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I know the question was asked, but it never received an answer - will there be an unofficial VEX competition this year again?

We are thinking about going, if we are accepted.
If we do get in, we are also looking for east coast teams that would like to share our trailer and split expenses on a bus.
We went in 2009 and shared a bus/trailer with MOE. We had a blast.

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Originally Posted by Zach O (Post 1058843)

I know the question was asked, but it never received an answer - will there be an unofficial VEX competition this year again?

We don't know about this yet.

Andy B.

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Originally Posted by OZ_341 (Post 1058851)

1089 is thinking of going as well if we get in! im sure a lot of our team members would be thrilled to share a bus with daisy :D i think we would be interested, lets see how it all goes down

When does registration open up?

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Originally Posted by jeremypg399 (Post 1060167)

When does registration open up?

From the IRI website: "Applications will be entered on this website, starting May 9th, ending May 15th."

Applications open at midnight :01 Monday morning (May). It is not a race to apply, we don't look at applications until the process closes at Midnight on the 15th.

A complete, well thought out application is more important than one that gets submitted first thing tomorrow morning.

Even though, both times our team has gone to IRI I have traveled, I have never seen the application that we sent in. So I was wondering, what exactly do you guys look for in the applications?

There are a few questions on the application that need to be answered. Mainly why do you want to come, is there anything unique about your team, etc.

So 2791 submitted its application to IRI today. For awhile, we were unsure about submitting. We didn't make eliminations this year, and barely have a winning record. We're an outsider team that hasn't participated in the IRI before and we were very skeptical as to whether it was even worth applying for.

But at today's meeting, we did a 180. We talked about the IRI, and why we wanted to go in the first place. For the past 18 months or so, IRI has been our goal. We've wanted to field a robot competitive enough and a team strong enough to earn a trip to IRI. We looked at ourselves, looked at our season, and looked past the results on the FIRST website. We fielded a competitive robot this year. We're proud of the engineering we put into the various subsystems and considering our over constrained build season, we did an amazing job. I'm proud of the team. Plus, through this hardship, we have definitively grown and strengthened as a team. These students have grown so much in the past two seasons. We have gone from a group of kids to a group of driven individuals working in harmony toward a common cause.

After this reflection, I believe we've definitely gotten our act together enough to justify applying to IRI. Our team is strong, our robot is simple, and we're as much of a team as we've ever been. Plus, it is true that you miss 100% of the shots you don't take. If we don't apply, we're guaranteed failure. Why not take the shot?

This is indeed a fun event to attend.
Being on the field with 469 last year for 10 matches was something that would never have happened during the FRC season.
Playing with 330 in 16 matches last season was great as well.

Win or lose, IRI lets you play with and against all the teams you hope to.
I also hope that 233, 254 and 987 decide to go this year as they weren't there last summer. A shoe in I believe. ;)

Kind of curious, who is the all-time winningest team at IRI? Most wins? Most blue banners?

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Originally Posted by dodar (Post 1061014)

Kind of curious, who is the all-time winningest team at IRI? Most wins? Most blue banners?

469 has 5 IRI blue banners (2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010). 68 has 3 blue banners (2002, 2008, 2009). 4 more teams have 2. Only 2 teams have won the world championship and IRI in the same year (469 in 2003, 71 in 2004)

IRI has been won by 27 different teams. Michigan teams have won it 20 times, more then every other state combined. Illinois and California are 2nd with 4. The host teams (45, 234, 1024) have never won, and Indiana has only won 3 times.

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Originally Posted by Joe Ross (Post 1061027)

........ The host teams (45, 234, 1024) have never won........

No coincidence there. We have only won Ramp Riot once back in 2001 and we were a finalist in 2003. When you are running an event like this, you are very focused on being a gracious host and the competition comes second. (as it should be)

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Originally Posted by waialua359 (Post 1061010)

I believe 987 is applying today...