Entering Two Robots in an Offseason Competition?

[Akash Rastogi]

Are there any offseasons that do/do not allow doing this? Entering a second robot either for use by a pre-rookie or just if we want to train several drivers at once. I know all about entering robots for pre-rookies.

[The Lucas]

You are certainly welcome to enter 2 robots in the Duel on the Delaware. Last year we loaned our practice robot MOEkyo Drift to rookie Team 2558. They fixed it up (our practice robots are never "competition ready") and entered it in the Duel. We faced them (interesting to watch) in the QF and they won one match. We have also had 2 Daisies (341) before (I think in '06) and some pre-rookies.

I can also remember 2 robot teams at PARC. Last year, there was 145 & 145(2). I think I have seen multiple 1218 robots there as well.

EDIT: Mods you might want to move this to Off season events sub forum

[bduddy]

I remember 254 once doing this, with the "Bionic Poofs"... although I think they were an actual FRC team for one year at least, with a number and everything.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by bduddy

I remember 254 once doing this, with the "Bionic Poofs"... although I think they were an actual FRC team for one year at least, with a number and everything.

Bionic Poofs was the 60/254 collaboration.

[AndyB]

Most offseason competitions will allow you to do this as long as they aren't too restricted on space (i.e. IRI).

IRI at one point was accepting pre-rookies. I'm not really sure if they still do or how it works. Is there a certain competition you are wondering about?

[Koko Ed]

Considering the Rah Cha Cha Ruckus is struggling to make it to 24 teams (haven't got there yet) we would encourage teams to enter two robots in a heartbeat so long as you pay for it.

[Racer26]

I know last year at one of the off seasons, 1519 ran Speed Racer and Fezzik as two distinct entities (Speed Racer was dubbed 9151 so FMS wouldn't puke all over it)

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by 1075guy

I know last year at one of the off seasons, 1519 ran Speed Racer and Fezzik as two distinct entities (Speed Racer was dubbed 9151 so FMS wouldn't puke all over it)

This happened at Battlecry @ WPI (Speed Racer was a substitute for any team not able to show up in a match which worked out well) & I think both of 1519's bots were also there for the innaugural Bear Brawl off-season competition in Springfield MA @ Western New England College as well.
I know Speed Racer was at least, since they won Bear Brawl.

[Wetzel]

Some events, such as Brunswick Eruption, encourage you to loan a practice or previous robot to a pre-rookie, and have at times given a discount to those pre-rookie entries.

The answer you need is that you probably can, but check with the specific event before committing to any travel plans.

Wetzel

[Brandon Holley]

This past year 1519 wanted to bring both their robots to the Beantown Blitz and compete as 2 teams.

Our cap is ~36 teams...we explained to them they would be 2 teams until we got to the waiting list...we had 34 teams show up, so 1519 got to run as 1519A and 1519B.

The only way we wouldnt let it happen would be if there were other teams on the wait list (which there were for a while, but as people cancelled, it worked itself out)


We offered a discount to teams who brought 2 robots...1st robot full price, 2nd robot half price.

[ATannahill]

TNT (Tempest N' Tampa) will let you enter a pre-rookie team, like last year, or bring a second robot, I do not know about space restraints but we haven't done too much planning for it yet.

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

This happened at Battlecry @ WPI (Speed Racer was a substitute for any team not able to show up in a match which worked out well) & I think both of 1519's bots were also there for the innaugural Bear Brawl off-season competition in Springfield MA @ Western New England College as well.
I know Speed Racer was at least, since they won Bear Brawl.

Speed Racer was the only attendant at Bear Brawl.

As stated before, 1519 took both Speed Racer and Fezzik to both Mayhem in Merrimack and to Bean Town where speed racer subbed in for a no show along for most of the weekend at Battlecry. We also took both to River Rage where Fezzik subbed in for a no show.

We have also brought two robots to Mayhem in Merrimack in 2006, 2007, and 2008.

[Josh Goodman]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Considering the Rah Cha Cha Ruckus is struggling to make it to 24 teams (haven't got there yet) we would encourage teams to enter two robots in a heartbeat so long as you pay for it.

Lies. We had 24 teams in 2008. Didn't we?

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by AndyB

IRI at one point was accepting pre-rookies. I'm not really sure if they still do or how it works.

It's almost guaranteed that IRI will have to turn away perfectly good veterans again this year, just because there won't be room for everyone who deserves to compete.

The pre-rookie invitations at IRI last year were for play separate from the regular competition, on the TechnoKats' practice field set up in the pit area. I think the intent was to have at least six of them present, using veteran teams' spare robots, so they could have full Overdrive matches.

[EricH]

SCRRF Fall Classic does, particularly if they're short on teams (they often are...).