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Battle for Placer Gold VIQRC Mix and Match Invitational

ES Only, In-Person with Remote Notebook Judging

Date
7-Feb-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQRC-25-2235
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
Invitational Tournament
Event Format
In-Person Invitational
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
48
Spots Open
16
Event Region
California - North
Standard Registration Opens
17-Nov-2025 20:00 EST
Registration Deadline
31-Jan-2026 18:00 EST
Payment Deadline
17-Jan-2026 21:00 EST
Price
$150.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

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. 

We do accept other teams after priority teams have completed their registrations on a case by case basis- typically to school based or independent teams that have not yet qualified for the region championships.  Please add your team to the waitlist and contact us at [email protected] for consideration. 

All events will receive Northern California 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: Elementary

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 7-Feb-2026

Venue/Location:
Sierra College
5100 Sierra College Boulevard
Rocklin, California 95677
United States

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Agenda

Tentative Agenda

  • 8:30 am Doors Open, Volunteers only

  • 9:15 am Doors open to all teams, Check In & Inspection Opens, Skills Runs available

  • 9:45 Inspection Closes

  • 10:00 Driver/Event Meeting

  • 10:15 Teamwork Matches begin

  • 12:00 Break for Lunch (30 min)

  • 12:30 Teamwork Matches resume

  • 3:00pm Finals & Awards, Skills Runs close

  • 3:30-4:00pm Teardown, starting with fields)

* Judges Interview sign-ups will be available during Check-In.

 

Volunteer

We welcome all offers to volunteer at our event.

Please contact us at [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the case of bad weather conditions or possible cancellations, please visit the event on Robotevents.com where updates about the event status will be posted as needed.  Please make sure your team's contact information is up to date in your RobotEvents.com account in the event we need to contact your team.

Refund and Payment Policies

Event payments are expected when you register for this event and must be completed (showing PAID in the system) by the payment deadline. 

No refunds will be provided for withdrawals or no shows. 

If the event partner cancels the event then all payments will be refunded (minus any charges from robotevents.com)

Health and Safety Policies

We highly encourage everyone to avoid coming into the facility if you are not feeling well and follow all commonly expected safety and health precautions.

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. The submission deadline is February 4, 2026, 7pm