Pre-Shipdate UTC Scrimmage

[Elgin Clock]

I'll be there sometime by noon.

Will you still be selling raffle tickets for the 176 raffle by then?

[AcesPease]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

I'll be there sometime by noon.

Will you still be selling raffle tickets for the 176 raffle by then?

Sadly the raffle had to be canceled

[Imajie]

Originally Posted by Xufer

I will strongly suggest to any of the local (and I use that term loosely) teams attend this event. As many of the veteran teams know it is an excellent event even without a fully functional robot, or even no robot at all. This scrimmage will give rookies or new team members an idea of how an event runs and what a formal competition is like. It is also extremely beneficial to see how the game is played and it lets you view some of the kinks or oversights you had about this year’s game. Aces High has done an excellent job in years past putting on a well organized and executed event. (Very worth the long drive across the state.) So even if you aren’t competing I strongly encourage everyone to attend.

I Hope To See You All there!

This is a very good event, last year we found a couple things on the bot that needed a little work done. It's much better to find out early so you can have time to fix it, than later.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by MWTrek

Aces High Team #176 Presents the 9th annual
Winter War-Zone Scrimmage

Test Your Robot!
Check out the Official 2007 Field!
Compete With Other Teams!

Team 176 Aces High will host its annual pre-competition scrimmage on Saturday, February 17, 2007. As in the past, we will be using the official FIRST playing field for the 2007 competition season. The event will be held at Suffield High School on Sheldon Street in Suffield from 8:00-4:00. Registration fee is $75 in advance and $100 at the door. Please note that team will be able to pre-order pizza's for lunch.
For additional information please check the ACES HIGH website at:
http://aceshigh176.org/drupal/node/113

Or contact Arlene Willett, co-chairman at saw869@cox.net with questions or intent to attend.

Attention FIRST LEGO LEAGUE teams. As an added dimension to this years fun, the Suffield LEGO League teams would like to invite other teams for a post-season scrimmage. This is a free event and all teams are welcome. Please contact Kim Congden at congden@cox.net with your intent to participate or for further information. http://"http://bionicbulldogs.google...com/scrimmage"

I hear we are up to 30 teams for FRC. Yahoo it's going to be fun.

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Originally Posted by BobC

I hear we are up to 30 teams for FRC. Yahoo it's going to be fun.

And now we are one of them! I've been to the pre-ship scrimmage for the past 4 seasons, and its always been a great event. I have no doubts this season will be the same.

[Brandon Holley]

Im pumppeeeeeeedddddd

[KathieK]

Just a reminder that TODAY is the last day to reserve a spot at the NEMO workshop. If you are a mentor from any FIRST program and wish to join us at Suffield High School on Saturday at 10am (even if you don't have an FRC team competing at Winter War Zone or an FLL team demoing), send me an e-mail with your name, FIRST program and team number and the non-technical topics of concern to your team (mentor recruitment and retention, fundraising, team organization, teambuilding, travel planning, etc.). The workshop is free to attend, and plan to stay awhile - the scrimmage will be amazing as always.

[MWTrek]

Due to an overwhelming number of teams who plan to attend, we have had to close registration. You may still email Arlene Willett at saw869@cox.net to be placed on the waiting list, however we currently have 32 team and our facility's will not be able to handle any more. We also are asking that any team who has previously signed up but now can not make it respond as well so that we can give your spot to other teams. As always the public is invited to watch the competition.

[stevek]

http://www.shsrobotics.org Webcast of Scrimage. Watch 30+ Teams compete for the Pre-Ship Winter War Zone Champion Title.

[BoyWithCape195]

So far from watching the practice matches it looks like its going to be a good event!

[BoyWithCape195]

If anyone is watching the UTC scimmage...talk about it here! From that first match I thought team 230's ramp design was very innovative, I have yet to see anything like that.

[kaszeta]

UTC Scrimmage has been interesting so far.

Several nice ramps. We're in sixth place right now, but we're probably done for the day. We blew a window motor, and have some minor controls issues to optimize in the next few days before it ships.

All in all, quite a good shakedown of our robot, and it was really nice seeing some of the other teams' work. 230 in particular has a very nice ramp.

[Elgin Clock]

Oops, a fire alarm right in the middle of alliance pairings halted the event for a while. It seems it's not an East Coast FRC event anymore without some kind of wacky delay. LOL

Congratulations to all who made it today to compete!!!
Being ready before a shipping deadline in time to compete is awesome in itself! Kudos to all teams who showed up!