[Yaaarc] Things

[Keith Mc. (Route-To YAR)]

Neal Probert <nprobert at probestar.com> wrote:
> I am contemplating starting a new club in the Farmington Hills / 
> Oakland Co. area.  Maybe I'll call it the Oakland County Robotics 
> Club (OCRC).  If anybody's interested, let me know.  Of course, 
> we'll pick a different night to meet.  An we'll challenge YAAARC 
> to some battles!

Uh... To avoid confusion I'd advise avoiding robotic org names that 
contain the phrase "Oakland County".  The "Oakland County Competitive 
Robotics Association" (OCCRA) has existed for many years, and is huge.
It is comprised of roughly 30 high schools across Oakland County.

Though somewhat related to FIRST (a lot of the same people are on
both OCCRA and FIRST teams - including our buddies at Chief Delphi), 
OCCRA holds its own contests.  See:
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCCRA
      http://adambots.gotdns.com/cgi-bin/view/Main/OccraRobotics
You can also hear a lot about OCCRA activities on ChiefDelphi.com,
such as in the off-season contest forum.

- Keith