Location & Parking

The 2018 Rah Cha Cha Ruckus will be held at:

Rochester Main Street Armory
900 East Main Street
Rochester, NY 14605

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Site Setup

Competition & Field: Armory Arena Floor
Pits: Armory Arena Floor
Concessions & Eating Areas: Armory Concessions
Parking: Armory Parking Lots (Free!)

Parking / Robot Drop Off Info

Thank you for attending at the Rah Cha Cha Ruckus. Our committee wants to make sure your experience is enjoyable. We know that this venue has challenges when it comes to providing enough parking, so we would like to work with you to try to fit everyone in and still provide a good event experience.

Please listen to all parking volunteers. They have the thankless job of trying to get everyone parked at the event. Please be nice to them and listen to their instructions. Please be patient!

**The Rah Cha Cha Ruckus Planning Committee does not resume any responsibility for vehicles parked either on Armory property in designated lots or on public roads. All parking is at your own risk!

Bus Parking Information

• There is NO bus parking at the venue. Bus parking is offered nearby at Harris Corporation located on University Avenue approximately 2 miles from the venue.
• Make sure to head to the Entrance and not the Exit! This is depicted on the map in this document.
• If you are unloading items for your pit that are on your bus, inform the volunteer that you intend on loading in and then follow their instructions for proceeding to the loading dock.
• There will most likely be a line so please be prepared to unload as quickly and safely as possible.
• Once you are done unloading please exit the venue parking area.
• If you are NOT unloading pit materials, please DO NOT enter the venue parking area! Instead pull in front of the venue to unload people from your bus. This is shown on the map below.

Trailer Parking Information

• There is NO trailer parking at the venue. Trailer parking is offered nearby at Harris Corporation located on University Avenue approximately 2 miles from the venue.
• Make sure to head to the Entrance and not the Exit! This is depicted on the map in this document.
• When you arrive at the entrance inform the volunteer that you intend on loading in and then follow their instructions for proceeding to the loading dock.
• There will most likely be a line so please be prepared to unload as quickly and safely as possible.
• Once you are done unloading please exit the venue parking area.

Team Car Parking Information

• We try to offer up one team parking spot around the venue during the competition.
• We CANNOT guarantee that you will not be blocked in by other cars when you are parked.
• Parking passes will be provided at the pit admin table Friday night or by parking volunteers Saturday morning. You will need to provide a name and a cell phone number in order to receive a pass. This is so that we can get a hold of you if we need to move your car.
• Please place your pass on your driver side dashboard so it is visible through the windshield.
• It is advised to get your pass Friday night so that you are not stuck waiting in line the morning of Ruckus.
• Make sure to enter in the venue parking using the Entrance and NOT the Exit! Please see the map below for more information on where the entrance is.

• Do NOT park in handicap spaces unless you have a pass!
• Do NOT block the loading dock or park in the area in front of the loading dock ramp. This is a parking keep out zone so that buses and trailers can maneuver.
• Parking at the Armory is limited. We strongly encourage all teams to car pool as much as possible.
• If you can’t find parking at the armory, there is also on-street parking near the Armory.

Bus and Trailer Parking

• Offsite bus and trailer parking is being generously donated by Harris Communications.
• Please park your bus and trailer in the West Lot at Harris Corporation. See the maps below for location and directions.
• Parking will be available starting at 5PM on Friday and will end after Ruckus on Saturday.
• There is no shuttle service available.

** Approximate GPS location is 1700 University Avenue **

Team Member Drop Off

• If you are dropping off members of your team, please DO NOT enter into the venue parking area! Instead pull in front of the venue and unload as depicted in the map in this document.

Leaving Procedure

1. Determine if your vehicle is blocked in by another vehicle or not. If not, thank you and have a good night!
2. If you are blocked in, please inform one of our parking volunteers or pit admin and provide them with your parking pass number. They will inform the parking volunteers and they will work to contact the volunteers that are parked around you to see if they can move those cars.
3. Please be patient because the volunteers that you need to have moved may be involved in critical event activities and can’t drop everything to move their car.