Mech-Tech Dragons driving their robot at FIRST FCH Competition in Chesapeake, March 20-22

Robot 422

Maggie Walker Team 422 is going to the FIRST FCH Event this weekend, to be held at Hickory High School in  Chesapeake, Virginia. This event is a part of the FIRST Chesapeake District. Teams competing at this event receive District Ranking Points based on their performance and any awards they receive.

Information on this competition can be found here: https://www.firstchesapeake.org/event/frc/2026/vache 

The Mech Tech team will be working in the Blue Alliance.  Match schedules and results are available here https://www.thebluealliance.com/event/2026vache.

The venue is open to the public on March 21st and 22nd. 

Watch the event live feed here https://www.youtube.com/c/FIRSTChesapeake.

Drive safely and don’t crash that robot! Wishing you success. 

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