Stauffer Challenge Tournament October MS Only : VEX V5 Robotics Competition Push Back : VEX Events

Stauffer Challenge Tournament October MS Only

VEX V5 Robotics Competition Push Back

Date: 4-Oct-2025 Add to Calendar
Event Code: RE-V5RC-25-1418
Program: VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type: Open Tournament
Event Format: In-Person
Field Control System: VEXNet Field Control
Capacity: 32
Spots Open: 0
Event Region: California - Region 4
Max Registrations per Organization: 6
Standard Registration Opens: 25-Aug-2025 20:00 EDT
Registration Deadline: 19-Sep-2025 18:00 EDT
Payment Deadline: 19-Sep-2025 17:00 EDT
Price: $165.00

This event is closed to registration because:

This event currently has no spaces available.
It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

This is a MIDDLE SCHOOL only event hosted by Downey Unified School District. The proceeds from this event are used to sustain DUSD robotics programs and to host tournaments for teams from around the Southern California area.

Engineering Notebooks will be submitted digitally on robotevents.com no later than Tuesday, September 30th by 5pm
Payment in full is required by September 19th. All teams not paid in full by September 19th may be dropped at the event partner's discretion to allow teams in from the waitlist. If you are paying with a PO, please contact the event partner and let them know when you have submitted it to RECF.
On-site parking is free.
We will not be offering a meal plan for teams, but there will be a concession stand selling prepackaged items.
There are many food options in the Downey community surrounding the campus.
There will be two competition fields, a Skills Challenge field and a full practice field at this event.
Both Driving Skills and Programming Skills Challenges are open to all registered teams.
This event will have a six-team limit on the number of teams per school. If the event is full please place your team on the waiting list.
On-site parking is free.

Late Arrivals

Teams must be checked in 45 minutes prior to the start of the qualification matches so that the match schedule may be printed. Teams must contact the event partner if they are running late or they will be removed from the team list for the event.

Grade Level: Middle School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 4-Oct-2025

Venue/Location:

Mary R. Stauffer Middle School
11985 Old River School Road
Downey, California 90242
United States

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Agenda

7:15 am Doors Open/ Practice Field Opens

7:30 am Inspection Begins

8:45 am Driver's/Coaches Meeting

9:00 am Opening Ceremony

9:15 am Qualifying Matches Begin/ Robot Skills Fields Open

12:00 pm Lunch Break

12:45 pm Qualifying Matches Continue

2:30 pm Alliance Selection

3:00 pm Finals Begins

4:45 pm Awards Ceremony

5:00 pm Clean Up

5:15 pm Event Closes

Volunteer

If you would like to volunteer please contact the event partners. We always need more judges.

Ron Legaspi: [email protected]

Tri Tansopalucks: [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

The tournament is indoors. Only under severe weather circumstances would the event be canceled. An email would be sent the day before if there is a chance of cancellation. Teams should make sure their contact information is up to date and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.

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. Event Partners will also make every effort to reach teams directly in case of an emergency. Make sure your team contact information is up to date in your robotevents.com account, as this is the information that will be used to contact your team.

Refund and Payment Policies

If a team withdraws from the event before September 19th,then a full refund minus $5 (RECF processing fee) will be issued to the team. Due to fixed costs, refunds will not be provided after September 19th.

Payment in full is required by September 19th. All teams not paid in full by September 19th may be dropped at the event partner's discretion to allow teams in from the waitlist. If you are paying with a PO, please contact the event partner and let them know when you have submitted it to RECF.

Webcast

Link to webcast:

Stauffer Challenge MS Only

https://www.youtube.com/live/RZgnpmptbrs?si=HWZHGAHCt46nWyc2

Judging Format

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions: Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. Notebook submission deadline is Tuesday September 30th.
Physical notebooks will NOT be accepted.