Hey all! Here is some more information about Mainely SPIRIT, starting in just 4 days!
Schedule:
7:30am Pits Open
8:30am Opening Ceremonies
8:45am Matches Begin
11:45am Alliance Selection
Noon Lunch
12:30 Hall of Fame Presentation
1pm Playoff Rounds Begin
4:30pm Awards
5pm Event ends and Cleanup
Those teams who want to join us for setup Friday are welcome anytime after 5:30pm. If you would like to join us for a pizza dinner, the cost is $5 per person. Please have a plan to pay. The pizza is amazing, locally made at our one of our supporters, The Korner Store.
Rule Changes:
Defenses:
The defenses will be set for the entire competition for both Alliances. They will be as follows:
#1: Low Bar
#2: Moat
#3: Empty
#4: Chival De Frise
#5: Rough Terrain
Extra Fun:
One Recycle Rush tote will be placed in the center of the Field with a Boulder on top of it. If at the end of the match, the tote is completely on the Batter (in place of a robot), it will count as a Scale. No penalties will be called associated with the tote.
Chili/Chowder Challenge
We are hosting our first annual Chili/Chowder Challenge this year at Mainely SPIRIT! It is open to the public, and all teams are welcome to participate. There is no limit to the number of entries per team.
Each entry costs $10.
Registration for the Chili and Chowder is from 8am to 10:30am.
Official judging will be from 10:30am to 11am.
All Chili/Chowder will then go on sale as part of Concessions/Lunch until it is sold out.
Winner will be announced during the Hall of Fame Ceremony at 12:30.
Prize winning Chili/Chowder will receive a portion of the Chili/Chowder Registration Fees!
We will have plenty of power available for crockpots to be plugged in. Each entry will be responsible for having someone at their station from 10:30am to 11am during judging time.
Rules:
All entries must be registered no later than 10:30am.
You must provide information about basic ingredients, but don't have reveal "secrets" (Gluten Free, Vegetarian, Vegan, etc)
You must provide any additional toppings needed.
5 judges will decide the winner!
As part of the menu:
After judging is complete, all Chili/Chowder will be available to public as part of concessions.
$5 for a whole bowl of 1 Chili/Chowder, plus chips and a drink
$5 for 10 tasting size portions of the Chili/Chowders of your choice.
All entries will receive part of the proceeds from the sales of the Chili/Chowder.
Concessions:
We will still offer our regular concessions, beyond the Chili/Chowder available, including:
Meatball Subs
Hot Dogs
Chicken Caesar Salad
Baked Potatoes with toppings
Chips
Desserts
Drinks
Volunteer Needs:
We are looking for people to help with the competition, as well as interested people who want to become regular volunteers across New England. For SPIRIT, we are looking for:
Referees (must be out of high school)
Field Reset Crew
Official Scorekeeper (must be out of high school)
If you have someone on your team who would be willing to help, please have them register here.
Pit Sizes and Twin Robots:
As most of you know, we work under limited space in our school for this event. We will do our best to make the pits as big as possible, but please don't bring any elaborate pit displays. We just don't have room for them. We hope to get pits to 9'x9' but they could be smaller.
Please plan to have these robots driven by Pre-Rookie Teams! We have one signed up already, but, please be prepared to drive your twin yourself, too! We never know who is going to be available.
We will do our best to provide with 2 full pits for your robot and your twin, but we may only be able to give you 1.5 pits. Please be prepared for any situation!
T-Shirts will be available for sale for $15.
Team List:
58
133 (plus their twin)
172 (plus their twin)
238
319 (plus their twin)
1058 (plus their twin)
1153 (plus their twin)
2648
3451
3930
4041
4042
4055
4473
4564 (plus their twin)
4906
5265
5471
5687
6153
6172
MCI (Pre-Rookie)
We on 2648 can't wait to see everyone this weekend!