NYC Regional

[mtaman02]

wow the NYC Regional is slightly over a week away - boy does time fly =)

[DanDon]

Originally Posted by mtaman02

wow the NYC Regional is slightly over a week away - boy does time fly =)

And here's me thinking that we had 5 days left.

[mom1155]

Does anyone have the full directions for parking at Riverbank State Park?

[Rich Wong]

#9 Today, 07:04 PM
mom1155
Does anyone have the full directions for parking at Riverbank State Park?

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Would you like the text or the 3-D map?

Link to 3-D map:
http://nycfirst.poly.edu/forum/showthread.php?t=415

[mom1155]

Originally Posted by Rich Wong

#9 Today, 07:04 PM
mom1155
Does anyone have the full directions for parking at Riverbank State Park?

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Would you like the text or the 3-D map?

Link to 3-D map:
http://nycfirst.poly.edu/forum/showthread.php?t=415

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Could you send the text as well? Thanks!

[Rich Wong]

Originally Posted by mom1155

Could you send the text as well? Thanks!

The pdf file of the directions to NYC FIRST Riverbank State Park is now attached:

http://nycfirst.poly.edu/forum/showt...?p=702#post702

Best Wishes, see everyone Thursday!

[BandChick]

I really hope I'll get there again! I'm planning on at least Saturday!
NYC is a really fun regional, and I had a blast the last time I went. ~_^

[DanDon]

Originally Posted by BandChick

I really hope I'll get there again! I'm planning on at least Saturday!
NYC is a really fun regional, and I had a blast the last time I went. ~_^

Come!! Maybe bring some team members. And if you do, stop by our pits. The regional should be great.......the atmosphere is awesome with 33 teams cramped into such a small space .

Can't wait to see everyone there!!

[Rich Wong]

Let's all wish for great weather so we can put the practice field outside the pit area.

And with several of the NYC Teams already played at other regionals (AND WIN!), the competition is going to be awesome.
Also four NYC teams are competing at the Long Island Regional this coming week!
Good luck to them too!!!

Reminder: NYC Regional opens EARLY on Thursday at 7:45AM; don't be late.

[Simon Strauss]

my team just realized that we never got the chance to slow our gun down to the allowable speed so i was wondering if any of the teams who are going to be at NYC would be willing to let us borrow whatever radar gun or other means you used to measure the ball velocity so that we can slow that stuff down Thursday morning.

thanks
-Simon, 1155

[DanDon]

Originally Posted by nycpunk

my team just realized that we never got the chance to slow our gun down to the allowable speed so i was wondering if any of the teams who are going to be at NYC would be willing to let us borrow whatever radar gun or other means you used to measure the ball velocity so that we can slow that stuff down Thursday morning.

thanks
-Simon, 1155

Hey Simon,

According to FIRST, there will be an photogate speed trap at each regional for voluntary and requested speed testing.

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by nycpunk

my team just realized that we never got the chance to slow our gun down to the allowable speed so i was wondering if any of the teams who are going to be at NYC would be willing to let us borrow whatever radar gun or other means you used to measure the ball velocity so that we can slow that stuff down Thursday morning.

Got a video camera? Take pictures of the ball coming out of the shooter (on the practice field, of course), with a clearly marked yard stick (a meter stick would be better) behind it. Each video frame is 1/30 of a second, so at 12 meters per second, you should see 12/30 = 0.4 meters per video frame.

Don

[Waynep]

The above two answers are great. But if that fails go see Mike Siegel from Team 375. I hear he's got a custom velocity tester built into him: 375 Ball Velocity Tester
See you guys at Riverbank
-wayne

[cdfps]

I am sitting in the chase van following our bus home racing a rapidly dwindling laptop battery and moving in and out of cells so fast it is a miracle I am writing this at all, but here goes.

NYC is a great event. I was impressed by the level of student involvment with the robots. I was at a Florida regional last year and it was amazing with many great teams, but I was far more impressed by what I saw at NYC.

2train should be the first poster team. WOW, what an all around class act.
They won and deserved it. One of their kids went over and worked with a team in need of some help for well over and hour. I think everyone could learn a lot from them.

The I in FIRST is for inspiration and it was inspiring. This event IS FIRST. We will be back.

Thanks to everyone who made that happen, it was an absolute pleasure.

[Rich Wong]

NYC FIRST love having you and your team visit our town.
Teams like 2Train is one of the great teams in FIRST that inspires
many of us too.

Have a save trip home.