pic: Come one Come all, to the woods of CT for a day.

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[Madison]

You should run this Cannonball style

[Ian W.]

Sounds interesting, too bad I don't have a car anymore...

[Erin Rapacki]

Oooo... I like this idea. CT is really pretty during the fall, the foliage will be worth it (although you should probably be keeping your eyes on the road )

[Peter Matteson]

Is this going to be Time Speed Distance Rally? Or a 5 card stud rally? Or another creative type?

[JohnBoucher]

It's a scavenger hunt for information. You need to look out for certain landmarks and answer questions about them. The car with the most correct answers wins.

Another twist is each team is running their own game. The route will be the same for all three teams, but each team will be starting at their own home base and awarding their own prizes.

It should be cool to see how this overlapping works out.

[K.Shaw]

ya i must say the trip is awsome because i was one of the people that drove the route to plan it....its a fun time especially with elgin and his GPS saying we were going off into a nearby lake and such.....lol technology and nature don't mix too well i hope alot of other robot teams in the area come and help us out!! woohoo

[Jay H 237]

The round trip between all three schools should take about 2 hours.

This could be a first in FIRST! (pun intentional ) Three separate teams getting together to do fundraisers. As John mentioned each team is running thier own game and keeps the profits for the vehicles that start at thier location. This is also a great way to bring attention to the participating teams.
Now hopefully it won't rain this Sunday when I'm entering my car in one of the largest shows in the Northeast, Southbury Training School. If it rains it means I won't be passing out fliers advertising this scavenger hunt.

Originally Posted by K.Shaw

especially with Elgin and his GPS saying we were going off into a nearby lake and such.....

Somehow I am not surprised that Elgin, and only Elgin, is capable of "breaking" the planned route!

[Jaine Perotti]

Originally Posted by Jay H 237

Now hopefully it won't rain this Sunday when I'm entering my car in one of the largest shows in the Northeast, Southbury Training School. If it rains it means I won't be passing out fliers advertising this scavenger hunt.

This reminds me of a question I had.
Our teams may have already discussed this, but what are some of the ways we are planning on marketing the event? Perhaps we could share our ideas on this matter. One thought I had was to put up signs at major road intersections, such route 4/route 7 and route 41/route 112. What do you think?

[Jay H 237]

Originally Posted by BurningQuestion

This reminds me of a question I had.
Our teams may have already discussed this, but what are some of the ways we are planning on marketing the event? Perhaps we could share our ideas on this matter. One thought I had was to put up signs at major road intersections, such route 4/route 7 and route 41/route 112. What do you think?

The more advertising the better! Putting signs up at intersections works, especially the main roads you mentioned. We're also putting up fliers in local stores with thier permission, passing fliers out at car shows, listing the event in the back of the Special Interest Bargain News-Calander of Events, and contacting radio stations.

Remember, all makes, models, years of vehicles welcome.
^
This should be on the fliers also because there just aren't enough vehicles like mine to go around.

[Redhead Jokes]

That sounds so cool. Wish we could participate.

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Jay H 237

This could be a first in FIRST! (pun intentional ) Three separate teams getting together to do fundraisers..

Hence this information gathering thread I started a while ago. I guess this is a first of this type of fundraiser so far in FIRST.

Should be interesting to see how it turns out.

[K.Shaw]

woohooo we get to be the first team to ever do somethinglike this...its so exciting! lol it may even win us some points for an award or something?

[KathieK]

Do we know when this will take place yet? (We will want to add it to our RAGE calendar)...

[Jay H 237]

Originally Posted by KathieK

Do we know when this will take place yet? (We will want to add it to our RAGE calendar)...

October 17th. We want to do it when the leaves are changing, which makes the ride that much more scenic.
If there's any changes to the schedule I'll let you know.