1997 Rumble at the Rock

Rumble at the Rock II

Archive tag	1997ratr
Event Information
Number of teams	22
Location	Plymouth, Massachusetts
Date	July 18 - 19, 1997
Host	23
Awards
Winner	121
Finalist	88
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Rumble at the Rock II was the second Rumble at the Rock event held by team 23 in Plymouth, Massachusetts on July 18 and 19, 1997 as a part of the annual Plymouth Waterfront Festival. The first day was used for setup and grudge matches, and the competition was held on the 19th. Overnight, a thunderstorm knocked over signs and stands and the playing field was still wet during early matches. An Elvis impersonator sang the National Anthem.

Team list

Season numbers for 1997 are canonical.‎
More information about pre-1998 team numbers is available here.

Team number	Season number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
128	7	Ohio State University / American Electric Power & Grandview Heights High School Team TOGA	Columbus, OH	Brutus	1997frc7
23	17	Boston Edison Company / University of Massachusetts Dartmouth & Plymouth North High School	Plymouth, MA		1997frc17
42	27	Daniel Webster College / Brookfield Rapid Solutions / Highland Tool / Lockheed-Martin Commercial Electronics / Premier Industries & Alvirne High School	Nashua, NH		1997frc27
47	32	Delphi Interior and Lighting Systems & Pontiac Central High School Chief Delphi	Troy, MI		1997frc32
56	41	Ethicon & Bound Brook High School Cruisin' Crusaders	Somerville, NJ		1997frc41
175	51	Hamilton Standard Space Systems International / Techni Products & Enrico Fermi High School	Windsor Locks, CT	BUZZ II: The Falconaut	1997frc51
176	52	Hamilton Standard & Windsor Locks High School Raiders of the Lost Toroids	Windsor Locks, CT	The Roid Rader	1997frc52
177	59	International Fuel Cells & South Windsor High School Toroid Terminators	South Windsor, CT	The Ring Wrangler	1997frc59
88	63	Johnson & Johnson Professional, Inc. & Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School	Bridgewater, MA		1997frc63
90	64	Johnson & Johnston Associates / RDI & Salem High School	Salem, NH	HEXAGOD	1997frc64
99	69	Light Machines Corporation & Memorial High School The BLITZ	Manchester, NH		1997frc69
121	94	Naval Undersea Warfare Center & Middletown High School Islanders	Newport, RI	Aquatread	1997frc94
69	101	NYNEX & Quincy Public Schools NYNEXUS	White Plains, NY		1997frc101
20	102	NYNEX / Rensselaer & Shenendehowa High School NYNEX Team-X-treme	Troy, NY		1997frc102
126	103	NYPRO, Inc. & Clinton High School Gael Force	Clinton, MA		1997frc103
131	108	Osram Sylvania / Fleet Bank & Manchester Central High School C.H.A.O.S.	Manchester, NH		1997frc108
178	109	Otis Elevator & Farmington High School	Farmington, CT	Gizmo	1997frc109
138	110	KeyBank / Parker Hannifin Pneutronics & Souhegan High School Souhegan Zoo Keepers	Amherst, NH		1997frc110
140	114	PRI Automation, Inc. / New England Prototype, Inc. & Tyngsborough High School PRIDE FIRST	Tyngsboro, MA		1997frc114
151	128	Sanders, A Lockheed Martin Company & Nashua High School	Nashua, NH	Groovin' Toobin'	1997frc128
155	133	Stanley Works & C.M. McGee Middle School Toroid Twisters	Berlin, CT		1997frc133
173	140	United Technologies Research Center & East Hartford High School / Rockville High School RAGE	East Hartford, CT		1997frc140
95	148	USACRREL / Creare, Inc. & Lebanon High School	Hanover, NH		1997frc148

• 22 teams are shows as registered on this page, but team 151 was a semifinalist and despite not appearing on that team list. It is not known which team's place, if any, they took.

Award list

Team number	Season number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
Tournament Champion
121	94	Naval Undersea Warfare Center & Middletown High School Islanders	Newport, RI	Aquatread	1997frc94
Finalist
88	63	Johnson & Johnson Professional, Inc. & Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School	Bridgewater, MA		1997frc63
Semifinalist
151	128	Sanders, A Lockheed Martin Company & Nashua High School	Nashua, NH	Groovin' Toobin'	1997frc128
178	109	Otis Elevator & Farmington High School	Farmington, CT	Gizmo	1997frc109
Best Offensive Round
126	103	NYPRO, Inc. & Clinton High School Gael Force	Clinton, MA		1997frc103
Best Play of the Day
175	51	Hamilton Standard Space Systems International / Techni Products & Enrico Fermi High School	Windsor Locks, CT	BUZZ II: The Falconaut	1997frc51
People's Choice
23	17	Boston Edison Company / University of Massachusetts Dartmouth & Plymouth North High School	Plymouth, MA		1997frc17
Dead Ringer
69	101	NYNEX & Quincy Public Schools NYNEXUS	White Plains, NY		1997frc101
Outstanding Defense
176	52	Hamilton Standard & Windsor Locks High School Raiders of the Lost Toroids	Windsor Locks, CT	The Roid Rader	1997frc52
Best Team Effort
47	32	Delphi Interior and Lighting Systems & Pontiac Central High School Chief Delphi	Troy, MI		1997frc32
Best Sportsmanship
155	133	Stanley Works & C.M. McGee Middle School Toroid Twisters	Berlin, CT		1997frc133
The Judges Award
173	140	United Technologies Research Center & East Hartford High School / Rockville High School RAGE	East Hartford, CT		1997frc140
1997 Osram Sylvania Award
23	17	Boston Edison Company / University of Massachusetts Dartmouth & Plymouth North High School	Plymouth, MA		1997frc17

Gallery

• Additional photos on the FRC Archive
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  Team 121's robot Aquatread on the field [1]

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  Team 151's Best Sportsmanship award [2]

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  Team 121's drive team with Winner award and driver station number sign [3]