Beautiful Bakersfield Crossover Competition

Date: 5-Nov-2016 Add to Calendar
Event Code: RE-VIQC-16-0979
Program: VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
Event Type: Open Tournament
Capacity: 24
Spots Open: 7
Event Region: California - South
Max Registrations per Organization: 6
Standard Registration Opens: 5-Sep-2016 00:01 EDT
Registration Deadline: 28-Oct-2016 00:02 EDT
Price: $50.00

This event is closed to registration because:

It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

This is the sixth season of robotics competition here in Bakersfield and our first VEX IQ tournament! So hang on for a fun, event filled day of VEX IQ Crossover in the new pre-fabrication facility of one of the largest electrical contractors in Bakersfield. We want invite and welcome any and all teams from around California to come and enjoy the day with us.

This will be an opportunity for your teams to qualify for the California State Championship, and with 24 teams attending it will be about the size of any one of the three Championship events!

We have a no refund policy, so be sure to only sign up for the event if you are actually planning to compete.

Finally, we will need all teams on site no later than 8:30AM on November 5th. We plan to get the competetion rolling no later than 9:15AM. If you are having difficulty getting to the event on Saturday morning, please call me at (661) 304-4378. Teams that have not arrived, or called me by 8:30AM will be dropped from the event.

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: No

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 5-Nov-2016

Venue/Location:

A-C Electric Company Construction Services Facility
2501 Union Avenue
Bakersfield, California 93305
United States

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Agenda

Schedule/Agenda

8:00 Doors open, registration opens, inspection starts, pits open.

8:45 Inspections closes.

9:00 Drivers meeting.

9:15 Qualifications matches start.

12:00 Lunch

12:45 Qualifications restart.

1:45 Qualifications end.

2:00 Aliance pairings

2:15 Finals begin.

3:00 Awards Ceremony.

3:30 Team Loadout

Volunteer

We are always looking for volunteers to help with refereeing, scoring, inspection, queuing, announcing and tech support (running the computers). If you are interested in volunteering to help, please contact Tom Henderson at [email protected] or at (661) 304-4378.

Thanks,

Tom

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

We understand that there is always a chance that there will be bad weather on the day of the event. Please contact me at (661) 304-4378 as soon as you encounter foul weather and we will do what we can to accomodate your teams.

Refund and Payment Policies

We will not give out refunds to any team.

Date: 5-Nov-2016

A-C Electric Company Construction Services Facility
2501 Union Avenue
Bakersfield, California 93305
United States

Travel Info

There are several safe and clean hotels located fairly close to the fairgrounds.

1) Marriot - 801 Truxton Ave - 2 miles north
2) Doubletree - 3100 Camino Del Rio Ct. - 5 miles northwest
3) Comfort Suites - 3115 Camino Del Rio Ct. - 5 miles northwest
4) Holiday Inn & Suites - 3927 Marriot Drive. - 5 miles northwest

Don't forget to check out the Buck Owens Crystal Palace located just a short distance from these hotels! It is a piece of Bakersfield history!

Please bring signed Participant Release Forms for all team members (students and adult mentors) to team check-in/registration.

Participant Consent Form

Please use the Robot Inspection Checklist to pre-inspect your robot prior to the event:

Inspection Checklist

For a checklist to prepare your team for this event, please download and read the following document:

Tips for Teams to Prepare for VEX IQ Challenge Ev