So Cal Fall Classic

[jpetito]

Fall Classic is Back

"It's late September and I really should be back in school…'' Perfect time to get your new students oriented into just what it is that we do and how we do it, and the weekend of September 24/25 2016 is the time to make it happen!

We're also looking for quality people who want to be quality volunteers, so at the bottom of our website click the link and we'll plug you into the Southern California volunteer expansion program.

Play one day or both, bring one machine or two, and set yourself up for success come build season in January--we will have experienced teams and mentors available if your team is having difficulties, and what with the Gracious Professionalism and all that we practice, we're happy to help you tune up your machine and set it up for practicing the rest of the fall.

See the link for all the details:

http://larobotics.org/FallClassic2016.html

Have a great summer!

Joe Petto
Mechanical Dweeb
LA Robotics/SCRRF

[jpetito]

Fall Classic 2016 Flyer:

http://larobotics.org/resources/SCRR...ssic+Flyer.pdf

Love to have some out of state/out of country teams!

Joe

[rsisk]

Robokong is signed up to compete Saturday and volunteer both days!

[jpetito]

Thank you all for setting aside volunteers for the upcoming SoCal off-season events. Fall Classic and Beach Blitz are making a big push for spinning up our volunteer organizations.

Joe
Coffee Blitzer

[jpetito]

For teams having financial hardship, contact me. We will make arrangements for you to attend and compete.

We want no team left out because school admin can't get their educational priorities in order.

jp195565@gmail.com

[Jeremy Germita]

What were the results of the events?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Jeremy Germita

What were the results of the events?

We didn't do anything other than semis/finals on either day, so let's see how my memory holds. Can't recall exact rankings and all that.

Saturday:
In the #4 slot, 1197, 1198, 599, and one other robot were out in semis.
Out of the #3 slot, 1452 withdrew as AC due to severely damaged robot; don't remember who replaced them. I'm pretty sure this alliance had 687, 4079, and 4584 (the last two for sure). Out in semis...
#1 slot was led by 5810, can't recall who was with them.
5209 was Finalist; I want to say that 3255 was one of the winners--but I can't say for sure which one was on #1 and which was on #2.


Sunday (11 robots):
(#1) 5209-687-5285 (F)
4470-1197-980 (W)
5765, 4584, 4913, 1198, 5285, 5869 were the semifinalists, but I can't recall who was on which alliance. #4 fell to #1 in a 3v2 matchup; #1 got a random semifinalist (5285, in this case) added to their alliance for the finals due to the lack of available teams during picking. (Though it does help if all the robots stay connected during the third finals match...)


I'll have to ask at the post-event discussion if anybody has the results and can post them.

[Pauline Tasci]

If you guys were using FMS lite it's able to keep track of matches and it's results. Might want to check!

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Pauline Tasci

If you guys were using FMS lite it's able to keep track of matches and it's results. Might want to check!

Not with the match setup we were using for Sunday finals... we had to figure something on the fly. I'll be checking in a few minutes.

Edit: Checked, and someone will be working on it shortly.

Just to explain the match setup we were using on Sunday finals, we had to pull something that FMS Lite couldn't do while in the playoffs system. We promoted a team from "out" to "in" to replace another team on a 3-team alliance with no backups. I believe some "test matches" were run... That was a fun one to pull off, and possibly worth watching the webcast for, if I can locate a recording and the proper time (between semis and finals).

[Nato]

Originally Posted by EricH

We didn't do anything other than semis/finals on either day, so let's see how my memory holds. Can't recall exact rankings and all that.

Saturday:
In the #4 slot, 1197, 1198, 599, and one other robot were out in semis.
Out of the #3 slot, 1452 withdrew as AC due to severely damaged robot; don't remember who replaced them. I'm pretty sure this alliance had 687, 4079, and 4584 (the last two for sure). Out in semis...
#1 slot was led by 5810, can't recall who was with them.
5209 was Finalist; I want to say that 3255 was one of the winners--but I can't say for sure which one was on #1 and which was on #2.


Sunday (11 robots):
(#1) 5209-687-5285 (F)
4470-1197-980 (W)
5765, 4584, 4913, 1198, 5285, 5869 were the semifinalists, but I can't recall who was on which alliance. #4 fell to #1 in a 3v2 matchup; #1 got a random semifinalist (5285, in this case) added to their alliance for the finals due to the lack of available teams during picking. (Though it does help if all the robots stay connected during the third finals match...)


I'll have to ask at the post-event discussion if anybody has the results and can post them.

On Saturday #1 Alliance was 5810, 3255, 1160 and 980.

IIRC the last robot in the #4 alliance was 981.

[David Brinza]

Fall Classic Awards

Saturday/Sunday

Most Creative Robot: 599/687

Highest Quality Robot: 1138/5209

Most Effective Design: 3255/1197

Team Spirit: 3453/4470

Judges' Award: 3512 & 1452 (both on Saturday)

Peer Favorite Robot*: 599/5209

* Determined by team vote at the event

[EricH]

And having gotten the full (and I do mean full) data from the FMS operators, I can post the official alliances/finishes. (Skipping the rankings, unless someone wants 'em.)

Saturday:
#1: 5810-3255-1160-980 (W)
#2: 5209-3453-4486-4470 (F)
#3: 4584-4079-687-3512 (SF, 3 matches)
#4: 1197-1198-981-599 (SF)

Sunday:
#1: 5209-687-5285 (F)
#2: 4470-1197-980 (W, 3 matches)
#3: 4913-1198-5869 (SF)
#4: 5285-5765-4584 (SF).

In case anybody's wondering about that robot that's on both #1 and #4 on Sunday, yes, they were on both #4 and on #1. And I believe that I won't be far wrong in saying that they looked about like they won the lottery when their number was drawn to fill in the hole in the #1 alliance.