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Following is specific information for our competition. There are a couple items that will be different from the National Competition.
Banners around the track will be hung and removed by Kettering Kickoff officials. Please leave your banner at the Registration Table. DO NOT FORGET TO RETRIEVE YOUR ITEMS AFTER THE COMPETITION!! If you hang your banner on the back of the bleachers, please do not use tape. There should be no banners hung on the walls. Any banners on the walls will be removed.
There is no electricity in the pits. Please bring battery-operated tools only. There should be no grinding or machining in the pits. There is no machine shop, but there is a location to charge batteries.
The totes will not be wrapped with reflective tape.
Team check-in begins at 7:00. Pits open at 7:00 A.M., practice rounds begin at 7:30, opening ceremonies are at 9:00, trophies awarded around 3:30 or 4:00, depending on the length of the competition. If you want to drop your robot off the night before, please let me know (shicks@kettering.edu). We need to know approximate time of delivery. The recreation center will not be open after 9:00 P.M. on Friday.
An adult representative from your team must attend the Team Leader Meeting (location to be announced) at 8:45 A.M.
Some awards may be determined by participants and that information will be provided to you in your registration packet.
Twenty T-shirts per team are provided with your registration fee. Additional T-shirts will not be available for sale at the competition. If you need more than 20 shirts, please contact me by September 8, 2003 with a number needed. The cost for each additional shirt ordered is $5.50 and payment can be made by check or credit card (Mastercard or VISA only)
Dan Swando
Kettering University
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