2005 Regionals

[nobrakes8]

Originally Posted by Billfred

You might want to be careful about going to the Midwest looking for teams with less experience...(thinks of 234, 47, 71, 111...)

I still believe that the South will rise again--or for once? I'm not sure.

Midwest was just the first region that came to mind (nothing against any teams there), and I'm sure theirs always a few new teams that are just awsome right away, but for teams here in the northeast that are only 1-4 years old, we'd stand a better chance outside of here. Even the new teams here are tough, 1071 was part of team 228 probably since their 2nd or 3rd year, and from what I hear in general from some people here we are not the only team like that. Every region has some teams that have a lot of experience or that are fairly new but just hit the nail on FIRST robots, but the odds are a team that is pretty much average in the northeast would do better somewhere else. but that's how I feel and a few of my teammates feel.

[Elyse Holguin]

Originally Posted by nobrakes8

Midwest was just the first region that came to mind (nothing against any teams there), and I'm sure theirs always a few new teams that are just awsome right away, but for teams here in the northeast that are only 1-4 years old, we'd stand a better chance outside of here. Even the new teams here are tough, 1071 was part of team 228 probably since their 2nd or 3rd year, and from what I hear in general from some people here we are not the only team like that. Every region has some teams that have a lot of experience or that are fairly new but just hit the nail on FIRST robots, but the odds are a team that is pretty much average in the northeast would do better somewhere else. but that's how I feel and a few of my teammates feel.

this thread might help you out. although it's silly, and towards the end ended up being midwesterners vs. northeasterners, some good and researched information on the regions of robotics occured in the first few pages, that might help out where your team is looking to go to do better. you might also find some amusement in reading some of the experienced and respected people both in FIRST and CD arguing like schoolkids.

by the way, the midwest seems to be quite the region to beat, but i'm not starting this all up again.

[Rich Wong]

NYC FIRST Regional tentative date:

March 31, april 1, 2.
AT Riverbank State Park, Manhattan, NYC.

[DCA Fan]

This may be a dumb question, but what's the tentative date for 2005 Championships?

[Chris Fultz]

Originally Posted by Wayne C.

I hear Philly is Easter weekend?

In the past FIRST has avoided Easter Weekend.
I certainly hope that continues and there are no events planned.

[Kyle Love]

Originally Posted by Billfred

You might want to be careful about going to the Midwest looking for teams with less experience...(thinks of 234, 47, 71, 111...)

I still believe that the South will rise again--or for once? I'm not sure.

Hey, who can forget about the past 2 years winner of the MWR...45. Hehe I think MWR is a very high level comp, that some of the best teams go to. I also think the Purdue Regional will have really stiff compititon this year...I CAN'T WAIT FOR IT!!! It is so close to Kokomo so we don't have to get up at like 2 AM this time. I hope an all Indiana alliance wins the Purdue Regional...I am thinking 71, 45, 461 or 45,234,292 or really any Indiana combination can do good. Hopefully, Purdue will be more like IRI then the normal regionals.
-Kyle

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Chris Fultz

In the past FIRST has avoided Easter Weekend.
I certainly hope that continues and there are no events planned.

The last time Easter was in March (2002), FIRST had 3 regionals that weekend. Before that, there were few enough regionals that they could easily work around Easter.

I know they would like to avoid Easter, but I don't think that is feasible.

[Jason Morrella]

Originally Posted by Chris Fultz

In the past FIRST has avoided Easter Weekend.
I certainly hope that continues and there are no events planned.

Unfortunately when Easter happens to fall in March it's out of FIRST's hands, like this year. Since Easter does fall in March, that means about 1/5 (probably 5 - give or take 1) of the regionals will be held on Easter weekend - nothing they can do about it.

The positive is that now there are MANY more options for teams to choose from than the last time Easter was in March. So at least if any teams decide they just can't compete that weekend (even if it's their "local" or closest event), they will have other regionals in other weeks to choose as an alternate which were not options in the past.

[SuperDave]

Originally Posted by Gamer2028

http://www.usfirst.org/jrobtcs/FLLmap.jpg

if you look on that image it has the 2005 Planned FRC regionals.
Nevada
Indiana
Ontario
New York

I think we will get official dates from FIRST soon

If the map shows any geographic accuracy, i can tell you now that the 'Nevada' planned 2005 regional would be somewhere near the small town of Tonopah (about 3000 people). There is no other town nearby. Tonopah is about 4 hrs from Las Vegas... I think it would be quite cool to have a regional in LV, show what this city is really about - not just Gambling, Adult Entertainment, and Alcohol. There is a sophisticated side to our ever growing city. I still want to see the official FIRST release... it should be soon i guess...

[Greg Needel]

Originally Posted by DCA Fan

This may be a dumb question, but what's the tentative date for 2005 Championships?

april 13-14-15 best guess based on 5 weeks of regionals starting march 3rd with a week break from the last regional

[Jeff Waegelin]

Originally Posted by Jason Morrella

Unfortunately when Easter happens to fall in March it's out of FIRST's hands, like this year. Since Easter does fall in March, that means about 1/5 (probably 5 - give or take 1) of the regionals will be held on Easter weekend - nothing they can do about it.

The positive is that now there are MANY more options for teams to choose from than the last time Easter was in March. So at least if any teams decide they just can't compete that weekend (even if it's their "local" or closest event), they will have other regionals in other weeks to choose as an alternate which were not options in the past.

And, in addition, FIRST regionals run Thursday-Saturday, so you're actually avoiding the Easter holiday itself, anyways.

On that note, my team attended the Midwest Regional on Easter weekend in 2002, and it was actually a good thing (from our school's perspective, at least) because we had that Friday off anyways, and therefore only missed 1 day of school instead of 2. So, there are plusses to having Easter weekend regionals, too.

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by DCA Fan

This may be a dumb question, but what's the tentative date for 2005 Championships?

The date 21/23-Apr-2005 for Nationals was announced at the Team Forums.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/s...72&postcount=13
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=28911

[Michael Leicht]

what about the Chesapeake Regional does anyone have info on that regional?

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by punkrawker303

what about the Chesapeake Regional does anyone have info on that regional?

Superregional. Week of the 14th is when the Academy has the field house blocked off for FIRST.
http://www.usna.edu/Schedules/pdf/000128.pdf

While FIRST may not have annoucened to us yet when they are, many of the venues are already scheduled and have announced what they are holding when.

VCU is a week 1 regional.

Wetzel

[Corey Balint]

So that makes week 3-Purdue, NJ, Long Island, and Chesapeake.

There goes our plans of going to NJ and Chesapeake. Wouldve been fun to be at a superregional.

And not to go off and start another rant, but i think its a little compacted after adding chesapeake there, because i know of at least 4 teams that wouldve went to NJ and Ches, or possibly LI.