Rapid Dash Open 2012. Guildford, UK!

[MichaelErskine]

Hehehe - easily! but I don't really want to be kicked out if we were to get caught!

It would be worth a try to get a roof over more cubers' heads if anyone is REALLY stuck for somewhere to stay.

The room sleeps 4 officially - usually a double bed or twin singles and a sofa bed with a pull out bit for a couple of kids. I'm happy to share

 

[hcfong]

We'll be very discrete and make sure the travelodge staff won't find out.

anyway, I'll see what plans Zoe comes up with for us.

 

[MichaelErskine]

We'll be very discrete and make sure the travelodge staff won't find out.

anyway, I'll see what plans Zoe comes up with for us.

Cool. Glad to be of help.

 

[5BLD]

Is anyone passing anywhere near SE london on the way there? My dad refused to take me there now because I couldn't fix his ipad (wat) saying "why should I if you can't help me" so if someone could take me with them it'd be faster than me taking the train there...

 

[Kirjava]

your parents are funny.

get the train.

 

[MichaelErskine]

Is anyone passing anywhere near SE london on the way there? My dad refused to take me there now because I couldn't fix his ipad (wat) saying "why should I if you can't help me" so if someone could take me with them it'd be faster than me taking the train there...

Whereabouts in SE London Alex? Looking at Google Maps it would add 2hrs to my journey to go via Bromley.

 

[5BLD]

Yes. Yes they are. I'll get the train, should be fine, I know which stops to go to and how to get there. But first to see if he really meant it or said it out of frustration.

 

[kinch2002]

Small comp update. The name has been changed to Rapid Dash Open 2012. Thanks for all the good/sensible/silly/terrible suggestions, but I decided to just keep it as similar as possible to the old name to save confusion. An email will be sent out tonight with a few final remarks before the weekend

 

[5BLD]

Whereabouts in SE London Alex? Looking at Google Maps it would add 2hrs to my journey to go via Bromley.

Bromley :/
Nvm I'll ask mollerz.

 

[MichaelErskine]

Bromley :/
Nvm I'll ask mollerz.

Wow! That was a good guess - it's the only part of SE London I know. Yeah, it would be a bit of a drag to drive through London on a Friday night.

 

[Mollerz]

Bromley :/
Nvm I'll ask mollerz.

If you mean asking me for a lift that would he pretty hard since I'm literally a 15 minute walk from the venue and I'm working all of Friday until people start turning up in Guildford.

 

[5BLD]

I did mean maybe staying at your house but meh nvm I'll try to work something out.

 

[Selkie]

Bit late with goals, but been so busy IRL, hardly had a chance to stop for breath, but here goes! :-

Sub Single/Sub Average

2x2: Meh, but 7s / 10s
3x3: 16s / 19s
4x4: 1:10 / 1:18
5x5: 2:30 (make avg cut) / 2:40
6x6: 5:00 (make avg cut) / 5:15
7x7: 8:30
Clock: 14s / 16s

A few other events I may do worse than UKO due to lack of practice.

 

[SEBUVER]

I haven't done my goals either.

Sub single/Sub average

2x2x2: 3 seconds/4 seconds
3x3x3: 10 seconds/11 seconds (if I'm pushing it)
4x4x4: low 50 seconds/55 seconds
5x5x5: 2 minutes/2 minutes
6x6x6: 4:30 minutes/5 minutes (I haven't done 6x6x6 in months)
7x7x7: 6:45 minutes/7 minutes
Megaminx: 1:45 minutes/1:50 minutes
Pyraminx: 7 seconds/10 seconds
Square-1: Don't really care (I was going to bring my 3D printed 12mm Square-1 to solve but I haven't manage to get the screw for it in time.)
OH: 26 seconds/30 seconds

Does anyone have a 5x5x5 and/or 6x6x6 I can borrow there (preferably SS)? My ones are pretty awful.

 

[cubersmith]

I did 450 3x3 solves today. I better not fail.

 

[MichaelErskine]

What are the plans for Friday night meetup?

Anyhow, I think I'll set real goals: -
2x2x2: a sub-10 avg would be nice
3x3x3: a sub-30 avg please!
4x4x4: sub-2 might be possible - I'd love to make the cut like I did by accident at UK Open last year!
5x5x5: a 3:30 would be great but I suppose 3:45 would be more likely
Pyra: something reasonable and less pathetic - sub-15?
Mega: I'm so bad at this - whatever will do
Clock: sub 18 avg please
Square-1: a sub 60 average is possible if I get lucky with cubeshape
3OH: sub 60 if all goes well
Magics: whatever happens, happens!

 

[hcfong]

Sorry guys, I got a tummy bug so I'm going to make it to the comp. Have fun. So now I definitely have to register for WSM Open.

 

[ben1996123]

I ordered a Dayan 4x4 last Monday hoping it would arrive before the competition. It just arrived, but it arrived in the 10 minutes when no one was home to get it, so I can't get it until tomorrow for some stupid reason. My train leaves at 7pm tonight.

Spoiler

 

[MichaelErskine]

What are the plans for Friday night meetup?

Thanks Mollerz, got it -- I need to remain clear headed to meet up with Zoé, Geert and Arnaud in the middle of the night so I may have to just pop in to say helloes!

Sorry guys, I got a tummy bug so I'm going to make it to the comp. Have fun. So now I definitely have to register for WSM Open.

Sorry to hear about your illness Hwee Chong

I ordered a Dayan 4x4 last Monday... FFFFUUUUUUU

Best of luck getting it in time - I hear they're pretty awesome. My luck with home delivery is similar: I can be watching the door through the window and they'll silently crawl up the garden and post the note like a ninja

 

[Cube-Fu]

I just saw this now, looks like I won't make this one either!!!