Dan Spak Memorial
VEX V5 Robotics Competition Override Middle and High School Teams
- Date
- 7-Nov-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- VE-V5-26-66057
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition™
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 100
- Spots Open
- -
- Event Region
- Ohio
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 13
- Standard Registration Opens
- 28-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 7-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- Nov 14th 2026
- Price
- $105.00
- Registration opens at a future date.
General Info
The Firestone Robotics Club is proud to present the Seventh Annual Dan Spak Memorial Robotics Competition.
Dan Spak founded our club in 2011 as an after school opportunity for students to explore engineering concepts beyond the classroom. The first robot our club ever built was powered by pulling a string. Since then, our teams have won awards at many regional competitions, States and Worlds. Dan Spak was named Ohio's VEX Robotics Coach of the Year in 2019. On April 11, 2020, Mr. Spak passed away unexpectedly. We will continue to honor his vision for our club and the VEX Robotic community throughout Ohio and beyond. Thank you Mr. Spak. We miss you.
This competition will be a single division due to a lower registration of teams
This competition will take place at: Firestone CLC located at 470 Castle Blvd, Akron, OH 44313.
There will be concessions avalible. Lunch will be provided to teams, coaches and registered volunteers. Information about lunch will be emailed out to coaches closer to the time of the event.
This event will also be live-streamed.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 7-Nov-2026
Venue/Location:470 Castle Boulevard
Akron, Ohio 44313
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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7:00 am - Staff and volunteers arrive for competition
8:00 am - Doors open/teams arrive/robot inspection begins
9:00 am - Drivers meetings
9:15 am - Qualification matches begin/skills fields open
12:00 pm - Lunch served, matches will NOT break
3:30 pm - Qualification matches end/skills close
3:45 pm - Alliance selection
4:00 pm - Elimination matches
5:15 pm - Finals and Awards
Volunteer
A link to sign up to volunteer will be posted here shortly. If you would like to volunteer now please reach out to Alex Stallsmith at [email protected]
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In the event of bad weather conditions or an emergency causing delay or cancellation, all coaches will be contected by email to be informed of the situation.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
Coaches are welcome to request a refund but none will be issued automatically.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
Coaches are welcome to request a refund but none will be issued automatically.
Webcast
A link to the livestream will be posted here on the morning of the event
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.