IRI - Comments, Suggestions,

[Andy Baker]

Originally Posted by Kim Masi

One thing I didnt understand was why were the pits so squished in close together when there was sooo much space in that big gym?

Good point.

Originally Posted by Kyle Love

I believe at times the basketball team had practice on the other end of the court, so they need that much...I guess. On a side note, the basketball team that plays there was the 2006 National High School Basketball Champion.

No, that has nothing to do with it. There are 3 things:

1. Electrical distribution
The spacing is such because of limitation we had for electrical power for feeding the pits. If we spread out the pits more, we would need an improved electrical distribution system.

2. Tarps
Wherever there are pits, there must be tarps

3. Vex
We had the other side of the gym set up for a Vex tournament, but when it was decided that we were not going to play a Vex competition, it was too late to create more electrical hardware for better pit distribution.

We'll improve on #1 and #2 next year. Who knows, we may be able to bring back Vex at IRI also.

Thanks for the input.

Andy

[Woe]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

Good point.



No, that has nothing to do with it. There are 3 things:

1. Electrical distribution
The spacing is such because of limitation we had for electrical power for feeding the pits. If we spread out the pits more, we would need an improved electrical distribution system.

2. Tarps
Wherever there are pits, there must be tarps

3. Vex
We had the other side of the gym set up for a Vex tournament, but when it was decided that we were not going to play a Vex competition, it was too late to create more electrical hardware for better pit distribution.

We'll improve on #1 and #2 next year. Who knows, we may be able to bring back Vex at IRI also.

Thanks for the input.

Andy

I liked having the Vex bots available without having a competition. Several of our team's siblings had the chance to drive and were very enthused!

[Mark Garver]

I am not sure how it was for other teams that were located near the emergency exit, but I know for at least our team it was difficult to hear some of the matches being announced. But in no way am I suggesting that we need to have a speaker in our pit which seems to happen more times than not at the Great Lakes Regional (having to face it against the wall and cover it with a jacket...).

Overall though, the best competition of the year for the money!

Championship Event = $5000
Championship Event Matches = 7
Price per Match at the Championship = $714.29
Price per Second of Drive time at the Championship Event = $5.95

IRI Event = $350
IRI Event Matches = 8
Price per Match at IRI = $43.75
Price per Second of Drive time at IRI Event = $.036

Nice job to the IRI Planning committee and the volunteer crew.