Ever Wonder What It Takes To Setup A Regional?

[droswell]

Wow! That's an insane amount of work and a whole lot of volunteers. It's a whole different perspective and makes you realize how lucky we are to be able to attend these events.

Don't know what else to say... thank you doesn't seem to cut it!

[MarcD79]

The camera is just one view. It's another perspective when you are actually setting up, running the competition, then take-down. This year is more physically demanding on the volunteers who are on the field. As a new "official" Field Supervisor this year I found out that nothing runs "smoothly" It might look that way from the bleachers, but there is always something to adjust or fix. Being the guy who runs the floor at the Suffield Shakedown didn't prepare me on what to expect at the Groton District event. Southington will hopefully be a little easier.

[cadandcookies]

Originally Posted by MarcD79

I found out that nothing runs "smoothly" It might look that way from the bleachers, but there is always something to adjust or fix.

Sounds like a competition robot!

[Kevin Leonard]

Wow that was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Really brings back memories.

[buildmaster5000]

Any idea what the total power draw is on all the system elements? The DC regional (back in the day) had ~100 PARcans aimed at the field. I couldn't help but wonder what the draw looked like on a setup like that...

Cool rigging setup in the middle too

[Metonym]

This is an awesome idea, but I think it would be cooler to have multiple go pros going at once. I will see if I can pull this off at the next PNW district event. I was able to pull of a few, as I call them, psuedo-timelapses with my dslr, which look cool, but were not properly compensated for the drop in exposure at times. I love all these cool videos being posted from teams