Thread: 2009 New Zealand Regional Cancelled
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Unread 21-10-2008, 15:15
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Hi

Just letting everyone know what is happening with down here in New Zealand with regards to FRC.

Instead of being part of the FRC from the January Kickoff we will have a New Zealand only FRC competion starting about April. So obviously this won't count to the 2009 FRC season. Maybe 2010 will be our first offical FRC year.

But the good news is we are having an official VEX regional in March.
The winning teams will be going to the World Vex Championship.

While not doing FRC from kickoff is a bit of a disappointment I think in the end it will work out for the best.

This will give our students the chance to work on the small scale Vex to develop their skills.

Even some of the veteran teams are stressing over just the new controller so imagine how it would be to have over thirty new rookie teams trying to get to grips with everything involved in the FRC. Especially when the nearest veteran team is a couple of thousand miles away.

So in the end I think this will better in the long run.

Brent