All Abooaaaard!!! Get ready to take a ride on the Seymour Railroad Rumble!

Come join us in southern Indiana for an event that will give your students an opportunity to compete and possibly qualify for the State Championship. We are located about an hour south of Indy and an hour north of Louisville along 65.

State Qualifying: Yes

When: Sat, February 13

Where: Seymour Middle School, Seymour, IN

Size: 45 Teams

Grades: High School and Middle School

Skills: 1 field for skills runs

Time: 8 AM to 5:00 PM

Judging: Remote Notebooks and In-Person Interviews

Food: Concessions & ordering Pizzas ahead of time

Deadline to Register: Feb 5

Volunteers: To run a smooth event, we are asking all teams to provide one 3 hour Scorekeeping volunteer for every team they register OR one all day Judge volunteer for every 2 teams they register. We will provide training and instructions. Please let us know who from your organization would be able to help with this.

Game Elements: We are seeking 3 game elements to complete our tournament day set up. If your team would be willing to bring AND SET UP game elements on a field that morning before the opening ceremonies, please let us know and we would be glad to offer you a Free Team Registration for each game elements. First come, first serve so contact us soon if you are interested in this.

If registration has closed and you would still like to join the tournament, please contact Ben Yee (Login to see email address)

When filling available spots from the waitlist, priority is given to teams that offer up volunteers for the day, especially Judges (Team Interviewers). Please let us know if you have a parent who would be willing to help with this when you add your team to the waitlist.

Please make sure your school is good with our Match Appeals approach before registering.

Wifi/Internet access will not be available. Please plan accordingly.

Venue: Seymour Middle School
Address: 920 North Obrien Street, Seymour, Indiana 47274, United States
Dates: February 13, 2027
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge: Yes
Judging Format: Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In-Person Team Interviews

Registration & Logistics

Event Type: Open Tournament
Event Format: In-Person
Field Control: Smart Field Control
Capacity: 45
Spots Open: 19
Event Region: Indiana
Max Registrations per Org: 9
Standard Registration Opens: 2-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline: 5-Feb-2027 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline: January 25, 2027 - Noon
Price: $85.00

Agenda

8:00 Doors Open

8:15 Skills & Inspection Opens

9:15 Opening Ceremonies

9:30 Qualification Matches Begin

2:45 Alliance Selection & Elimination Matches & Awards

5:00 Pack Up and Depart

Eastern Time Zone

Please Note: The schedule above is subject to changes. It is based on the max capacity of the event running 3.5 minute match cycles. We will aim to make any adjustments and email them out by noon the Thursday before the tournament.

We plan to have 1 skills field, 3 competition fields, and 1 practice field.

We plan to have a table with judges available for interviews when students are ready.

We will have an option to order a whole pizza ahead of time. Information will be in the coaches email we send out a week before the event.

Our organization is very intentional to stay on schedule and make the best use of time at the event. Students should watch the displays that will be visible from the Pits and make sure to be in place at the Queueing table, so they don't miss their match time and end up with a no-show score.

Stream

Webcast There will be No live-stream for this event.

Travel Info

Date: 13-Feb-2027 Seymour Middle School 920 North Obrien Street Seymour, Indiana 47274 United States Travel Info Venue : Seymour Middle School Address : 920 N Obrien St. Seymour, IN 47274 Please enter through doors 16. The tournament is being held in the gyms. Parking : You may park in the north and south lots near the school. There should be plenty of parking.

Judging Format

Judging Format This event will feature a hybrid judging model, with Digital Notebook Submissions and In-Person Interviews of teams. Notebook Submission Notebooks must be submitted digitally through events.vex.com. The deadline to submit a notebook can be found on our Deadlines Page. To submit a notebook, use the link on the "My Account" panel. Notebooks should NOT be emailed to the Event organizers. They can only be submitted through events.vex.com. Team Interviews Each team will have the opportunity for an in-person interview during the tournament. We will have judge interview tables with judges ready to interview during the event. We will also have judges mingling with the students and inviting them for interviews. It will be Your Team's Responsibility to connect with them before the end of qualification matches if you would like to be interviewed.

Volunteer

Volunteer We love volunteers! If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to Ben Yee via call or text at 812 / 52 five- 124 seven. Or email me at benyee7 …@ ….. Gmail.com (no spaces or periods, that's to prevent internet bots from picking up my email address) Volunteers that serve all day, we will provide for your lunch at the event.

Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In case of bad weather conditions or possible cancellations, please watch your email. I will send an email to coaches on the contact list. While we would love to stick it out rain, sleet, or snow, our school district may choose to cancel on us if the weather is significant. Also check the Refund Policies tab for more information.