25-08-2004, 19:20
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FIRST's Spare, Queuer & Tech guy =)
AKA: Mike M. / Mouse =)
no team (FRC Volunteer)
Team Role: Alumni
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Rookie Year: 2001
Location: Staten Island, NYC
Posts: 1,504
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Race Track on Staten Island = FIRST ?
This really isn't a Rumor more or less a suggestion.
Staten Island NYC isn't known for much things except its Robotics High Schools and High School Sports. Nascar is considering on building A Race track on the island to hold their events such as the Nextel Cup / Bush Series Races. After the track is built a wide variety of things can happen at that track and one of them could be a FIRST Competition. Not saying it should or it will but wouldn't it be great to have a Competition at a big venue such as a race track, Right Now NYC Regional holds 33 teams strong why not up the amount of teams that register for this competition to around 60+ They'll be plenty of parking and the main attraction the SI Mall manages to attract people of all ages from neighboring states. This track is years off from being built but just a thought with a venue that will hold at least thousands of people per race maybe just maybe FIRST can also get a hand in it as well. The only Downside is that it will be a Open Stadium === Not enclosed from the weather at all....... It will be another Florida Competition with the subtraction of WDW but Six Flags / Dorney Park / Hershey Park just a couple of miles away.
What Do You Think? Can It Happen if Nascar Follows through with its plans?
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Past FIRST Robotics Events that I proudly volunteered at: FLL: NY State Competition '03
FRC: NYC Remote Kickoff '04 & NYC Regionals '04-'15 ,'10-'13 & NJ Regionals '06-'10, Finger Lakes Regional '09 & SBPLI Regional '08-'15 and the World Championship in '05 (Galileo Field) '07 (Newton Field) '09 (Practice Fields Attendant / FTA(A)), CeBIT Convention in '04 & NextFEST in '06 both held @ the Javitts Center, Monty Madness '07-'10, Panda-monium '08, B.Eruption '08 & '09, Ramp Riot '08, PARC '09 & '10, BR^2 '09 & Wol. Inv. '09 -'15
2015 FIRST Robotics Off Season Events that I hope to volunteer at: Where is Wolcott Invitational 2015 FIRST Robotics Events that I will be volunteering at: SBPLI Reg. & Championships Volunteer Resume: Alt & Lead Team Queuer, Field Repair/Reset, Field Setup/Breakdown, Spare Parts Attendant, Field Power Controller/Score Keeper, Co-Emcee & Official Scorer, Control System Advisor, FIRST Tech Advisor Assistant & recently Practice Field Attendant.
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