2nd Annual West Texas Showdown Rapid Relay Invitational
Elementary and Middle VIQRC
- Date
- 2-Nov-2024 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-24-6828
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person Invitational
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 36
- Spots Open
- 9
- Event Region
- Texas - Region 5
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 6
- Standard Registration Opens
- 2-Sep-2024 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 25-Oct-2024 12:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 30-Oct-2024 12:00 EDT
- Price
- $55.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Region 14 ESC and Gear Box are excited to host the 2nd Annual West Texas Showdown at Region 14 South Campus in Abilene, TX. This year's competition will be an Invitational Event for TX Area 5 Region 14 & 15 schools. Since VEX is relatively new among our districts, this invitational should give every team an excellent opportunity to succeed. We are looking forward to a great day of competition and meeting new people interested in VEX Robotics. Be prepared with batteries, chargers, and your license plates.
Lunch: We will take an hour break for lunch. I highly recommend picking up lunch or having it delivered to the ESC.
No Concession
Complete the Participation and Consent Form: Please ensure that all participants have completed this form online before attending the event. The form can be found on robotevents.com.
If you have any questions, contact Luke Hurst by phone at 325-675-7017 or email at [email protected].
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 2-Nov-2024
Venue/Location:4300 South Treadaway Boulevard
Abilene, Texas 79602
United States
Contact the Event Partner
You must login to contact this Event PartnerCode of Conduct
The REC Foundation considers the positive, respectful, and ethical conduct of teams to be an essential component of the competition. Participants are expected to behave in a respectful and professional manner, and to operate as student-centered teams with limited adult assistance. This includes all students, teachers, coaches, mentors, parents, and spectators associated with a team.
For more details, please refer to the REC Foundation Code of Conduct and Student-Centered Policy. If you have concerns about compliance with the Code of Conduct, please speak to the Event Partner during the event.
Agenda
8:00 AM Open doors to Volunteers/ morning setup
8:30 - 9:30 AM Open doors to Teams / Open robot inspection / Check-in
8:45 AM Skills begin (2 fields)
8:45 AM Judges Interviews Begin
9:30 AM Driver Meeting
9:45 AM Practice Round and Teamwork Qualification Matches Begin (6-10 matches per team)
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 PM Finish Qualification Matches
*Skills close at the end of Qualification Rounds*
2:30 - 3:00 PM Teamwork Final Rounds
3:30 PM Awards Ceremony
3:45 PM Cleanup PIT areas / pack out / depart
Volunteer
If you would like to volunteer, email Luke Hurst at [email protected].
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
If inclement weather requires us to cancel the competition, we will refund all entries.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event, refunds will be given as soon as possible.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event and then chooses to withdraw or not attend, Refunds will generally not be given, but you can contact Luke Hurst if there is a special circumstance.
Judging Format
All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in person on the event day. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.