Hudson Valley Rally

[swootton]

We have a fundraiser on Saturday AM planned months in advance at Applebees otherwise we would love to attend. The following week is WIWI in Wolcott, CT so that date is out for us as well as most CT teams. Sunday only is an option but a delay of 2 weeks would be better for most CT teams.

Hopefully we can get a group of CT teams to come if the date can be changed.

Thanks,
Steve Wootton
Lead Mentor
NRG4055
Winchester, CT

[Bluman56]

Are there any conflicting events happening on June 18th?

[iggy_gim]

I would have to check with our venue, but before I chnage I need to know how many people could make it if we change it to Sunday vs. June 18th. I've been contacting people about it via email. If you are in Westchester, Connecticut, LI, NJ or NYC team and have not yet been reached out to, please PM me.

Thanks.

[swootton]

While I can only speak specifically about our team. I should be able to get 2-3 other CT teams on board, possibly more. Two in particular would be 237 and 178.

Steve

[iggy_gim]

Hello All.

First let me start by apologizing to all who have been keeping up with our event about the issues with scheduling. Scheduling the event on the day of the SAT was a big oversight, and correcting it has been a pain.

As for the final decision, we have decided to push the competition back one day to Sunday, June 5, 2016. This decision was made after consultation with both our volunteers, teams that were already registered and most importantly our hosts, the Yonkers Police Athletic League.

The updated schedule can be found at our website http://hvr-2016.eventbrite.com. Essentially, we will still have drop off on Friday with some practice matches, Saturday will be all practice / scrimmage matches, with the actual competition happening on Sunday.

Furthermore, I have set the deadline for registration for May 21, 2016. If we do not get at least 18 teams by that day, we will have to cancel the event, and all who registered will receive a full refund of the registration cost. Hopefully it does not come down to that though...

Hopefully the change in schedule works for more teams and we can make this awesome event happen!

If anyone has any questions feel free to PM me or email ymhsrobotics@gmail.com

[swootton]

Is it OK to load in on Sunday AM? Also how early could we load in on Sunday AM?
We would not stay overnight and a two way trip on Saturday afternoon after our fundraiser would be a bit much at 2hours each way.

Thanks,
Steve
NRG4055

[iggy_gim]

Is it OK to load in on Sunday AM? Also how early could we load in on Sunday AM?
We would not stay overnight and a two way trip on Saturday afternoon after our fundraiser would be a bit much at 2hours each way.

I live right down the street from the gym where we are hosting it, so with sufficient caffeine I could be there by 5 AM. When would you be coming exactly?

[jblay]

Can we have an update on the teams that are currently registered? I couldn't find that list on the website.

[iggy_gim]

Can we have an update on the teams that are currently registered? I couldn't find that list on the website.

I just put it up. But here it is for reference:

Team 333 The Megaladoons
Team 335 SkillsTech Gearbotz
Team 2869 Regal Eagles
Team 4361 Roxbotix
Team 5123 Mechadogs
Team 0001 Pre-Rookie Team

[mdituri]

I am asking 3314 if they want to go. You really need to send an email blast to the FIRST Mid-Atlantic teams. I only heard about this since one of my students who reads CD religiously told me. There are plenty of Northern/ Central NJ teams within a reasonable driving distance.

[Brian Maher]

Originally Posted by mdituri

I am asking 3314 if they want to go. You really need to send an email blast to the FIRST Mid-Atlantic teams. I only heard about this since one of my students who reads CD religiously told me. There are plenty of Northern/ Central NJ teams within a reasonable driving distance.

As my team's religious CD reader, I'd like to second this. With the end of Monty Madness, MAR is down an offseason, and many NJ teams would be happy to have another chance to play in the spring if they knew about it.

[Hallry]

Unfortunately, 1676 will likely have to skip, since our team's annual end-of-the-year picnic is that Sunday. But best of luck to all those who will be there!

[iggy_gim]

Originally Posted by mdituri

I am asking 3314 if they want to go. You really need to send an email blast to the FIRST Mid-Atlantic teams. I only heard about this since one of my students who reads CD religiously told me. There are plenty of Northern/ Central NJ teams within a reasonable driving distance.

Thank you for the suggestion. I will get on that. We hope that your team can attend!

[mdituri]

I have a couple of questions:
Is this street we have to cross for queuing covered in case of rain?
If we come up Saturday it is basically practice all day?
Are there stairs we have to manipulate going into this pit area?
Can I park my trailer overnight?

[iggy_gim]

Okay. In response to your questions:

1. In the event of rain all robot pathways will be fully sealed from rain

2. There are no stairs that you will need to traverse with your robot.

3. You can park your trailer overnight, but we would have to arrange for a permit, so please PM / email me with the specifics so I can address that.