2008 IRI (Indiana Robotics Invitational)

[Chris_Elston]

Originally Posted by Kit Gerhart

I would expect the "second" Indiana event to be a less serious event where most teams would use new drivers, and which some teams would attend that were not invited to IRI. It would probably be a much more "low key" competition than IRI.

It's funny that you mention this, as an Indiana Team, my opinion to the team was that we put rookie drivers in for IRI for 2005 and 2006, I changed my mind after 2006, when we came in dead last at IRI in 2006, after almost winning at Boilermaker 2006. Driver experience matters, if that's your team goal. But, it doesn't matter that we lost at IRI because we got experience to an upcoming drive team in 2006 at IRI for 2007. But you know you're right, for 2008 the same drivers we had at Boilermaker 2008 are going to drive at IRI 2008. This was a student team decision instead of using rookie drivers, I assume they "sense" the tension at IRI too...I tend to agree seeing how IRI has changed over the past couple of years. "ego" wise. :-) I say that with a smirk on my face. It's ok to unwind and just have an outright competition.

I see where this "second" event would be handy, because an off season event means to me, the chance to train those upcoming rookie drivers, seniors that we lose. We lost alot of seniors after 2006 and 2007, I miss them all. Trying to gain driver experience at IRI has not been good, we've learned that over the past three years at IRI. We throw them back into the "tigers", rookie drivers come back shaken after an IRI match, I tell them if they can survive IRI, they can survive anything after that. What a way to start out a new driver huh? LOL...

[Alex Cormier]

So today is May 5th and the IRI site from the Indiana website hasn't been updated in years. Anyone have an idea where teams request to sign up?

[ika]

The site (indianaroboticsinvitational.org/) says that registration opens at 6PM today so you should check back then and go from there.

[Ryan Dognaux]

ika is correct, use the http://www.indianaroboticsinvitational.org/ link for registration.

Good luck to all the teams applying for entry!

[David Brinza]

I presume that the site opens at 6 pm EDT.

I'm fairly sure that the adaptation to daylight saving time in Indiana is complete now. Though last year, this might have caused a little confusiion... David Kelly on the clock switchin' thang

[Kit Gerhart]

Originally Posted by Chris_Elston

Trying to gain driver experience at IRI has not been good, we've learned that over the past three years at IRI. We throw them back into the "tigers", rookie drivers come back shaken after an IRI match, I tell them if they can survive IRI, they can survive anything after that. What a way to start out a new driver huh? LOL...

Our rookie drivers generally get their first "real match" experience at the Florida Regional which is usually a week 2 or week 3 event. That is a much easier "practice event" than IRI. :-)

[Chris Marra]

No prompt here, but the page is loading painfully slow. The most it's pulled down is the title of the page, and no content so far.

[RyanN]

I believe they're updating the site so we can all register.

EDIT: Now its up for me.

[KF987]

987 has applied! We are looking forward to coming this year!

Keaton

[Akash Rastogi]

Would it be alright if I apply to see if we'd even be invited even if our team can't go anyway? Idk if that's fair/unfair or w/e but I'm letting you know we can't be there anyway.

[Josh Murphy]

Originally Posted by lilstogi11

Would it be alright if I apply to see if we'd even be invited even if our team can't go anyway? Idk if that's fair/unfair or w/e but I'm letting you know we can't be there anyway.

If you guys can't be there I wouldn't even waste the time. Also it would be one less application that the IRI team would have to review and consider it, also it isn't fair for the planning crew. I wouldn't fill one out just to do it if you are not planning to attend.

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Josh Murphy

If you guys can't be there I wouldn't even waste the time. Also it would be one less application that the IRI team would have to review and consider it, also it isn't fair for the planning crew. I wouldn't fill one out just to do it if you are not planning to attend.

kk, thanks

[Ryan Dognaux]

If anyone is having trouble getting to the site, this is the link you want: http://indianaroboticsinvitational.org/iri/

For some reason the www.indianaroboticsinvitational.org page was not redirecting to the registration page for me in Firefox.

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Applied.

[David Brinza]

980 has applied as well.

Whether or not our team is accepted, I wouldn't miss IRI for anything.

It's definitely THE EVENT!!! The best teams in FIRST put on an absolutely amazing show!

Which milestones will be reached? A 200+ point winning score? Over 300 points combined? Over 100 points in hybrid mode for an alliance?

Can't wait....