Go to Post I guess we're going amish this year. - Jon Anderson [more]
Home
Go Back   Chief Delphi > Competition > Championship Event
CD-Media   CD-Spy  
portal register members calendar search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read FAQ rules

 
Closed Thread
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 16-04-2006, 22:28
Alex Burman's Avatar
Alex Burman Alex Burman is offline
∆o□
AKA: The Burmanator
FRC #0075 (Roboraiders)
Team Role: Alumni
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Rookie Year: 2003
Location: Hillsborough, Nj
Posts: 266
Alex Burman has much to be proud ofAlex Burman has much to be proud ofAlex Burman has much to be proud ofAlex Burman has much to be proud ofAlex Burman has much to be proud ofAlex Burman has much to be proud ofAlex Burman has much to be proud ofAlex Burman has much to be proud of
Send a message via AIM to Alex Burman Send a message via MSN to Alex Burman Send a message via Yahoo to Alex Burman
How does your team travel to the championship?

Last year I remember seeing one team, whom I can't remember, with a custom Hummer, as well as we saw another team in the airport. So I was just curious how teams from across the globe travel to the Big Dance.

This year team 75 is flying down via Air Tran in 2 groups to save money on rooms. Core group leaves Wednesday, the rest leave Thursday. Then we are taking the MARTA system to get anywhere we need to.
__________________
The Burmanator

www.Roboraiders.com
http://www.myspace.com/burmanator
  #2   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 16-04-2006, 22:33
Nuttyman54's Avatar
Nuttyman54 Nuttyman54 is online now
Mentor, Tactician
AKA: Evan "Numbers" Morrison
FRC #5803 (Apex Robotics) and FRC #0971 (Spartan Robotics)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Rookie Year: 2005
Location: Seattle, WA/Mountain View, CA
Posts: 2,138
Nuttyman54 has a reputation beyond reputeNuttyman54 has a reputation beyond reputeNuttyman54 has a reputation beyond reputeNuttyman54 has a reputation beyond reputeNuttyman54 has a reputation beyond reputeNuttyman54 has a reputation beyond reputeNuttyman54 has a reputation beyond reputeNuttyman54 has a reputation beyond reputeNuttyman54 has a reputation beyond reputeNuttyman54 has a reputation beyond reputeNuttyman54 has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to Nuttyman54
Re: How does your team travel to the championship?

We're flying out of SFO on Wednesday and flying back on sunday.
__________________
  #3   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 16-04-2006, 22:34
Pat Fairbank's Avatar
Pat Fairbank Pat Fairbank is offline
Circuit Breaker
FRC #0254 (The Cheesy Poofs)
Team Role: Engineer
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Rookie Year: 2001
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 2,132
Pat Fairbank has a reputation beyond reputePat Fairbank has a reputation beyond reputePat Fairbank has a reputation beyond reputePat Fairbank has a reputation beyond reputePat Fairbank has a reputation beyond reputePat Fairbank has a reputation beyond reputePat Fairbank has a reputation beyond reputePat Fairbank has a reputation beyond reputePat Fairbank has a reputation beyond reputePat Fairbank has a reputation beyond reputePat Fairbank has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via MSN to Pat Fairbank
Re: How does your team travel to the championship?

Coach bus. It's about 22 hours, including breaks, from Montreal to Atlanta.
__________________
Patrick Fairbank
Team 254 | Mentor (2012-)
Team 1503 | Mentor (2007-2011)
Team 296 | Alumnus (2001-2004) | Mentor (2005-2006)

patfairbank.com
  #4   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 16-04-2006, 22:41
Manoel's Avatar
Manoel Manoel is offline
Registered User
FRC #0383 (Brazilian Machine)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Rookie Year: 2000
Location: Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Posts: 608
Manoel has a reputation beyond reputeManoel has a reputation beyond reputeManoel has a reputation beyond reputeManoel has a reputation beyond reputeManoel has a reputation beyond reputeManoel has a reputation beyond reputeManoel has a reputation beyond reputeManoel has a reputation beyond reputeManoel has a reputation beyond reputeManoel has a reputation beyond reputeManoel has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via ICQ to Manoel Send a message via MSN to Manoel
Re: How does your team travel to the championship?

We thought of a road trip, but then figured we'd have to leave just after kickoff and build the robot on our way to make it in time. Panama gets a bit crowded that time of year, it seems.

Apparently we're flying Delta straight to Atlanta ("shorter" flight, just under ten hours plus one and a half hour flight from our hometown to the major hub) and arriving on Tuesday - before most of you guys, I believe.

Looking forward to it!
__________________
Manoel Flores da Cunha
Mentor
Brazilian Machine
Team # 383
  #5   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 16-04-2006, 22:42
Eugenia Gabrielov's Avatar
Eugenia Gabrielov Eugenia Gabrielov is offline
Counting Down to Kickoff
FRC #0461 (Westside Boiler Invasion)
Team Role: Alumni
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Rookie Year: 2004
Location: West Lafayette
Posts: 1,470
Eugenia Gabrielov has a reputation beyond reputeEugenia Gabrielov has a reputation beyond reputeEugenia Gabrielov has a reputation beyond reputeEugenia Gabrielov has a reputation beyond reputeEugenia Gabrielov has a reputation beyond reputeEugenia Gabrielov has a reputation beyond reputeEugenia Gabrielov has a reputation beyond reputeEugenia Gabrielov has a reputation beyond reputeEugenia Gabrielov has a reputation beyond reputeEugenia Gabrielov has a reputation beyond reputeEugenia Gabrielov has a reputation beyond repute
Re: How does your team travel to the championship?

Although the thread was started in 2005, most of the replies seem to be 2006 .

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...anta+bus+hours

That might be a useful reference in finding info on other teams. To repeat from that thread, 461 will leave Wednesday at 1 PM and travel by bus, and then leave ATL right after closing ceremonies Saturday and travel back to Indiana.
__________________
Northwestern University
McCormick School of Engineering 2010
Computer Science

Team 461 for life!
  #6   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 16-04-2006, 22:45
akshar's Avatar
akshar akshar is offline
FIRST=life
AKA: Fro
FRC #1568 (Mechanicatz)
Team Role: College Student
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Rookie Year: 2005
Location: Pawtucket,RI
Posts: 212
akshar is a name known to allakshar is a name known to allakshar is a name known to allakshar is a name known to allakshar is a name known to allakshar is a name known to all
Send a message via AIM to akshar
Re: How does your team travel to the championship?

121 and 1568 are sharing a coach down to atlanta from newport, ri leaving tuesday aprozimately at 6pm, the trip takes about 18-20 hrs i believe
__________________
Think Bot, Dream Bot, Be Bot
Dream Big Reach High

2005: UTC Judges Award (We'll be Back Award)
2006: Boston Regional Winners with 121 and 233
2007: Boston Regional Finalists with 1626 and 121
  #7   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 16-04-2006, 23:05
Pat McCarthy Pat McCarthy is offline
FiM Volunteer
FRC #0067 (HOT Team)
Team Role: Alumni
 
Join Date: May 2003
Rookie Year: 2003
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 593
Pat McCarthy has a reputation beyond reputePat McCarthy has a reputation beyond reputePat McCarthy has a reputation beyond reputePat McCarthy has a reputation beyond reputePat McCarthy has a reputation beyond reputePat McCarthy has a reputation beyond reputePat McCarthy has a reputation beyond reputePat McCarthy has a reputation beyond reputePat McCarthy has a reputation beyond reputePat McCarthy has a reputation beyond reputePat McCarthy has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to Pat McCarthy
Re: How does your team travel to the championship?

67 will be traveling down via coach bus as we have the previous two years. 14 hours with stops!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Grayswandir-75
Last year I remember seeing one team, whom I can't remember, with a custom Hummer...
I believe that would be my team's Hummer, but only a few of the mentors ride down in that.
Was this it?
__________________
2003-2006: FRC Team 67 - Drafter, Driver, Student Leader
2006 Volunteering: Kettering Kickoff Ref, Team Ford FIRST Robotics Invitational Ref
2007 Volunteering: GLR Field Reset/Repair; WMR Robot Inspector and Scorekeeper; MARC Referee
2008 Volunteering: WMR Planning Committee, WMR Scorekeeper, MARC Ref, IRI Scorekeeping, WMRI Scorekeeping & DJ
2009 Volunteering: Kettering District, MARC, IRI, and WMRI Scorekeeper/Field Power Controller
2010 Volunteering: Kettering District, MARC, IRI, and WMRI Scorekeeper/Field Power Controller
2011 Volunteering: Waterford District, West Michigan District, MARC, & IRI DJ
2012 Volunteering: Waterford District, West Michigan District DJ
  #8   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 16-04-2006, 23:08
Freddy Schurr Freddy Schurr is offline
Registered User
FRC #0204
Team Role: Alumni
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Rookie Year: 2003
Location: Voorhees, NJ
Posts: 2,080
Freddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond repute
Re: How does your team travel to the championship?

Cool hummer!

Last edited by Freddy Schurr : 17-04-2006 at 00:07.
  #9   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 16-04-2006, 23:11
JackN JackN is offline
Registered User
AKA: Jack Nowakowski
no team
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Rookie Year: 2005
Location: Lansing
Posts: 1,248
JackN has a reputation beyond reputeJackN has a reputation beyond reputeJackN has a reputation beyond reputeJackN has a reputation beyond reputeJackN has a reputation beyond reputeJackN has a reputation beyond reputeJackN has a reputation beyond reputeJackN has a reputation beyond reputeJackN has a reputation beyond reputeJackN has a reputation beyond reputeJackN has a reputation beyond repute
Re: How does your team travel to the championship?

The Martians usually send a group of people, it used to be a family, this year it is two mentors, really early on Wednesday morning with our trailer full of tools and all of the teams luggage. Then the rest of the team flies down that night and we meet the group with our luggage at our hotel.
__________________
2005-2007 Team 494 (Lead Scout and Strategist)
2008 Team 70 (Drive Coach)
2009-2011 Team 1504 (College Mentor)
  #10   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 16-04-2006, 23:17
Rick TYler Rick TYler is offline
A VEX GUy WIth A STicky SHift KEy
VRC #0010 (Exothermic Robotics)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Rookie Year: 2005
Location: Redmond, Washington
Posts: 2,000
Rick TYler has a reputation beyond reputeRick TYler has a reputation beyond reputeRick TYler has a reputation beyond reputeRick TYler has a reputation beyond reputeRick TYler has a reputation beyond reputeRick TYler has a reputation beyond reputeRick TYler has a reputation beyond reputeRick TYler has a reputation beyond reputeRick TYler has a reputation beyond reputeRick TYler has a reputation beyond reputeRick TYler has a reputation beyond repute
Re: How does your team travel to the championship?

Just for fun, I went into Mapquest and did a "driving directions" from Sammamish Washington to Atlanta. It's 2,668 miles, and they estimate just about 39 hours of driving. I think if we ever go to Championships it will be by plane. Or, more to the point, even if the team goes by bus, I'm going by plane.

I still think Denver would be better...
__________________
Exothermic Robotics Club, Venturing Crew 2036
VRC 10A, 10B, 10D, 10Q, 10V, 10X, 10Z, and 575
  #11   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 16-04-2006, 23:23
Freddy Schurr Freddy Schurr is offline
Registered User
FRC #0204
Team Role: Alumni
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Rookie Year: 2003
Location: Voorhees, NJ
Posts: 2,080
Freddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond reputeFreddy Schurr has a reputation beyond repute
Re: How does your team travel to the championship?

The ERVs will leave Wed, around 2:30 and arrive in Atlanta around 5:30!

Not bad, not bad at all!
  #12   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 16-04-2006, 23:23
Quantum Giant Quantum Giant is offline
I'd rather be sailing...
AKA: John Richard Young
FRC #0418 (Purple Haze/LASA Robotics)
Team Role: College Student
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Rookie Year: 2002
Location: Galveston
Posts: 9
Quantum Giant has a spectacular aura aboutQuantum Giant has a spectacular aura aboutQuantum Giant has a spectacular aura about
Re: How does your team travel to the championship?

We're riding to Atlanta on a sleeper bus (which is really nice, there are booths with tables that change into bunks)-it's about 14 hours from Austin to Atlanta. We went to nationals two years ago, and our hotel was downtown, so the bus had to be parked about a mile away from the hotel. I'm curious to see how that plays out this year.
__________________
Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.

-Sir Francis Bacon
  #13   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 16-04-2006, 23:30
Jon Jack's Avatar
Jon Jack Jon Jack is offline
VEX Robotics
no team (No Team)
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Rookie Year: 2005
Location: Greenville, TX
Posts: 615
Jon Jack has a reputation beyond reputeJon Jack has a reputation beyond reputeJon Jack has a reputation beyond reputeJon Jack has a reputation beyond reputeJon Jack has a reputation beyond reputeJon Jack has a reputation beyond reputeJon Jack has a reputation beyond reputeJon Jack has a reputation beyond reputeJon Jack has a reputation beyond reputeJon Jack has a reputation beyond reputeJon Jack has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to Jon Jack
Re: How does your team travel to the championship?

The Holy Cows will be departing San Diego late Tuesday, stopping in Chicago for a couple hours and then arriving in Atlanta Wednesday morning. The luggage will be loaded into a Chevy van that we're renting for the trip and the team will go to the hotel via MARTA. After resting, we'll do some sight seeing and send our advanced crew in Wednesday night.

We'll be leaving Atlanta 7:30 AM Sunday, stopping in Denver and arriving in San Diego around Noon or 1PM.
__________________
Team 1538 / The Holy Cows, 2005-2016
  #14   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 16-04-2006, 23:34
Miss Summer's Avatar
Miss Summer Miss Summer is offline
Geek
FRC #0812 (Midnight Mechanics)
Team Role: Leadership
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Rookie Year: 2004
Location: San Diego
Posts: 7
Miss Summer will become famous soon enoughMiss Summer will become famous soon enough
Send a message via AIM to Miss Summer
Re: How does your team travel to the championship?

We're from San Diego, so we're going by plane. We're leaving Tuesday to get in Wednesday and then relax until Thursday. But I'm going to have to fly home on Sunday because of AP Testing on Monday morning. >.<

I'm kind of bummed because last year a lot more from our team got to go and then we also got to take the MARTA. But we're renting vans this year to get to the Georgia Dome. I'm going to miss taking the MARTA, it's so fun, haha.
__________________
Note: Fairy Dust does NOT make robots work.
  #15   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 17-04-2006, 00:24
artdutra04's Avatar
artdutra04 artdutra04 is offline
VEX Robotics Engineer
AKA: Arthur Dutra IV; NERD #18
FRC #0148 (Robowranglers)
Team Role: Engineer
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Rookie Year: 2002
Location: Greenville, TX
Posts: 3,078
artdutra04 has a reputation beyond reputeartdutra04 has a reputation beyond reputeartdutra04 has a reputation beyond reputeartdutra04 has a reputation beyond reputeartdutra04 has a reputation beyond reputeartdutra04 has a reputation beyond reputeartdutra04 has a reputation beyond reputeartdutra04 has a reputation beyond reputeartdutra04 has a reputation beyond reputeartdutra04 has a reputation beyond reputeartdutra04 has a reputation beyond repute
Re: How does your team travel to the championship?

Most of Team 228 is flying out of LaGuardia on Wednesday afternoon. However, since one of the students on our team cannot fly, he is taking Amtrak from the train station in our hometown to Atlanta. Once at the airport in Atlanta, we are going to take MARTA to the hotel, as well as for general travel around the city.
__________________
Art Dutra IV
Robotics Engineer, VEX Robotics, Inc., a subsidiary of Innovation First International (IFI)
Robowranglers Team 148 | GUS Robotics Team 228 (Alumni) | Rho Beta Epsilon (Alumni) | @arthurdutra

世上无难事,只怕有心人.
Closed Thread


Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Every team please read and respond! Info wanted for FIRST family tree development! Elgin Clock General Forum 99 12-01-2012 03:03
East Coast Drivers Union Corey Balint FIRST-related Organizations 153 10-04-2006 15:50
Who do you think is the best bet to win the Chairman's Award at the Championship? Koko Ed Chairman's Award 58 29-04-2005 16:39
Real names, please Andy Baker General Forum 131 21-07-2004 22:07
Robot Collaboration Karthik General Forum 153 18-02-2004 03:40


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 17:55.

The Chief Delphi Forums are sponsored by Innovation First International, Inc.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2017, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © Chief Delphi