2009 SCRRF Fall Classic - Pasadena, CA
 

2009 SCRRF Fall Classic

Saturday, September 19
9 am - 5 pm

John Muir High School
1905 Lincoln Ave
Pasadena, CA 9103

Co-hosted by Team 980 and Team 2404.

We will play the Lunacy game, with a few minor rules changes.

For more info, see: FRC2404 - Fall Classic

Team registration will be handled via RobotEvents.com starting in early-July

If your team wishes to receive e-mail updates, please send an e-mail to: team980@ix.netcom.com

Please include:
Team number and name
Point-of-contact name, phone number and e-mail address (mentor or adult)
Only one e-mail POC per team, please!

It will be a great event!!

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Can't wait! Always a great event, hopefully more teams will rally this year and come join the fun.

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Registration has opened for the 2009 SCRRF Fall Classic at Robotevents.com

For more information regarding the event see:

Team 2404's Fall Classic website

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Ill get 399 to go.

=D

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1197 is pretty much set on going to our first ever Fall Classic!

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973 Just registered for our second fall classic, and will be bringing two robots.

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You beat me to it. I have always wanted to go to the fall classic.

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1726 might be seeing everyone there for the second time, we'll have to check our budget... sure was a blast last year!

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702 All In!

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Team 1323 is planning to come to The Fall Classic and we have so many mods in store for everyone.

-RC

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**Note: The RobotEvents URL for registration for the Fall Classic has changed.**

Please register at:

RobotEvents: SCRRF Fall Classic 2009 Registration

Sign up soon !! The registration fee increases from $150 to $200 on Sept. 4.

Teams may bring second robots at no charge (provided they are willing to share with pre-rookie teams).

Pre-rookie teams are also admitted free of charge!

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A reminder to teams to register soon if you have not already.

Team 968 RAWC will be attending. :)

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FRC 2493 - Robokong will be at the Fall Classic

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Fall Classic Registration Update:

Since many schools don't open until after Labor Day, the deadline for early on-line registration ($150 fee) has been extended until 6 pm on Friday, Sept. 18!

Please sign up at:

RobotEvents.com: SCRRF Fall Classic 2009 Registration

Teams providing a "key volunteer" (referee, scorekeeper, etc.) can get a $25 discount off of their registration fee.

Please visit team2404.org for more information.

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Is there a current team list?

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We will be attending for the 3rd straight year.

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hey, are you guys going to be webcasting the event?

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The odds are slim. It's been years since anyone volunteered, and I don't think it's ever happened.

I'd like to see it too, though.

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Unfortunately, there is no internet (wireless or wired) available in the main gymnasium.

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Awards for the 2009 SCRRF Fall Classic:

Champions
Winning alliance in the final elimination matches

Finalists
Runner-up alliance in the final elimination matches

Team Spirit
Team demonstrating the most enthusiasm and "presence" at the event

Most Creative Robot
Robot with the most innovative design or operating feature

Highest Quality Robot
Robot with most robust, effective design and superb workmanship

Most Effective Design
Robot design that excels elegantly in the game challenge

Peer Favorite Robot
“Best Robot” as selected by vote of teams participating in the event

Judges' Award
Team that contributed to the event in a unique fashion or other factor

Will your team earn one (or more) of these awards???

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How many teams are currently attending?

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2009 SCRRF Fall Classic Team List (Sept. 10)

These ten teams are officially registered via RobotEvents.com:

399 Eagle Robotics
702 Bagel Bytes
968 RAWC
973 Greyhound Revolutionary Robotics*
980 ThunderBots
1070 Royal Robotrons
1160 Firebird Robotics
1197 TorBots
2404 Team NEY Techs
2493 RoboKong

* Will bring a second robot for use by pre-rookie teams

Five additional teams have indicated their intention to register, which will match the attendance for the 2008 Fall Classic. The event capacity is 32 teams, so half of the slots are open one week before the event.

Most of the schools in SoCal just opened this week, so we expect more teams will sign up. (Most of the teams registered in the past week.)

Don't be left out, SIGN UP NOW at: RobotEvents.com - Fall Classic

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Wrong Name.

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My apologies, I confused your team's name with Team 701's.

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Too bad I won't be driving for 399... :rolleyes:

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We definitely miss you in that position Brad. We have several new drivers being trained at the moment and they will be making their debut at the Fall Classic.

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David,

Can we get a current team list?

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Here's the current list of teams registered:

330 BeachBots*
399 Eagle Robotics
702 Bagel Bytes
968 RAWC
973 Greyhound Revolutionary Robotics*
980 ThunderBots
1070 Royal Robotrons
1160 Firebird Robotics
1197 TorBots
1538 HolyCows
2404 Team NEY Techs
2493 RoboKong

*Planning to bring two robots for pre-rookie and additional drive team practice

Some very good teams are coming and there are still a couple of teams that have expressed interest, but not yet registered at RobotEvents.

With this smaller field of teams, we may experiment with 2 robots vs. 2 robots in practice matches early Sat. morning. (We'll still have three payload specialists on each alliance, no "dead" trailers, though). If we do this, we will transition to 3 vs 3 qualification matches in late morning into early afternoon. The elimination rounds will be semifinals and finals (just like last year).

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Where does the third HP come from in the 2v2 matches? Do you set up 3 team alliances and let the alliance pick who's robot will sit?

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Lottery? ;)

Actually, TBD. Some teams may bring robots that need a little work before hitting the field - their P/L specialists can offer their services. Most likely practice matches will be "scheduled" for 2v2, so the alliances can decide the 3rd HP amongst themselves: "Anyone seen Mark Maher (Robowranglers) since IRI?"

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1197 didn't attend last year... how will the pits be set up?

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I did! I did! He's my hero and forever the patron saint of human players!

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The Fall Classic site has been updated and a Site Info document is posted.

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The pits are located in a small gym about 50' from the main gym. The pits are approx 12'x12' with a 6' table and power strip. Standard FIRST safety practices are to be followed: safety glasses worn at all times, no open-toed shoes, no grinding or open flames, etc.

Teams can load-in on Friday evening, though the tables may not arrive until 8 pm. Doors close at 9 pm on Friday and re-open at 8 am on Saturday.

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Other events have done 2v2 Lunacy with auto-deployed Supercells and no center human player. Personally I'd put two empty cells at the far Human Player and two Super Cells at the near human player and allow conversion by passing the cell under the air lock or something...

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Any updates as to what's going on?

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Alliances:
1 - 973 968 1160
2 - 1538 399 980
3 - 597 330 1197
4 - 702 4973 2404
Backup: 1323, 1070, 2493

1 beats 4 in three matches
50-78, 96-40, 84-58

2 beats 3 in two matches
102-34, 77-62

2 beats 1 in finals in two matches
56-72, 56-66

4973 - 973 practice robot

Congrats to 1538, 399, and 980, and to all teams! 2404 + 980 were gracious hosts, and all of you were fun to play with.

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Congrats to 1538 399 980, but also to all the teams that competed. It's too bad there was no webcast.

-Nick

Also, this is my 100th post!

Re: 2009 SCRRF Fall Classic - Pasadena, CA
 

Nice alliances. Any word on awards and such?

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980's certainly continuting to bring home offseason trophies. Congrats to 1538 / 399 / 980! (That's a really good alliance, actually...)

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Thanks to Dave Brinza, Chris Hussman, Terry, the SCRRF, the WRRF, and everyone else who made this event possible. It was well done. We had a great time.

One suggestion for next year would be to rent a couple fans to circulate the air a bit more in the gym.

Thanks again everyone!

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Ok I believe these were the awards that were won by the teams. If there are any corrections to be made please do so. We definitely had a great time at the event! Thanks to 1538 and 980 (our alliance partners) and all the volunteers that made this happen. It was nice to retire our robot and go out like this after such an eventful year.

Awards for the 2009 SCRRF Fall Classic:

Team Spirit = 2404

Most Creative Robot = 330

Highest Quality Robot = 968

Most Effective Design = 399

Peer Favorite Robot = 973

Judges' Award = 1538

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We had a great time. We brought about 14 new kids and this was a great event to expose them to FIRST.

Thanks to 399 and 980 for being such great alliance partners. You guys rocked!

Congrats to 973, 968 and 1160 on being finalists. You guys were a scary alliance to face in the finals and definitely kept us on our feet the whole time.

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We would be happy to have the Fall Classic in a place with air-conditioning if some team will find one and volunteer to host. Maybe they would even have network access in their gym that would allow a web cast.

ChrisH

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Thanks to Dave and the rest of SCRRF for letting me help out this year. It was amazing fun, even without A/C (and having to water-cool my computer near the end!) Congratulations to the winning alliance 1538, 399, & 980. I hope that next year will be even bigger and cooler (pun intended)!

Does anyone have pictures from the event? If so, can you post a link here so we all can see them? Thanks!

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Dan,

Here are some pictures that I took at the Fall Classic (warning, I am not a photographer).

Sure would like to see a picture of your water cooled computer :)

Fall Classic pictures