Schedule

26-Jun-09
1pm - 4pm Team Registration and set-up
1:30pm - 3:30 pm Practice Begins
3:30pm -3:45 pm Drivers Meeting
3:45pm - 4pm Opening Comments
4pm - 7pm Qualification Matches
7pm - 8pm Mentor Driver matches
8pm Pits Close
8pm - 10pm Team Social (PIG Roast)

27-Jun-09
8am - 8:25am Pits Open
8:30am - 8:55am Opening Ceremony
9am-12pm Qualifying Matches
12pm -1pm LUNCH BREAK
1pm - 3:20pm Qualification Matches End
3:20pm Final Alliance Selection
3:30pm Break
4pm Eliminations Matches Begin
6:10pm Awards Ceremony
6:40pm Event Ends

FINALS: Top 8 seeds w/3 partners

Two teams have backed out of this years competition and we are currently at 33 teams. As long as we have 32 teams, each alliance captain will select 3 partners.

Mentor match currently depends on how many mentors sign-up to play.

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Fondy Fire is loaded up and on the way!