2009 IRI entries? Volunteers? Spectators? - Page 2

ATannahill · #1 22-04-2009, 05:27

Team 79 will be sending in an application.

Tom Bishop · #2 22-04-2009, 08:15

832 will be sending in an application.

sdcantrell56 · #3 22-04-2009, 09:04

1771 will most likely be applying.

Adam Freeman · #4 22-04-2009, 09:28

67 will be applying. Hopefully we will be attending with our backup drive team and substitute coach.

Greg Needel · #5 22-04-2009, 09:34

2775 is going to be applying and hopes to come "play with the big boys"

Libby K · #6 22-04-2009, 09:37

1923 will be applying for the first time. If we don't get in, a few of us will be volunteering.

sdcantrell56 · #7 22-04-2009, 09:55

Do most teams that attend use new drivers if there current drivers are graduating? I would think this would be the perfect time to phase in new drivers and prepare them for the stress of competition.

Karibou · #8 22-04-2009, 10:32

I'm not sure if 1189 will be applying. If we don't, or if we do and don't get in, I'll most likely be volunteering ("Hey mom, can we take a road trip down to Indiana...?")

Chris Fultz · #9 22-04-2009, 10:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by sdcantrell56

Do most teams that attend use new drivers if there current drivers are graduating? I would think this would be the perfect time to phase in new drivers and prepare them for the stress of competition.

There is a mix. Many schools do not allow graduated students to travel with the team, since they are not longer students. Other times, the current drive team cannot all attend.

We will "probably" start our new drive team transition, since all three students on this years team were Seniors.

techtiger1 · #10 22-04-2009, 11:04

1251 will be applying to go to the IRI event, which will certainly be great as always. The team attended in 2007 and in 2008 I went on my own.

lav · #11 22-04-2009, 20:41

Team 107 is going to apply and hopes to return for another go at it!

dwaynetrip3119 · #12 22-04-2009, 21:25

I never been to IRI and i never really heard of it till this season( since its my first time in FRC) but, it seems as though IRI is bigger than the championship on account of how much its talked about and how many team can go. Hopefully 3119 can go!

JaneYoung · #13 22-04-2009, 22:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwaynetrip3119

I never been to IRI and i never really heard of it till this season( since its my first time in FRC) but, it seems as though IRI is bigger than the championship on account of how much its talked about and how many team can go.

This is an opinion only and everyone who is passionate about IRI and about the Championship has an opinion about them, I'm sure.

IRI is not bigger than the Championship. It has steadily built a reputation over time and this reputation is very strong and very solid. The off-season organizers have taken the time to develop the competition (and all of the other areas that are a part of the competition and aspects of the event), making it run like a well-oiled machine and a powerful one.

It is an extraordinary off-season. That said, it is not the Championship and never will be. Comparing them is not fair to either event, really. It's fun to talk about the teams and the rankings and the excitement of IRI and you can talk about the caliber of teams and people involved in IRI. It is still not the Championship.

The white papers that one of the organizers, Chris Fultz, puts out regarding IRI are excellent guides in how to develop and run an off-season event like IRI. Those prove very helpful in regions like mine where there have not been any off-seasons for a long time and we are just now starting to offer one again. The information that Chris makes available is invaluable and generous and I, for one, am very appreciative.

The Championship is the Championship. FLL, FTC, FRC - everyone gathered from all over the world in Atlanta. That's pretty good stuff there. It is the official culmination of the build and competition season and is a celebration. IRI extends the season into an off-season and it allows teams to let new drive teams gain some experience during the downtime and to compete again before the official season begins anew. Off-season events are great for that.

You can go back and search for/find threads regarding the IRI event for past years. They can be interesting reads and can give you a little added insight into the event and the planning of it.

IndySam · #14 22-04-2009, 22:21

Like Jane said IRI isn't the championship. It's more like a regional where the competition is on the level of the championship.

And it's like a massive CD webhug. You get to see so many people that you didn't get to see in Atlanta because ATL is just too big.

dwaynetrip3119 · #15 23-04-2009, 16:49

Ok thanks for the intel

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