Robot Rodeo

[Adam Richards]

Originally Posted by Arefin Bari

Sweet... Thanks Barry for letting me know (even though I wasn't the first person to know this). I am very excited and I promise to keep the crowd entertained throughout the day.

As long as you say "NEE!" properly this time.

[Arefin Bari]

Originally Posted by Adam Richards

As long as you say "NEE!" properly this time.

haha... I just couldn't remember team 1341's team name... it was long. But I do now.

[UlTiMaTeP]

Was browsing through the catalog today and saw these were on sale for this week.

Harbor Freight is the best, I live there

[tiffany34990]

Originally Posted by UlTiMaTeP

oh great, god help us all.

Just for your info
Good Deal on Earplugs

i agree w/ peter... please someone save us.. this will be interesting... but arefin will eventually lose his voice though... so there yeah is hope in this world...
<just teasing arefin <ya don't think i'm mean people plz..i'm just yea sacrastic person at times especially w/ 4 hours of sleep>


well i hope you all have fun @ rodeo... i will see if i am going..good luck to all the teams... it shall be fun as per usual

[Barry Bonzack]

The event is almost here... many of you are coming... And many have no idea where Freedom High is.... Fear not.

Freedom High School is located at 2500 W. Taft Vineland Road, Orlando, 32837. For those of you in Central Florida, the well-known landmark is the Florida Mall. Freedom HS is a mile or 2 south of the mall ..... follow Orange Blossom Trail (US 17/92/441) south from the mall, turn right on Taft Vineland Road, Freedom HS will be on your left.

Here's directions copied from Mapquest ....

From Orlando:

Merge onto I-4 W via the ramp on the LEFT toward TAMPA. 6.0 miles Map
3: Merge onto FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE S via EXIT 77 toward MIAMI (Portions toll). 5.4 miles Map
4: Take EXIT 254 toward US-17 / BEE LINE EXPY / US-441 / ORANGE BLOSSOM TR / US-92 / SR-528 TOLL. 0.7 miles Map
5: Take the exit on the LEFT toward US-17 / ORLANDO / US-92 / KISSIMMEE / US-441 / SR-52 8-TOLL W. <0.1 miles Map
6: Take the US-17 S / US-441 S / US-92 W ramp toward SR-528-TOLL W / KISSIMMEE. 0.4 miles Map
7: Stay STRAIGHT to go onto US-17 92 / S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRL / US-441 / US-92 / US-17. 0.7 miles Map
8: Turn RIGHT onto W TAFT VINELAND RD. 0.4 miles Map
9: End at 2500 W Taft Vineland Rd
Orlando, FL 32837-7818, US



From Miami:
Merge onto I-95 N. 10.4 miles Map
3: Merge onto FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE N via EXIT 12A on the LEFT toward SR-826 W (Portions toll). 212.1 miles Map
4: Take EXIT 254 toward US-17 / BEE LINE EXPY / US-441 / ORANGE BLOSSOM TR / US-92 / SR-528 TOLL / ARIPORT. 0.5 miles Map
5: Take the exit on the LEFT toward US-17 / ORLANDO / US-92 / KISSIMMEE / US-441 / SR-52 8-TOLL W. <0.1 miles Map
6: Take the US-17 S / US-441 S / US-92 W ramp toward SR-528-TOLL W / KISSIMMEE. 0.4 miles Map
7: Stay STRAIGHT to go onto US-17 92 / S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRL / US-441 / US-92 / US-17. 0.7 miles Map
8: Turn RIGHT onto W TAFT VINELAND RD. 0.4 miles Map
9:
End at 2500 W Taft Vineland Rd
Orlando, FL 32837-7818, US



From Tampa, take I-4 East :
Merge onto I-275 N toward I-4. 0.7 miles Map
7: Merge onto I-4 E via EXIT 45B toward ORLANDO. 71.5 miles Map
8: Take the SR-528-TOLL E exit- EXIT 72- toward INT'L AIRPORT / CAPE CANAVERAL / INTERNATIONAL DR / CONVENTION CTR. 0.4 miles Map
9: Merge onto BEE LINE EXPY / FL-528 E (Portions toll). 3.7 miles Map
10: Take the US-92 / CONSULATE DR exit- EXIT 4- toward US-17 / FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE / US-441 / ORANGE BLOSSOM TR. 0.2 miles Map
11: Take the ramp toward US-17 / US-441 / US-92 / FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE. <0.1 miles Map
12: Merge onto CONSULATE DR. 0.3 miles Map
13: Turn RIGHT onto US-17 92 / S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRL / US-441 / US-92 / US-17. 0.4 miles Map
14: Turn RIGHT onto W TAFT VINELAND RD. 0.4 miles Map
15: End at 2500 W Taft Vineland Rd


From Space Coast area:
Take the SR-528-TOLL W exit- EXIT 205- toward ORLANDO. 0.8 miles Map
5: Merge onto BEE LINE EXPY / FL-528 W (Portions toll). 37.2 miles Map
6: Take EXIT 4 toward US-92 / US-17 / US-441. 0.1 miles Map
7: Turn RIGHT onto W LANDSTREET RD / CR-427A. 0.1 miles Map
8: Turn RIGHT onto US-17 92 / S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRL / US-441 / US-92 / US-17. 1.0 miles Map
9: Turn RIGHT onto W TAFT VINELAND RD. 0.4 miles Map
10:
End at 2500 W Taft Vineland Rd

[Stephen Kowski]

Originally Posted by Barry Bonzack

The event is almost here... many of you are coming... And many have no idea where Freedom High is.... Fear not.

yeah me & RogerR followed ur directions last year Barry....anyone reading this plz mapquest this for yourself.....for your own sanity....trust me you don't want to be driving around orlando for 2 extra hours....

[Matt_Kaplan1902]

Anyone wanna come pick me up at my dorm (UCF) on their way?

PM or instant message me- linkinman8

[RogerR]

Originally Posted by Stephen Kowski

yeah me & RogerR followed ur directions last year Barry....anyone reading this plz mapquest this for yourself.....for your own sanity....trust me you don't want to be driving around orlando for 2 extra hours....

ironically, i believe we did, in fact, end up at freedom high. at the band competition.

[Tytus Gerrish]

Welsh, Dan to Gerrish, Tytus
10:32 am (1 hour ago)

Robot Rodeo Re-scheduled (Hurricane)

Teams, due to weather issues we are re-scheduling the Robot Rodeo at Freedom High School. The event will Not be held this Saturday, due to the potential arrival of Hurricane Wilma in Florida this weekend. Since numerous teams from Florida's west coast and central area are potentially effected by this storm, we have decided to postpone the event. The new date for Robot Rodeo will be published shortly.

PLEASE NOTE; the Robot Rodeo is not cancelled, merely re-scheduled. Freedom High School Team 1402 is currently working out the new schedule date, and you will recieve the new date info by email in the next few days.

Thank you for your flexibility in dealing with this change.

The Robot Rodeo awards are ready, the teams are ready, and Freedom High School Team 1402 will have us a new date set up in the next few days .... stay tuned for more info,

Thanks again.
Dan .

[tiffany34990]

Originally Posted by Tytus Gerrish

Welsh, Dan to Gerrish, Tytus
10:32 am (1 hour ago)

Robot Rodeo Re-scheduled (Hurricane)

Teams, due to weather issues we are re-scheduling the Robot Rodeo at Freedom High School. The event will Not be held this Saturday, due to the potential arrival of Hurricane Wilma in Florida this weekend. Since numerous teams from Florida's west coast and central area are potentially effected by this storm, we have decided to postpone the event. The new date for Robot Rodeo will be published shortly.

PLEASE NOTE; the Robot Rodeo is not cancelled, merely re-scheduled. Freedom High School Team 1402 is currently working out the new schedule date, and you will recieve the new date info by email in the next few days.

Thank you for your flexibility in dealing with this change.

The Robot Rodeo awards are ready, the teams are ready, and Freedom High School Team 1402 will have us a new date set up in the next few days .... stay tuned for more info,

Thanks again.
Dan .

ya i didn't know there was a hurricane till i went to my class... too bad no robot rodeo. i was looking forward to it. i hope it the storm doesn't get too bad.

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Fred Flintstone

WIIIIIILLLLLL-MAAAAAAAAA!

Hope everyone gets past this hurricane alright, and that we can rock out at a later date.

[Barry Bonzack]

Originally Posted by Stephen Kowski

yeah me & RogerR followed ur directions last year Barry....anyone reading this plz mapquest this for yourself.....for your own sanity....trust me you don't want to be driving around orlando for 2 extra hours....

Man. You guys ruined all my fun. Everyone was going to show up to Freedom this weekend and it was going to be halarious.


Thanks Tytus for posting this information up, I have been at school and then robotics all day and just got home 30 minutes ago. I found out over the phone and started sending out some calls to make sure everyone knows. If anyone knows any of the teams that are going and you are not sure if they got the memo, please pass it along. We'll find out the new date for the rodeo shortly... Lets hope its soon!

[Barry Bonzack]

So.... I was wondering for reasons completely unrelated to the Robot Rodeo.... What teams have conflicts with November 5th or November 12th? Any other major events that would keep multiple teams from doing any traveling on either of these dates?

[Michelle Celio]

See, as a new comer...I was really looking foward to this.

Stupid Hurricanes.

I hear that Osceola Schools are going to become shelters? well some of them, including TECO PATHS ...that'll be interesting.

So what should I expect when the new date does come around?

[Adam Richards]

Originally Posted by Barry Bonzack

So.... I was wondering for reasons completely unrelated to the Robot Rodeo.... What teams have conflicts with November 5th or November 12th? Any other major events that would keep multiple teams from doing any traveling on either of these dates?

November 5th is an SAT testing date.