Down to the Wire (VRC MS&HS)
Middle and High School Teams
- Date
- 3-Feb-2024 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VRC-23-2921
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 44
- Spots Open
- 5
- Event Region
- Alabama
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 8
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 5-Sep-2023 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 23-Dec-2023 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 31-Jan-2024 23:59 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 15-Feb-2024 15:21 EST
- Price
- $65.00
- This event has reached capacity. Teams on waitlist may still be added.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
A coaches/advisors hospitality room will be set up, but WILL NOT provide a meal at lunch. Snacks, drinks and bottled water will be made available for coaches and advisors. Please help us keep student competitors in the contest area. The hospitality room is for coaches, advisors and volunteers only.
Concessions will be available starting at 9:00 am.
Digital notebooks will be submitted utilizing the instructions in the "Judging Format" link on the left side of this page. Please note the deadline to submit the digital notebook. Notebooks received after the deadline specified will NOT be considered for judged awards and will not be reviewed. No exceptions.
We look forward to seeing your team at the event. We are certainly looking forward to the intensity and camaraderie of these contests. We ask that you remind your team members of the code of conduct well in advance of the event so we all have an enjoyable time during the contest.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 3-Feb-2024
Venue/Location:801 Main Street Northwest
Hanceville, Alabama 35077
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
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VEX VRC Tournament - Down to the Wire |
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February 3, 2024 |
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8:00am |
Check-In & Inspection begins |
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9:00am |
Event Meeting |
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9:15am |
Skills Fields Open |
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9:30am |
Qualifying Matches Begin |
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11:30am |
Lunch Break |
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12:30pm |
Qualifying Matches Resume |
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3:00pm |
Final Matches begin |
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4:00pm |
Awards Ceremony |
Volunteer
If you would like to volunteer for this tournament, please reach out to Mr. Jeremy Wilt (256-352-8148) or [email protected] no later than Wednesday, January 31, 2024. We would certainly be glad to have you help us with the execution of the event.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In the event of bad weather, this event may be cancelled or postponed. In the event the tournament is cancelled, refunds will be given (minus the $5 REC Foundation website maintenance charge, per team).
If the event is cancelled due to inclement weather, notification will be sent out to all advisor's/coaches email addresses (as posted in the team registration system) on the Friday afternoon prior to the event, no later than 5:00 pm CST.
Phone calls and text messages will NOT be sent out.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
Refunds will be given, minus the $5 per team REC Foundation website maintenance fee (per team).
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
Refunds will NOT be given if the team withdraws, does not attend the event or fails to complete the robot inspection in order to compete. Make sure your team's robots will pass inspection before bringing it to the inspection table. Teams not completing the inspection prior to 9:00 am will not be allowed to compete and no refund will be awarded.
Payment is expected to be recevied by the REC Foundation at least 5 days prior to the event.
Judging Format
- In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews will be in-person the day of the event. Teams should submit a digital version of the engineering notebook by following the instructions below.
- Digital notebooks are submitted at Robotevents.com. https://kb.roboticseducation.org/hc/en-us/articles/8021542769175-How-to-Submit-a-VRC-Digital-Engineering-Notebook, no later than noon CST, January 31, 2024. Digitial notebooks received after that date will NOT be reviewed or considered for judged awards. Physical engineering notebooks will not be accepted nor judged for this event.