NJ off-season competitions

[lals_is_da_ish]

are there any NJ teams that plan on hosting their own events sometime in the near future?

[Ashley Weed]

I know that 25 is hosting a competition around Thanksgiving.

[Mike Schroeder]

Thats Right the fine people at Raider Robotix are hosting the Brunswick Eruption (named after me Mr. Volcano). it is on Saturday, November 23 2k2 you can E-mail me for details @ jackal1084@msn.com

[John Larock]

Another hot, New Jersey Competition being inaugurated this fall is The Duel on the Delaware. This competition will be held at Salem Community College in Carney's Point, New Jersey (at intersection of NJ, PA, and DE).

This competition is a joint effort between host teams #365 (MOE - Miracle Workerz) and #316 (Lunatecs) and our gracious sponsor, The DuPont Company.

This is an invitational event, but since it is our first year, if there are teams interested now, you can contact us to sign up. We will accept a maximum of 24 teams.

In honor of the 200th Anniversary of DuPont as a company, THERE WILL BE NO REGISTRATION FEE!!!!!!!!!!!! We will be requiring a "security deposit" of $100 that teams will get back upon arrival to the event.

If you are interested, please contact John Larock (John.A.Larock@usa.dupont.com). We are currently accepting teams.

Free the sticks!!!!!

[John Larock]

I forgot to include the date our this invitational event. It will be held on Saturday, October 12th, 2002.

Free the sticks!

[Ashley Weed]

Well, just a bit of input on the new competition.....
Eventhough I know nothing can be done, but someone should keep it in mind for future reference, October the 12th is the first time seniors can take their SAT's. In some cases, seniors would have to take their tests that day, because of application due dates, and can not wait till the next month. Also, that weekend is the 'fall' travel weekend. Accomidations are expensive, and traffic is crazy with travelers for the last 'good' weekend.

[John Larock]

Understand your concerns re: dates.

As many off-season competition schedulers can attest to, sometimes the date chosen is not arbitrary. This one was chosen due to (1) availability of event location and (2) not trying to hold an event close to another [in this case, the RAMP RIOT event at Wissahickon HS in Ambler, PA].

We hope teams can make it, as it we are planning it to be very special.

Thanks for the note.