2012 Smoky Mountains Regional - Knoxville, TN

[Ster]

Welcome back to the second year of the FIRST Robotics Competition Smoky Mountains Regional in Knoxville, Tennessee!

WHEN:

March 1st-3rd, 2012

WHERE:

Knoxville Convention Center
701 Henley Street
Knoxville, TN 37902

PARTICIPANTS:

52 teams are registered for this year including:

• Thirteen rookie teams for the second year in a row
• Ten returning second-year teams from last year
• None of last year's game winners, so the playing field is wide open!

Six teams will receive an invitation to the FIRST Championship in St. Louis, MO:

• Three teams from the winning alliance
• Regional Chairman's Award winner
• Regional Engineer Inspiration Award winner
• Regional Rookie All-Star

USEFUL INFORMATION:

• This year's competition is a week one event
• This year's competition is a Bag & Tag event
• Freight and load-in traffic goes to the South end of the convention center by the freight elevator. Foot traffic and spectators goes to the North end of the convention center and uses the escalators.
• Remember that all pit materials and robots move into the arena by a freight elevator. Take this into account when designing your pits.
• Dress warmly on Thursday. The freight elevator slows down the line moving into the arena and you may spend a while standing in line outside.

RELATED LINKS:

• Tennessee FIRST Website
• Registered Teams List

[Wayne Doenges]

FIRST Team 1501 (T.H.R.U.S.T.) can't wait to come to the Smoky Mountain Regional.

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by Wayne Doenges

FIRST Team 1501 (T.H.R.U.S.T.) can't wait to come to the Smoky Mountain Regional.

Hey Wayne, I need a ride.

[Jimmy Nichols]

1038 is looking forward to our first Regional competition South of the river, the Ohio River that is.

[Gary Dillard]

Hey I just saw on the team list that Cyber Blue got in - when did that happen? Can't wait to see you guys again. We're hoping to be considerably more competitive than last year (which wouldn't take much <sigh>).

We're staying at the Crowne Plaza Downtown. It's about a 3.5 hour drive for us - coming up after school on Wednesday.

[Jimmy Nichols]

Originally Posted by Gary Dillard

Hey I just saw on the team list that Cyber Blue got in - when did that happen? Can't wait to see you guys again. We're hoping to be considerably more competitive than last year (which wouldn't take much <sigh>).

We're staying at the Crowne Plaza Downtown. It's about a 3.5 hour drive for us - coming up after school on Wednesday.

They dropped Queen City to go, we were dissapointed here, but at least we still get to compete together at Smoky Mountain.

[Wayne Doenges]

I see that Indiana FIRST Team 292 (Panther Tech) will be joining us in Knoxville.

[Gary Dillard]

Is anyone planning on webcasting Smoky Mountain? We actually do have the internet here in the south.

[Taylor Hawkins]

Team 2386 from Burlington, Canada is coming down to heckle and add to the general debauchery, get stoked for some crazy canucks!

[Sean Raia]

I hate to be off topic but can anyone on here consider committing to take pictures of all the robots at SMR?

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=99102

[Wayne Doenges]

Who's excited about going to the Smoky Mountain Regional. I can't wait.

I'll be volunteering as a Robot Inspector. I can't be bought but I can be rented

[ttldomination]

Any word on a webcast for the event?

Word was that 1261 was firing on almost all cylinders before we shipped.

- Sunny G.

[akoscielski3]

Really excited for this event!!! Cant wait for the 10~ hour drive and leaving at 5:00am! xbox all the way there lol

Question: how big is this elevator? we have our pits but the biggest one is 2X7 feet. Will we have trouble getting our pit there??!!

[its da PAT!!!]

If I remember right they are freight elevators. Plus they have escalator. Last year it took my team a good 30 mins or more to get down to the pits with all the tool boxes and what not. So get in line fast and get ready to wait. But the venue is amazing and the seats are amazing (At least last year). Definitely the best regional I have even been too in 7 years. Kinda sad that we aren't going this year.

[Jimmy Nichols]

Originally Posted by Wayne Doenges

Who's excited about going to the Smoky Mountain Regional. I can't wait.

I'll be volunteering as a Robot Inspector. I can't be bought but I can be rented

Good to know Wayne!