ACU's Big Country Round-Up Date Changed
V5RC Mixed Robotics Competition 2025 - 2026: Pushback
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- Date
- 7-Feb-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-25-3706
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 20
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- Texas - Region 5
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 4
- Priority Registration Opens
- 17-Nov-2025 00:00 EST
- Standard Registration Opens
- 27-Dec-2025 00:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 17-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 17-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
- Price
- $90.00
- This event currently has no spaces available.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Welcome to ACU's inagural Big Country Round-Up!
This event is a partnership between ACU and Region 14 ESC. Thanks to Region 14 ESC, this tournament will have two competition fields, and one Skills field. Also, thanks to Jim Ned High School for providing two practice fields.
All team members attending this event are required to submit the REC online consent form through Robot Events.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 7-Feb-2026
Venue/Location:1680 Campus Center Road
Abilene, Texas 79699
United States
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Agenda: ACU's Big Country Round-Up: Push Back
This agenda is tentative and subject to change. The Event Partner reserves the right to change times based on the number of teams competing and other situations that may arise throughout the day.
7:00 AM Doors open
7:15AM Registration begins
7:30 AM Pits Open
Practice Field opens
Inspections begins
Team interviews will start after teams are inspected, pause for the Drivers Meeting, and then resume until complete.
8:30 AM Coaches Meeting, Inspection Closes
8:45 AM Driver’s meeting
9:00 AM Competition fields open for practice
Skills field opens
10:00 AM Qualifying matches begin
12:00 PM Lunch Break
12:45 PM Qualifying Matches continue
SKILLS NOTE: The Skills field closes at the end of the last qualifying match. This is a hard deadline.
Only teams currently in the Skills line at the end of qualifying will be allowed to complete their Skills run.
3:00 PM Qualifying Matches end
3:15 PM Alliance Selection
3:45 PM Elimination Matches begin
5:00 PM Awards Ceremony
Volunteer
If you are interested in volunteering at out event, please contact Joseph Makarewicz ([email protected]) or Andrew Miller ([email protected]).
Your help will be greatly appreciated and needed. This event will not happen without volunteers. Please arrived at 7:30AM in the volunteer room in Bennett.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In the event of bad weather this event will be reschedule, and/or refunds will be issued less the REC Foundation adminstration charge.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event: refunds will be given as soon as possible, if the event cannot be rescheduled
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: Refunds will generally not be given, but you can contact Joseph Makarewicz if there is a special circumstance.
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.
The submission deadline for digital notebooks is January 14, 2026 at 4:00PM CST.