Battle for Placer Gold Invitational: V5RC High Stakes
VRC, Blended MS&HS, In-Person with Remote Notebook Judging
- Date
- 23-Feb-2025 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-24-6622
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 48
- Spots Open
- 3
- Event Region
- California - Region 2
- Standard Registration Opens
- 9-Dec-2024 20:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 14-Feb-2025 19:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 31-Jan-2025 19:00 EST
- Price
- $175.00
General Info
Battle for Placer Gold Invitational is an invite-only event , with priority consideration given to Placer area/Greater Sacramento teams. Contact us at [email protected] or place your team on the waitlist to be considered. The event is a blended MS/HS event.
Jan 15th Update: We are still taking Greater Sacramento area teams off the waiting list and will be expanding up to ~48 teams if needed.
All events will receive region 2 championship award bids based on the REC Foundation Qualifying Criteria. The awards slots will be allocated by RECF later in the season.
Please make sure to review the refund policies and payment deadlines - any team not paid in full by payment deadline will be moved to the waitlist.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 23-Feb-2025
Venue/Location:5100 Sierra College Boulevard
Rocklin, California 95677
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
Tentative
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8:00 AM |
Doors, pits, and practice field open; Check-In and inspection begins, Robot Skills begin |
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8:45 AM |
Inspection closes, event meetings |
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9:00 AM |
Qualification matches begin |
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12:00 PM |
Lunch break begins (May work through lunch if behind) |
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12:30 PM |
Qualification matches resume |
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2:15 PM |
Qualification matches and skills conclude |
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2:30 PM |
Alliance selection begins |
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2:45 PM |
Final matches begin |
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4:15PM |
Tournament champions crowned and awards ceremony |
Volunteer
We always appreciate volunteers and are in need for volunteers on:
- Friday evening for setup
- Saturday evening for teardown
- Event day volunteers ( Sat)
Please sign up for volunteering by contacting us at [email protected]
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
Bad weather should not affect this event.
In case of a cancellation, the event partner will contact you as early as possible.
Teams should make sure their contact information in Robotevents.com is up to date, and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.
Refund and Payment Policies
Payment is expected at the time of registration - please do not attempt to hold spots by registering and not making any attempt to pay. Teams who have registered but have not paid or submitted by the event payment deadline of Oct 11 will be moved to the waitlist unless special arrangement has been made with the Event Partner.
if you are registering after the payment deadline, you must complete payment at time of registration or you will be moved to the wait list immediately.
Registration contains a $5 RobotEvents processing fee that is not refundable
If the event is cancelled, a full event registration (minus $5) refund will be given to all paid teams.
No refunds will provided for team requested changes/cancellations.
Requests for changes / team swaps will only be considered if they conform to the RECF team registration / swapping policy. No other changes/swaps will be considered.
Health and Safety Policies
Based on local health and/or venue requirements, the event organizer reserves the right to require safety precautions based on the pandemic conditions at the time of the event - including masking or other precautions. (Currently masking is not required)
Judging Format
Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents.
Waitlist
3 teams are on the waitlist for this event.