2016 Bayou Regional

[Xavbro]

So the Awtybots have been looking for some different routes to avoid I10 (though we hope it gets cleared up by tomorrow before we leave) and we found this route.

https://goo.gl/maps/4CRXidXBi4D2

It triples the time but it's the fastest route we could find. If anyone knows of a faster route, please let us know. The school is allowing us to leave at 1 pm so it's not a huge problem but we would like to load in on Wednesday.

[Pjohn1959]

On the Houston news tonight, they said that I-10 might be closed for a week. EEEKK!!! Good luck and safe travels to the teams that are attending Bayou.

[Landonh12]

Has anyone gotten a pit-map or schedule yet? I don't believe we have received an email.

[Fusion_Clint]

The schedule is posted at http://frcbayouregional.com/event-info/

They are finalizing pit assignments tonight, official email should be coming soon.

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by Xavbro

So the Awtybots have been looking for some different routes to avoid I10 (though we hope it gets cleared up by tomorrow before we leave) and we found this route.

https://goo.gl/maps/4CRXidXBi4D2

It triples the time but it's the fastest route we could find. If anyone knows of a faster route, please let us know. The school is allowing us to leave at 1 pm so it's not a huge problem but we would like to load in on Wednesday.

Google Maps still shows this route open: https://goo.gl/maps/z2fDuuRMmCM2 crossing the state line at South Toledo Bend.

[Xavbro]

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

Google Maps still shows this route open: https://goo.gl/maps/z2fDuuRMmCM2 crossing the state line at South Toledo Bend.

Thanks!! We've been looking for routes all day. We'll definitely check that one out tomorrow before we head out.

[MysterE]

Y'all be careful driving over. I can't wait to see all of our Bayou family again.

[philso]

Google Maps is showing an alternate route from Houston that goes south along the coast. One would exit I10 at Winnie, take 73 to Port Arthur, take 82 to Holly Beach then take 27 to rejoin I10 at Sulphur. The Beaumont police have just said this route is open but not recommended since it is a small road with many vehicles on it.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Hous...31!2d30.039321


A longer alternative route is to go up Hwy 59 to Luffkin, take 103 then 21 through the Sabine National Forest to Many LA, take 45 to Opelousas, then 190 to Baton rouge where you will rejoin I10. The Sabine County Sheriffs Office said that route is open. This route is significantly shorter than going through Shreveport.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Hous...d30.039321!3e0

[lynca]

There appears to be 2 possible wildcards at Bayou.

233 - Winner @ Orlando
3039 - Wildcard @ Arkansas

[steverk]

Originally Posted by philso

Google Maps is showing an alternate route from Houston that goes south along the coast. One would exit I10 at Winnie, take 73 to Port Arthur, take 82 to Holly Beach then take 27 to rejoin I10 at Sulphur. The Beaumont police have just said this route is open but not recommended since it is a small road with many vehicles on it.

I've taken this route before. Under normal circumstances, it isn't a bad way to go.

However, the roads aren't real wide so bring plenty of patience.

I expect it would be faster than the "advised" route of going through Shreveport.

[philso]

Originally Posted by philso

Google Maps is showing an alternate route from Houston that goes south along the coast. One would exit I10 at Winnie, take 73 to Port Arthur, take 82 to Holly Beach then take 27 to rejoin I10 at Sulphur. The Beaumont police have just said this route is open but not recommended since it is a small road with many vehicles on it.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Hous...31!2d30.039321


A longer alternative route is to go up Hwy 59 to Luffkin, take 103 then 21 through the Sabine National Forest to Many LA, take 45 to Opelousas, then 190 to Baton rouge where you will rejoin I10. The Sabine County Sheriffs Office said that route is open. This route is significantly shorter than going through Shreveport.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Hous...d30.039321!3e0

Just arrived in Lake Charles via the southern route. It added about an hour to the travel time. Just a few minutes delay where 82 meets 27 and at the 2 traffic lights in Carlys.

Cafe Du Monde, here we come!!!

[Landonh12]

Bayou was great again this year. We would like to congratulate teams 233, 4063, and 4087 for bringing home the win. Also a huge congrats to the EI winner 3847, and the Chairman's winner 2080.

Huge thanks to 456 for picking us up again after last year. I love playing with y'all. Thank you to our rookie alliance member, 5997, for showing some awesome defense in quarters!

Thank you to all of the volunteers and as always thanks to Chris for being an awesome emcee!

We're ready for Rocket City after getting a whole bunch of kinks ironed out. We broke some gear teeth on our scaler and that prevented us from scaling in our last two matches. When we got our first scale in our last qual match, we loved the crowd's reaction and were super pumped after that. We've got a whole new drive team this year and I think Bayou was good for them to get ready for the super stacked regional in Huntsville.

Does anyone know if there will be an archived video of the stream or match videos from the stands?

See you all next year!

[MARS_James]

Originally Posted by Landonh12

Does anyone know if there will be an archived video of the stream or match videos from the stands?

See you all next year!

It looks like Spectrum made a playlist of the matches

[AllenGregoryIV]

We'll get the rest of videos up when we get back to Houston tomorrow, they cut the internet connection at the event before we could upload them.

[Xavbro]

Hey everyone!!

We just wanted to say thanks to everyone at the Bayou Regional. It personally wasn't my first time there, and I always enjoy being a there, but it was the Awtybots first time and my team really enjoyed their first ever official FRC regional. We had a rough start with our shooter not working and we had some electrical issues (even lost a battery one match) but everyone was great and understanding. Special thanks to the FTA crew for being patient with us and our vision/Smart Dashboard issues. Thanks to them, we were able to finally get our shooter going just in time for us to help our alliance in the quarterfinals.

Thanks to the DiscoBots(2587) and Tigerbots(2183). We made up the "bots" alliance for the eliminations and we had a great time. We knew if we could get our shooter going, we would be able to help any alliance with scoring. After not getting a single shot made through all of qualifications, you guys still took a chance on us and we're just glad we got the chance to get it right and make some shots to help win the quarterfinals against a really strong alliance of Fusion(364), Siege(456) and Knightling Blotz(5997).

Also, we wanted to say congrats to WiredCats(5872) on their Rookie All-Star win. We are honored to win Rookie Inspiration and after talking to you guys, we can see why you were deserving of the award. You guys will definitely be a great example of what an FRC team is and how it should be for the community and I'm sure you guys will a few Chairman's in the future.

The Awtybots are glad we went to Bayou and enjoyed ourselves. We can't wait to see a few of you guys at Lone Star in a few weeks and hope to be back next year!!