Robot Rodeo

[Scythe]

November 12th is a S.P.A.M. carwash, I know that, the 5th would mean that all of our team members would be able to go instead of just rookies and select veterans. Just my $.02

[Tytus Gerrish]

Nov 5 SAT testing
Nov 12 Heatwave's Tropical wave FLL comp
nov 19 S.P.A.M."s Treasure coast FLL comp

[David Guzman]

I will be there if is the 12th because I will be taking the SATs on Nov 5th.

[Tytus Gerrish]

Welsh, Dan to Tytus
More options 11:57 am (4 minutes ago) Teams, the FIRST Robot Rodeo is rescheduled to Saturday November 12, at Freedom High School in South Orlando. Hopefully, we will be hurricane-free on that weekend. In the meantime, best wishes to all who may be effected by the weather in the next few days.

Here's the agenda for Robot Rodeo:

What: A competition and team-building event, to help our FIRST Robotics Teams get ready for the coming season. We will be playing last year's game on an official FIRST Competition field.

Where: Freedom High School, 2500 Taft-Vineland Road, Orlando , FL, 32837

When: Saturday November 12

Agenda:
8:15 AM Doors open.

8:15 to 9:00; Check-in .

9:00 to 10:30 ; Practice rounds on field.

10:30 to 10:45; Opening Ceremony and National Anthem.

11:00 AM ; Start Match Play.

11 to 3 PM; Match Play and special events.

3 to 3:30 PM; Alliance selections for finals.

3:30 to 5 PM; Finals and Rodeo Championship.

5 to 7 PM; field dissassembly and clean-up.



Refreshments and lunch will be available at the arena.
Registration fee is $100 per team. Please pay the registration fee when you register your team at the beginning of the event.

[Stephen Kowski]

Originally Posted by Tytus Gerrish

When: Saturday November 12

Originally Posted by Tytus Gerrish

Nov 12 Heatwave's Tropical wave FLL comp

ah, glad to see the schedule worked out perfectly.

[Barry Bonzack]

The rodeo can't revolve around an individual team's schedule... I think Nov. 12th probably is the best date, would not be good to have it on an SAT day. That being said... I had nothing to do with it.

[miketwalker]

I have to agree with Barry, any weekend that could've been chosen would be conflict with at least 1 team. I think that considering the last-minute reschedule this is the best that could be done for everybody. I think this'll be a really great event still, and I'm looking forward to it.

[viking1902]

is the competition still going to be on an official FIRST field?

[David Guzman]

I am so happy to see it the 12th. I can now say that as far as team 1251 goes we will be there unless something major happens.

Dave

[Michelle Celio]

It just dawned on me...Dance to give kids a chance is Nov. 12.

But I guess that's irrelevant hehe.

But heres a little story,about our prep. for the Rodeo...

So last year our driver and arm operater graduated...so we're trying to find people who are just as good. So, I was like I WANT TO DRIVE. So, they let me drive it untill I nearly knocked out half out mentors..the arm was fully out, with a tetra on it...and I spun it the wrong way =[

I still have no idea what to expect with the Rodeo...

[tiffany34990]

i'm glad to see the rodeo have a new date...i've only missed on robot rodeo so far ... they are always fun to catch up with everyone...

we'll see if i'm coming or not....

[Arefin Bari]

I just got an email from Dan Welsh.

Robot Rodeo NOT being held this year.

Teams, I'm sorry to report that we will be postponing our Robot Rodeo for this year. As you know, the event had been scheduled for November 12 at Freedom High School. Unfortunately, due to many logistics problems and serious cost issues involving the playing field shipping from FIRST, etc, we will not be able to have the event this year.

I hope that you will be at the next Robot Rodeo in Fall 2006.

We have been holding the Robot Rodeo in Central Florida for the last 5 years, and we will make sure it continues to be a high-quality event. We would not want to put on the event without being able to play the full game, etc, .... we believe it's better to postpone it for this year, rather than doing something that would not meet or exceed the standards of past Rodeos.

I assure you we'll be working to overcome this year's hurdles and will bring back the Robot Rodeo, bigger and better in Fall 2006 !

In the meantime, many of you will be at the DeVry University Orlando Campus, Robot BootCamp on Saturday Nov 19, we'll see you there.

Thanks, and sorry for the late-breaking bad news.

Wishing you all success in the upcoming FIRST Season,

Dan Welsh .

[Barry Bonzack]

Whoa. Didn't see that coming. How heart breaking!

[tiffany34990]

Originally Posted by Barry Bonzack

Whoa. Didn't see that coming. How heart breaking!

i agree... all wellz.. good luck to everyone this coming year and hopefully ill find a way to UCF and see you most of you there...

[Scythe]

Oh well, there's always next year.