Battle for Placer Gold Invitational: V5RC Push Back : VRC, Blended MS&HS, In-Person with Remote Notebook Judging : VEX Events

Battle for Placer Gold Invitational: V5RC Push Back

VRC, Blended MS&HS, In-Person with Remote Notebook Judging

Date: 22-Feb-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code: RE-V5RC-25-2232
Program: VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type: Invitational Tournament
Event Format: In-Person Invitational
Field Control System: Smart Field Control
Capacity: 50
Spots Open: 4
Event Region: California - Region 2
Standard Registration Opens: 20-Oct-2025 20:00 EDT
Registration Deadline: 15-Feb-2026 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline: 1-Feb-2026 00:00 EST
Price: $175.00

This event is closed to registration because:

This event has reached capacity. Teams on waitlist may still be added.
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. The Sunday Feb 22 event is a blended MS/HS event - we encourage all MS teams to sign up for the Feb 21st event at the same venue.

We do accept other teams after priority teams have completed their registrations on a case by case basis. Specifically, school , community / non profit and independent teams that have not yet already qualified for the regional championships.

All events will receive region 2 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: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 22-Feb-2026

Venue/Location:

Sierra College
5100 Sierra College Boulevard
Rocklin, California 95677
United States

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Agenda

Tentative

7:45AM	Doors, pits, and practice field open; Check-In and inspection begins, Robot Skills begin
8:30 AM	Inspection closes, event meetings
9:00 AM	Qualification matches begin
12:00 PM	Lunch break begins (May work through lunch if behind)
12:30 PM	Qualification matches resume
2:45 PM	Qualification matches and skills conclude
3:00 PM	Alliance selection begins
3:30PM	Final matches begin
5:00PM	Tournament champions crowned and awards ceremony

Volunteer

We always appreciate volunteers and are in need for volunteers on:

- Event day volunteers ( Sun)

Please sign up for volunteering by contacting us at [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Bad weather should not affect this event.

In case of a cancellation, the event partner will contact you as early as possible.

Teams should make sure their contact information in Robotevents.com is up to date, and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.

Refund and Payment Policies

Payment is expected at the time of registration - please do not attempt to hold spots by registering and not making any attempt to pay. Teams who have registered but have not paid or submitted by the event payment deadline will be moved to the waitlist unless special arrangement has been made with the Event Partner.

if you are registering after the payment deadline, you must complete payment at time of registration or you will be moved to the wait list immediately.

Registration contains a $5 RobotEvents processing fee that is not refundable

If the event is cancelled, a full event registration (minus $5) refund will be given to all paid teams.

No refunds will provided for team requested changes/cancellations.

Requests for changes / team swaps will only be considered if they conform to the RECF team registration / swapping policy. No other changes/swaps will be considered.

Health and Safety Policies

Based on local health and/or venue requirements, the event organizer reserves the right to require safety precautions based on the pandemic conditions at the time of the event - including masking or other precautions. (Currently masking is not required)

Judging Format

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions. Initial Team Interviews Remote, In Person followups

Initial Team interviews will be conducted online the week prior to the event, with followups as needed in person the day of 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. Engineering DEN submission deadline is Feb 13, 9pm