General Info
General Info
This event is the first of the season north of Augusta. Join us with your designs as we start the roll towards States and Worlds! Bring your best so far and let's see who comes out on top.
The event will be broadcast on Youtube during the tournament.
All notebooks will be submitted digitally by Saturday one week prior to the tournament.
Concessions will be available during the tournament on site.
- Venue
- 100 Broadway
- Address
- 100 Broadway, Bangor, Maine 04401, United States
- Dates
- September 26, 2026
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- Remote Engineering Notebooks
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 40
- Spots Open
- 30
- Event Region
- Maine
- Max Registrations per Org
- 6
- Standard Registration Opens
- 27-Jul-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 23-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 23-Sep-2026 10:28 EDT
- Price
- $50.00
Agenda
Saturday, September 26, 2026
7:15 am - 9:00 am - Team Registration, Pit Setup, and Inspection
9:00 am - 9:30 am - Opening Ceremony & Drivers and Coaches Meeting
10:00 am - 2:00 pm - Judging/Team Interviews
9:30 am - 12:00 pm - Qualifying Rounds
9:30 am - 2:15 pm - Skills Runs
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Lunch
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm - Qualifying Rounds
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm - Alliance Selection
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm - Finals
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm - Awards and Closing Ceremony
Agenda subject to change depending on the number of teams competing at this event.
Stream
Webcast Webcast will be created on the day of the tournament. Please check back on Saturday morning.
Travel Info
Date: 26-Sep-2026 100 Broadway 100 Broadway Bangor, Maine 04401 United States Travel Info We are located adjacent to Downtown Bangor on 100 Broadway in the Historic District in Bangor. Parking is available on the street. All guests should enter at the handicap entrance on the front of the school building.
Judging Format
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 events.vex.com. Engineering notebooks are due one week prior to the event.
Volunteer
Volunteer If you would like to volunteer for this event, please contact Mike Murphy at mmurphy@johnbapst.org .
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In case of inclement weather, check the Event on events.vex.com for further updates the night before the event date.