Race to the States
- Date
- 22-Feb-2025 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-24-9597
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 30
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- Virginia
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 6
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 21-Dec-2024 12:00 EST
- Standard Registration Opens
- 11-Jan-2025 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 31-Jan-2025 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 31-Jan-2025 12:00 EST
- Price
- $105.00
- This event currently has no spaces available.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Welcome:
Welcome to the VEX IQ Robotics Tournament at the Word of Life Christian Academy! We are looking forward to an exciting day of competition. The tournament address is 5225 Backlick Rd, Springfield, VA 22151
This will be a combined Elementary and Middle school event. Robot skills, judged awards, and engineering notebook judging will be available. Teams must submit physical engineering notebooks to the judges table by the end of check-in time - 8:30am on Feb 22nd 2025.
Payment:
Unless a payment date/plan has been pre-coordinated via email with the EP, the registration fee must be paid by January 31, 2025. If not, unpaid teams will be moved to the waitlist.
Concession:
Concessions and snacks will be available for purchase on-site.
Lunch:
Lunch will be coordinated and available during the event. Coordinating instructions for pre-ordering will be sent at a later date.
COVID protocols for this event:
Please visit the Health and Safety Policies information page to stay abreast of any updates to the COVID protocol for this event. If the protocol for this event changes, all teams will be notified.
Participant Release Form:
A Participant Release Form/Consent Form must be completed and uploaded for each team participant (students, coaches, and mentors) prior to the event. As a reminder, only those team members and coaches/mentors with a signed Participant Release Form/Consent Form will be allowed to participate. Please take a few minutes to electronically sign your forms as soon as possible. Upon arrival, all team members, coaches, and mentors must sign in at the check-in table. The check-in list will identify all participants who have signed forms available online as of Saturday, February 22nd, 2025. If you have not done so, please take a few minutes to complete the forms as soon as possible.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact David Dilly by phone at 915-861-3483 or email at [email protected]
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 22-Feb-2025
Venue/Location:5225 Backlick Road
Springfield, Virginia 22151
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
Please return here for updates up to the day of the event. The schedule may change based on the total number of teams registered on the day of the event.
7:00 am – Doors Open
7:00 am – 8:30 am – Check-in, Inspections, Practice Fields Open
8:45 am – 9:00 am – Drivers Meeting, Match Schedule distribution
9:30 am – 4:15 pm – Skills Field Open – Max of 3 attempts per type ((Skills fields will close when the last qualification match ends)
9:30 am – 12:15 pm – Qualification Matches
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm – Lunch Break (skills fields closed)
1:00 pm – 4:15 pm – Qualification Matches. Skills Fields close after the last qualification match. If the last qualification match is complete before 4:15 pm, the Skills Fields will close right after the last qualification match, which may be before 4:15 pm.
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Finals & Awards
5:00 - 7:00 pm – Event Clean Up
Volunteer
If you are intereseted in volunteering, please email the EP via the "Contact Information" via RobotEvents under the General Info Tab.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
An email will be sent to each team's primary and secondary contact in the event of bad weather. Teams should note that Northern Virginia area weather may differ from other parts of Virginia and should plan accordingly. This tournament will be canceled based on weather conditions in the Northern VA area and if the Fairfax County Public School closes due to the weather. If a team is unable to attend due to weather, refunds will not be offered to no-shows due to poor weather.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
- If the Event Partner cancels the event due to bad weather, unforeseen circumstances, or COVID restrictions, the refund will be $50 per registered team. This is based on the upfront costs expended before the day of the event.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event and then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
- No refund will be issued. However, once the event reaches maximum capacity, and if your slot can be filled by a team on the waitlist, we will be happy to refund your registration fee, less $30.00.
Unpaid Teams:
- On January 31st, 2025, unpaid teams will be placed on the waitlist, unless a payment date/plan has been pre-coordinated via email with the EP.
Health and Safety Policies
Plase visit the CDC website for the lastest COVID-19 informaton. Should addeitional health and safety measure impact the tournament, all teams will be notified.
Webcast
If we are able to webcast the event, we will publish the link on this page. Please return here or ask the EP for the msot current informaiton.
Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams must bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.
Waitlist
7 teams are on the waitlist for this event.