Re: 2009 Rah-Cha-Cha Ruckus!!!
 

I'm SO excited for Ruckus! I can't wait - this will be my first event with 229. See y'all there! :)

Re: 2009 Rah-Cha-Cha Ruckus!!!
 

NO. The ones that you can count on are Libby and Alex. Most likely Koko Ed, Kim, if she is there, and maybe 1 or 2 more. Bring cash so that you can buy tickets for the draws. If your number is drawn by the "volunteer", you get to give them a Pie-in-the-Eye. This is a yearly tradition that always seems to "mess" up the finals. The BIGGEST attraction is Alex who seems to be able to get 90% of the pie in his mouth. Big target I guess and it is never closed. ::safety::

You can see one of the Refs finally getting theirs : http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/25808

Re: 2009 Rah-Cha-Cha Ruckus!!!
 

i am so excited for the ruckus with only one day left

Re: 2009 Rah-Cha-Cha Ruckus!!!
 

Well gotta finish up classes today and then I'm heading out early to setup the field. I will see some of you later today and most of you all tomorrow. Make sure you stop by the production table to say hi! It's my first Ruckus I haven't reffed at. It should be fun! :D

Re: 2009 Rah-Cha-Cha Ruckus!!!
 

Another Great event! Thanks to all the volunteers and teams who helped make it possible. Congrats to 191, 1511, and 2340!

Also....pie photos will be up soon...

Re: 2009 Rah-Cha-Cha Ruckus!!!
 

I'm pretty sure artificial whipped topping makes a great hair conditioner....

Thank you to all of those involved in putting on a great event. Both 379 and 48 had a great time, and we would not hesitate to come back if the event fits our schedule next fall.

Congratulations to all finalists and winners - by the way, I so called that 48-48 tie in the finals, right down to that beautiful score. :cool:

Thanks to our good friends and NEOFRA partners on 379 for giving us a ride to the event and supplying a 2nd drive team for our robot - you guys did an outstanding job! I think everyone was also impressed with your own robot modifications you worked so hard on the past few months - you should be proud of your accomplishments! Thank you for selecting us - it was awesome being on the same alliance as you - thanks also to 1405 for rounding out the alliance and tolerating my "energetic" coaching style. :)

Thanks to 1511 for giving us a glimpse of the new Classmate PC driver station/dashboard.

Finally, thanks to those who allowed me to participate in the pie in the eye event, giving one of our mentors the chance to get me back on behalf of all the team for all the crap I put them through each year. A special shout out to the girl who totally blasted Koko Ed (and half the audience and gym floor).

Keep up the great work, all!

Re: 2009 Rah-Cha-Cha Ruckus!!!
 

thanks to 3173 and 1551 for a great alliance and making it to the finals and congratulations to 191 1511 and 2340 for a terrific game

Re: 2009 Rah-Cha-Cha Ruckus!!!
 

The Ruckus was a GREAT success and awesome event! I had the opportunity to both volunteer and play matches together, and I even got to Pie Goodman in the face :)

I got a first hand experience at Coaching for the Quarter, Semi and Finals, and it was INSANE!

Thanks to all the teams that came out, and congrats to the finalists and winners!

Re: 2009 Rah-Cha-Cha Ruckus!!!
 

Here is a link for an old Pie-in-the-Eye event at Ruckus. A few other people, Kim and I, were not caught on film. I was told that the videos would be up within a week or so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEHEevvexKw

Re: 2009 Rah-Cha-Cha Ruckus!!!
 

Ruckus was great!!!

I had a fun time as a referee, although I never managed to catch Jason Rees cheating during the mentor matches! :(

Congratulations to the winning alliance of 191, 2340 and 1511 on a tremendous effort! And congratulations to all the teams that competed! It was especially fun knowing that you all were mixing up the drive team members during the qualification rounds - I loved seeing all the new faces involved!

Congrats to 1511's Ruckus VEX drivers, Kristina and Rachel, for winning the VEX competition and for being very good sports about competing! Big big thanks to Clarkson Ninja Turtles for building the extra VEX bot so we could get some hands on experiences, and for being very gracious especially when it seems they gave away the wrong robot! :rolleyes:

A huge thank you to the planning committee! All those hours made the event an overwelming success! And thanks to all the team members, mentors and parents who volunteered! And to NASA for the field! And a huge thanks to Jeff Downs for writing the code to make the field work and the display look pretty!

It was great seeing friends from a little further away - Steve, representing Canada (the Canadian National Anthem was sung just for him), Kim and Eric Eckhardt (newly transplanted to Boston, but back for Ruckus), Libby :), and Travis and the whole crew from Ohio!

I hope someone posts all the award winners soon and lots of photos! (And Koko Ed, those awards were fantastic, if I do say so myself! ;) )

Re: 2009 Rah-Cha-Cha Ruckus!!!
 

Thanks to everyone that volunteered and attended Ruckus! I hope that everyone had a great time and I look forward to seeing everyone again next year! Till then good luck with the upcoming build and competition season.

Thanks to all our pie in the eye volunteers including newcomers Libby K. and Travis H.

Thanks to NASA for use of their field during the event.

A huge thanks to the Ruckus Planning Committee which worked very hard to put this event on year after year.

Larry

Re: 2009 Rah-Cha-Cha Ruckus!!!
 

Check it out! There is now video!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=368z-BQsh9s

Re: 2009 Rah-Cha-Cha Ruckus!!!
 

Great video guys. I still would like to know what Libby did to her room mate to have such a blow delivered with the pie.

Re: 2009 Rah-Cha-Cha Ruckus!!!
 

I would like to know if you offer a class in the correct method of pie throwing. There seems to be a side > loop around > chin to forehead > plop and fold on the top of the head method. Well, and then there's the smash Ed method, too.

Re: 2009 Rah-Cha-Cha Ruckus!!!
 

Oh Steve can answer that! He gave a great lesson on pieing to ensure maximum damage.