NYC Regional

[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

[Rich Wong]

Dear 2006 NYC Regional Teams,
With the NYC Regional just one day away, I hope that everyone is
excited for some great robot action as well as stories to be heard and
shared.

On behalf of the NYC FIRST Planning Committee and Team 395,
2TrainRobotics, I would like to invite your teams to the NY Team
Social this Friday Evening immediately following the Award ceremony. I
apologize for this short notice, but we're doing everything that we can
for the betterment of the regional and for our students to enjoy
themselves and get to interact with one another.

At the team social we plan to offer “DINNER &a MOVIE” on the big
screen, pizza and soda, and movie choices are Short Circuit (featuring
Johnny 5) or Batteries Not Included, both family friendly movies about
robots. Following the movie we will have our, TEAM RELAY
RACES/GAMES, as well as SPOOF TEAM AWARDS tentatively titled the Magic
Smoke Awards: Best Secret Design Award, Most Poof Balls in Unintended
Places, Greatest Number of Volunteers Hit with Poof Balls during play,
Precision Engineering Award (best use of a hammer), Duct Tape is Not
the Answer Awards for example. **Thanks Evan of 1230 for the
suggestions. Events will be from ~ 5:30-8:00 PM.

What I need from you in an e-mail response ASAP so we can make
provision estimates. Forms and agenda will also be available on Thursday.
They will be collected by early afternoon by the PIT adminstrator.

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Team Information for NYC Social:

Team #: ______
Will your team be participating in the Team Social:_____
Total # of People Attending:_______
Ideas for Awards, inside jokes for your team, funny personal stories
about a team member/mentor:_____


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In addition we ask that participating teams:
-Get the information out to your teams
-Bring one (or more item to share), chips, cookies, pretzels, baked
goods, drinks, plates, cups, napkins, ice, coolers, etceteras. This
will be coordinated via e-mail after we get initial responses.
-Donate one Team Shirt (autographed if possible by the team) to be
given away as part of prizes.
-If you have a mentor that is driving a car, would he or she be willing
to help us pick up pizzas/other items prior to the event? It looks
like we'll be running to several different places so that we do not
overwhelm one pizza place.
-Students to help us cleanup afterwards

Please feel free to e-mail me with questions and let me know if your
team would like to take a more active role in assisting with the
Social. We're looking forward to a great Regional Competition both on
and off the field. See you at Riverbank!

Best,
Wayne Penn
wrp2003@columbia.edu

[Elgin Clock]

Rich, it sounds like a great time will be had by all attending this event.

Unfortunately, for the first time in 4 years, I will not be at the NYC regional. I'm hopefully gonna go check out the Rookie Regional in Boston as long as I'm felling better.

Good luck to all attending NYC. I'm sure you will have fun!

well the social went great. However I still need to find a copy of johnny 5.

[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.