V5RC | Push Back | RAFAC | NASC Championships (MS/HS)
Organised by RAFAC
- Date
- 19-Aug-2026 - 20-Aug-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-26-4185
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 16
- Spots Open
- 50%+
- Event Region
- United Kingdom
- Standard Registration Opens
- 25-Mar-2026 04:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 1-Aug-2026 04:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 20/08/2026
- Price
- FREE
General Info
Join us for the RAFAC National Championship held at the National Air & Space Camp on Thursday 20th August!
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Eligible Teams: Armed Forces Cadets - Air, Armed Forces Cadets - Army, Armed Forces Cadets - Combined Cadet Force (CCF), Armed Forces Cadets - Sea
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 19-Aug-2026 - 20-Aug-2026
Venue/Location:RAF Syerston
Newark, NG23 5NN
United Kingdom
Contact the Event Partner
You must login to contact this Event PartnerCode of Conduct
The REC Foundation considers the positive, respectful, and ethical conduct of teams to be an essential component of the competition. Participants are expected to behave in a respectful and professional manner, and to operate as student-centered teams with limited adult assistance. This includes all students, teachers, coaches, mentors, parents, and spectators associated with a team.
For more details, please refer to the REC Foundation Code of Conduct and Student-Centered Policy. If you have concerns about compliance with the Code of Conduct, please speak to the Event Partner during the event.
Agenda
Subject to change
Wednesday 19th August
10am - Check in opens and Inspection begins
11am - Practice matches begins and Judging begins
1pm - Skills field opens
2pm - Qualification Matches begin
4pm - Qualification Matches end for day 1
5pm - Day 1 concludes
Thursday 20th August (Industry Day)
10am - Qualification matches resume
12pm - Lunch and Skills field closes
12:30pm - Alliance Selection followed by Elimination Matches
1:15pm - Awards
2pm - Day concludes
Volunteer
If you have an interest in volunteering for this event, please contact either:
Theresa Russell - [email protected]
Melissa Butterworth - [email protected]
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In the event of bad weather or an emergency - team leads will be contacted and events cancelled
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
Refund given
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
No refund given
Judging Format
All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.
Juding will take place on Wedneaday 19th August. A juding slot will be allocated prior to the event.
Waitlist
0 teams are on the waitlist for this event.