FRC 2026 · The Purple Alliance

GearCats

6500 · Raleigh, North Carolina · USA

2026: scouting outlook for the event they're at, plus standings, schedules, awards, and the full events list we track for this team — all pulled into one hub.

Season

Season recap · frc6500

No event in progress

No event in progress for 6500.

Last event: THOR East. Check the 2026 profile below for results, awards, and event history.

2026 profile

Awards and event breakdown

Team 6500 GearCats

Raleigh, North Carolina · USA · rookie year 2017 · 11 seasons

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Awards (2026)

Awards (all-time)

2026 events

Seasons

This season

FNC District Cabarrus Event · 2026-03-06 · Concord

Rank #3 · OPR 92.0 · Playoff: eliminated
FNC District Wake County Event #2 · 2026-03-20 · Wake Forest

Rank #4 · OPR 65.1 · Playoff: eliminated
FIRST North Carolina State Championship · 2026-04-09 · Greensboro

Rank #5 · OPR 123.1 · Playoff: eliminated
Doyenne Inspiration East · 2026-10-17 · Fayetteville

Rank #1 · OPR 59.7 · Playoff: won
THOR East · 2026-10-18 · Fayetteville

Rank #1 · OPR 123.7 · Playoff: won

Awards this season

District Event Finalist · FNC District Cabarrus Event
Autonomous Award sponsored by Google.org · FNC District Cabarrus Event
District Event Finalist · FNC District Wake County Event #2
Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse · FNC District Wake County Event #2

All-time awards (14)

Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse · 2026 · FNC District Wake County Event #2
District Event Finalist · 2026 · FNC District Wake County Event #2
Autonomous Award sponsored by Google.org · 2026 · FNC District Cabarrus Event
District Event Finalist · 2026 · FNC District Cabarrus Event
Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent · 2025 · FNC District Pitt County Event
Innovation in Control Award · 2024 · FNC District Wake County Event
District Event Finalist · 2024 · FNC District Wake County Event
Quality Award · 2023 · FNC District Wake County Event
Innovation in Control Award · 2022 · FNC District Guilford County Event
District Event Finalist · 2022 · FNC District ECU Event
Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors · 2022 · FNC District ECU Event
District Engineering Inspiration Award · 2019 · FNC District UNC Pembroke Event
Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers · 2018 · NC District Pitt County Event
Rookie All Star Award · 2017 · NC District - Raleigh Event

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