(the intros are by Kody Kunz, but the actual fight is by Andrew Jackson for time management reasons.
I thank him most graciously for this.)
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Round 1, Eliminator 2 The May Tracks Has You (25) vs. Thor vs. Exertion vs. Y4 From Gainsborough, seeded number 25, The May Tracks Has You! Did anyone remember to take the blue pill? Anyone?
Melissa: Ooh, another tracked machine. ;D
Frank: Well if I had other mobility, the pun wouldn’t be fitting.
Melissa: And it’s a good pun, unlike others I could mention. What’s your strategy?
Frank: Anybody that’s nearest, I rip their tyres up. Anybody’s that’s looking weak, I flip over the fence. Or maybe down the pit.
Melissa: You look a little…
Frank: Wet, yes. It always rains in Gainsborough, and I just came from there.
Melissa: Aww…well hope your luck turns around in the battle!
Do not enter the May Tracks, because it once it has you, there is no escape. Or so Frank tells us. It’s got a flipper and spikes, which in combination can shred your tyres into oblivion, and it has Hardox armouring and plenty of power from the Lynch motors and tracks, and it’s quite fast and compact.
C&B1: (as Enter The May Tracks) Flipped Son of Ripper 5.0 over the fence, and got Mother Of All Bricks: IE down the pit in Round 2. It got Terrorhurtz down the pit in its Heat Final but then…Orka MK4 got it down the pit in the Finals.
C&B2: Flipped Panic Attack over the fence in Round 1, did the like to FBSDS in Round 2…but took quite a bashing in the Heat Final, which did it in, and BIACS-LE moved on to the Semis.
From Northampton, Thor! The hammer of war strikes the Battlegrounds floor! We hope not, actually. ;D
Melissa: Thor’s hammer! That looks immense!
Shane: Yep. What do you think we should do to them, Jason?
Jason: I think we’ll go after Exertion first, then Y4. They look like targets we can take out quite easily.
Melissa: It looks like it can do it too.
Shane: And it will, just you wait.
Melissa: Now now, save the overconfidence for the arena. ;D
Bloody old…anyway, the drive is C40-300 MagMotor powered, and the hammer…oh yes, the hammer, is rack-and-pinion actuated, and able to wedge opponents easily with the frontal wedge. It’s quite powerful as well, but it’ll need some good aim to pull of those mighty blows they say it can produce.
C&B1: Did not compete.C&B2: Did not compete.From Shrewsbury in Shropshire, Exertion! Fought as ForcePower 5.0 last series, but felt a little Turbulence. ;D
Melissa: And now we have a boring box.
Andy: Excuse me? Boring?
Melissa: I just dislike boxes without any powerful weaponry, that’s all.
Andy: It
does have a 180 degree lifter that can easily flip another robot, you realize…
Melissa: Oh, er…carry on then. Ah, good luck.
Andy: Sigh…
Now, Melissa, where are your manners? ;D It’s what’s inside the robot that counts, and in Exertion, 4 S28-400s are plenty to boost this 5mm Hardox-armoured box to 15mph quite quickly. It has a 10mm titanium scoop that can work both ways and lift 200kg, and push it about the powerful drive. Will it exert too much, though?
C&B1: (as ForcePower 5.0) Beaten in a close JD by Tempest Evil-er-oution in Round 1.
C&B2: Got a bye into Round 2 when Flank Attack: DT got 10th seed ArchAngel of the Abyss down the pit, but at that 2nd round, it was bested, again in a JD, by Turbulence.
From Suffolk, Y4! Why four? Erm…I really don’t know. ;D
Melissa: It’s been a while since we’ve seen this competitor.
Chris: I felt the need to bring him back, and we’re going to fight the good ol’ fight.
Melissa: And there’s your flipper, I see.
Chris: Ready to send 300+kgs of robot into space.
Melissa: You don’t think you’ll go out in Round 2 again, do you?
Chris: Hell no, we’re going all the way this time. And you still didn’t give me your number…
Melissa:
Honestly…ah the body is 5mm steel and the wheelguards are 9mm titanium. The flipper can toss about 300kgs and right it, even though it is invertible, and it is quite fast…however, though the wheelguards are tough, they don’t fully protect the wheels… ;D
C&B1: Flipped NSBFR-X over the fence in Round 1, but then met Aquarius and met its own end on the other side, in Round 2.
C&B2: Did not compete.Roboteers, stand by… Teams…Christopher Mason on the left, Team Bud with Shane Swan and Jason Marston on the right hand side, and that is Booth 1. Booth 2 we have Andrew Jackson, and Frank Goacher. For house robots, ah…Taki III and Exa-Gore-Ic Evo.
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ACTIVATE! And we are off again as the 25th seed makes a gangway for the nearest thing - Y4! Chris just gets away, only for Andy Jackson and Exertion to barge in from the side and shove Y4 into the arena wall! Thor is in the thick of things now, crashing into Exertion’s own side and bringing down that massive hammer! BANG! That’s some force, but luckily the top of Exertion proves the mightier as it’s barely dented, but it’s allowed Chris to sneak away. But nobody can escape the May Tracks, as Frank’s bot chases after Y4. Quickly catching up, The May Tracks Has You scoops up Y4 on the front wedge and dumps it deep into the CPZ containing Taki III!
CRASH!!! The house robot’s rear spinning bar collides into the 5mm Steel of Y4 and causes a slice in it! The May Tracks Has You wisely escapes, but is quickly shunted back into the CPZ by Exertion! If things weren’t chaotic enough, Thor joins in the action and then pushes Exertion into the CPZ! However Taki III is more interested in lifting Y4 up with its front lifting plate, and the other three competitors escape. The May Tracks Has You immediately seeks revenge on Exertion, getting under the side and flipping it up into the air. Exertion bounces down wrong way up, but as it is invertible it quickly makes a get away. The May Tracks Has You has left itself open for attack and Thor rushes in and rains a hammer blow down onto the top!
The attack seems to have caused little damage. Suddenly Y4 comes out of nowhere and thumps into the side of Thor! The flipper operates and Thor is tossed onto its side! The May Tracks Has You decides it can do better and gets under the inverted Thor and flips it again, causing the hammerbot to spin through the air. Y4 attacks again, flipping Thor once more, this time righting the Team Bud machine. Exertion meanwhile has hit the pit release, and the descending pit nearly catches Thor out as it runs to safety! The May Tracks Has You quickly gets Y4 with a cheeky flip and goes to join Thor, who is heading for Exertion.
The two collide head to head, with Thor quickly thundering the axe down onto the top of Exertion. But AJ doesn’t seem to mind, as the front scoop starts to lift Thor up off the ground! The May Tracks Has You joins in and slots itself nicely under Thor, and Exertion lowers Thor onto the tracked robots wedge! A good bit of teamwork between the two vapourboteers in the control booth. The May Tracks Has You goes full steam ahead across the arena and hurls Thor into the CPZ of Exa-Gore-Ic Evo! Y4 dives into the CPZ and flips Thor with all its might, almost sending it OOTA! But the house robot is not pleased with this intervention and grasps Y4 between its claws and slams it into the arena wall!
This allows Thor to escape, but Exertion cuts it off and slams it against one of the Discs of Death! The sparks fly as the disc strikes Thor’s armour, but no damage is apparent. Exa-Gore-Ic Evo finally releases Y4, but The May Tracks Has You is waiting and tosses Y4 over onto it’s back again! Exertion then hurtles into Y4, slamming it hard against the arena wall! The May Tracks Has You sees an opportunity to attack and slides nicely under the rear clearance of Exertion… and flips! The Team ?¿? competitor is sent head over heels and crashes down the other side of the arena! Y4 self rights and manages to get itself out of trouble, and heads over towards Thor. Thor goes right for Y4 with the axe, but Chris quickly outmanoeuvres it, causing the axe to strike the floor!
Y4 gets under the front of Thor and flips it over! But here comes The May Tracks Has You, and gets under the rear of Y4 and flips! It has done it again! Another surprise attack from behind and Y4 is sent tumbling over the fence! But The May Tracks Has You doesn’t seem content there, as it drives in and under the inverted Thor… and launches that out of the arena as well! Frank, you’re only supposed to eliminate two!! ;D The impressive looking May Tracks Has You spins in victory while the other three competitors are left outside The Battlegrounds.
CEASE! Exertion has over-exerted itself, Y4 looked about as effective as T II! ;D
Thor & The May Tracks Has You advance to Round 2!