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Heat D
Feb 17, 2009 15:38:54 GMT -5
Post by Kody on Feb 17, 2009 15:38:54 GMT -5
Round 1
Enter the May Tracks (7) vs. BIACS-LE vs. Panic Attack Allanon vs. Whirligig 4.0 vs. FBSDS
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Heat D
Feb 17, 2009 15:39:07 GMT -5
Post by Kody on Feb 17, 2009 15:39:07 GMT -5
Enter the May Tracks (7) vs. BIACS-LE vs. Panic Attack
Enter the May Tracks (7) made it to the Finals last time but was beaten out by Orka MK4. Frank Goacher's looking for a major comeback, and Enter the May Tracks returns with its front CO2 flipper, and steel tracks for mobility. It also is very fast at 20mph, and can prevent robots from just flying straight over the wedge using steel "sunglasses". C&BT1: Beat out Son of Ripper 5.0, Mother Of All Bricks IE, and Terrorhurtz in Heat B before losing to Orka MK4 in the Finals.
BIACS-LE is a newcomer to the game, but none less dangerous at all! Matthew Fowler's monster is equipped with a 3mm titanium mesh chassis under a 8mm fibreglass shell. This axlebot also has a 18kg vertical disc, on which the blades/teeth are mounted diagonally, to rip and flip, but it has slow acceleration. The chassis can swing over the top to protect the axle and wheels not protected by the disc, so try and damage that! C&BT1: Did not enter.
Panic Attack was built by Kim Davies and entered by Martyn Forsyth. The low yellow fellow we all know too well has the boron carbide lifting forks and slow srimech on the top. It has side skirts as well but that hasn't stopped robots from getting under them. Will Panic Attack scare the daylights out of bots or be sent shrieking back to his builder? C&BT1: Did not enter.
Roboteers, stand by...
Booth 1: Enter the May Tracks, BIACS-LE Booth 2: Panic Attack
Tira-san and Ancalagon the Black are our party favours today.
3... 2... 1... ACTIVATE!
Straight off the mark is EtMT, and his plan is to go right after Panic Attack, which he is indeed doing! Panic Attack gets the gist of this plan and goes, not in the opposite direction, but right at him! WHAM! Both bots spring backwards as the flipper and forks meet. BIACS-LE slowly comes out from his spot and is almost tentative about who to attack first. Panic Attack helps him make that decision by turning away from Frank's machine and heading straight for him! It's unfortunate for Martyn that the disc has reached full speed, however. CRASH!!! A real stunner from BIACS-LE sends Panic Attack up into the air, the forks rather buckled, but thankfully he comes down on his wheels. But not safe for long as EtMT flies in for an opportunity, which Panic Attack dismisses by heading towards the flame pit. BIACS-LE heads for EtMT now but the latter is busy chasing down Panic Attack. Panic Attack veers away from the flame pit and nearly takes a shot from the arena saws, but EtMT doesn't avoid them in time. Sparks shower the floor but the 3.25 is extremely resilient to the saws, and EtMT crashes into Panic Attack, sliding under the rear and FLIP! Over goes the yellow fellow! BIACS-LE isn't nearly satisfied with the way things are going, but decides to help Frank take out the underdog and heads straight for Panic Attack. Out comes the self-righter but it's too late: as the panel starts to lift Panic Attack off the floor, BIACS-LE crashes into him. CRASH!!! Panic Attack reels, and says good-bye to his left side skirt as it skids across the floor to land on the pit, but this has also righted him. FLIP! And now he's inverted again thanks to EtMT, who shoves him into the wall. BIACS-LE now retreats from the wall and goes for the pit release button, but EtMT has different plans. FLIP! Panic Attack sails, but not out of the ring. He flies sideways along the wall, and crashes right-side-up. EtMT is seething but BIACS-LE having opened the pit gets the message and collides with the fleeing Panic Attack. CRASH!!! The corner of Panic Attack takes a huge blow and is somewhat devoid of armour now, but Panic Attack seems to be okay, landing back onto its wheels. EtMT charges in but misses Panic Attack, who retreats away...no there is definitely something wrong with Panic Attack. I think the hit...yes, that hit from BIACS-LE took out Panic Attack's left front tire! Quite a hit! And now Panic Attack is trying to stay alive for the rest of the match but I don't think that's going to happen! EtMT charges in, slamming into the forks and is foiled again. BIACS-LE enters the fray again and Panic Attack attempts to push EtMT away, but in fact, quite the reverse is happening: EtMT is pushing Panic Attack, and right against the wall! BIACS-LE charges straight in and tackles Panic Attack once again. CRASH!!! The fully exposed left side is brutalized, the armour torn skyward as Panic Attack spins into the air, dislodged from EtMT's grip, and lands again on his back! EtMT slides under him, and goes for an OOTA, and is successful: Panic Attack bounces onto the railing and lands onto the camera track.
CEASE!
No amount of therapy will cure Panic Attack - he's a lost cause! Enter the May Tracks (7) and BIACS-LE advance to Round 2!
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Heat D
Feb 17, 2009 15:39:39 GMT -5
Post by Kody on Feb 17, 2009 15:39:39 GMT -5
Allanon vs. Whirligig 4.0 vs. FBSDS
Allanon is a rather unusual vapourbot, maybe due to Alex Holt being an unusual creator. It is two FBS bodies joined by top and bottom plates joined to the chassis. Its 18kg shells can go at 1700rpm, but it's not the most controlled, and due to its 0.4mm ground clearance, it won't reach its top speed of 25mph any-time soon. C&BT1: Did not enter.
Whirligig 4.0 is a monster of a vapourbot. Steven McGregor knew what he was doing when he made this. It uses shuffling pads and S28-400s for motivation to 15mph, and its shell weighs 33.72kg! Not only this, but the 2 LEM130s powering the shell can spin the shell at 2000rpm, and dish out 183kJ!!! It has 3 blades on the top, middle, and bottom, so it has enough blades everywhere. It is also a pretty good pusher, and it is invertible. C&BT1: Defeated by Tengu VII in Heat G.
FBSDS was conceived by Alexander MacWilliams and looks pretty impressive. It 35kg shell, heavier than the other ones in this fight, is powered by an Etek @ 48v, reaching speeds of 3456RPM, so its 18 teeth on the top and bottom will certainly catch opponents off-guard. It can even right itself with its own name panel, and it is shockproofed well. C&BT1: Did not enter.
Roboteers, stand by...
Houses: Asterix Heroicus and Exa-Gore-Ic: AI. Yay.
3... 2... 1... ACTIVATE!
Some awesome spinners in this fight and we'll have an opportunity to see what they're made of as Whirligig heads in Allanon's direction! Allanon is having a hard time moving and FBSDS moves in on Allanon as well. All shells are spinning at full speed and the big collision is coming...! CRASH! Whirly reaches Allanon first, but it's Allanon who strikes Whirligig with the longer blades! Whirligig bounces away but is unharmed for the moment, and that allows FBSDS to strike! CRASH!!! Yep, that's done some damage all right! The left cylinder of Allanon has been smashed, the 5mm boron carbide being crumpled, and Allanon is spun around as the right cylinder starts to spin up. FBSDS is jolted back a bit but is stable. Whirligig is back up to speed and advances on Allanon again, who is still having problems moving around well. And this time, Whirly strikes right where FBSDS left his mark! CRASH!!!! WOAH! Talk about spinning force! Allanon has been absolutely trashed by that blow! The left side shell is broken apart, and the rest slides off, revealing a buffet of mechanics and equipment! Whirligig does not spin up to speed but heads for the pit release button, and as Allanon is trying to follow him - to stay alive - FBSDS crashes into Allanon without warning! CRASH!!! Allanon keels, as more boron carbide is strewn all over, and his left side drive is blown out completely! The Watcher is clearly afraid to get near these deadly cylinders, but Whirligig isn't too concerned with him right now, and, shell spinning again, is shuffling towards the obviously quailing Allanon, who can only go in circles now, but it's FBSDS who smashes him again! CRASH!!! If this goes to a judges' decision, Allanon might as well quit now as that left side is really destroyed now, and even the exposed wheel looks sad! Whirligig adds to the chaos again. CRASH! Allanon isn't out yet! His right side shell was still spinning and the blades caught Whirligig off-guard! And a small nick is seen in Whirlgig's shell, but FBSDS comes in again to obviously complete the destruction of Alex Holt's bot. CRASH!!! Another hit to the left side, and Allanon's left wheel is hammered badly! Not only that, but they've reached an empty CPZ! Asterix comes flying out and tackles Allanon hard, sending the dual FBS toppling onto his side! Exa-Gore-Ic is also coming on over but it probably won't matter as Asterix has just about ended the match for Allanon. Whirligig isn't satisfied and Allanon is in for more brutalization! CRASH!!! Allanon's right wheel takes a giant hit! The rubber is ripped, loose, and gone! That, I think, has REALLY done it for Allanon, and The Watcher seems to think so too. FBSDS, however, won't allow The Watcher through, as he's directly in front of the ref! Exa-Gore-Ic tackles FBSDS. CRASH! The claws take punishment, but FBSDS is withstood and shoved against the arena wall. The Watcher comes forward...and receives a shot from the arena saws. Whirligig again hits Allanon, determined to shred him to metal toothpicks! CRASH!!! The right wheel gets it again, and now devoid of traction and protection it buckles and comes loose, and that same blow sends Allanon spinning right into the corner! Asterix rams Allanon again and puts him against the wall, and The Watcher finally gets the hell over there and counts Allanon out, finally. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
CEASE!
Allanon reaches bar none. Whirligig 4.0 and FBSDS advance to Round 2!
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Heat D
Feb 17, 2009 15:39:46 GMT -5
Post by Kody on Feb 17, 2009 15:39:46 GMT -5
Round 2
FBSDS vs. Enter the May Tracks (7) Whirligig 4.0 vs. BIACS-LE
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Heat D
Feb 17, 2009 15:40:01 GMT -5
Post by Kody on Feb 17, 2009 15:40:01 GMT -5
FBSDS vs. Enter the May Tracks (7)
FBSDS took turns with Whirligig 4.0 smashing Allanon to miniscule scraps.
Enter the May Tracks (7) successfully added another OOTA to his scorecard after tossing Panic Attack over the fence.
Roboteers, stand by...
Booth 1: Enter the May Tracks Booth 2: FBSDS
Taki-san enters her CPZ first, and Ancalagon the Black gets to his a second later.
3... 2... 1... ACTIVATE!!
EtMT charges off towards the blue spinner but his plan goes astray when he finds FBSDS already up to speed! He hastily backs away but FBSDS keeps the distance the same by advancing on his prey! But the predator is no longer on the offensive, as EtMT suddenly flies at him! CRASH! EtMT jolts backwards, performing a little jump as it does so but FBSDS performs the greater act by flying across the arena in the opposite direction! EtMT seems a little stunned by that blow however, and isn't able to take advantage of FBSDS' flight, and only moves a second quicker than FBSDS, who is able to get away and spin up again. EtMT warily approaches, luckily not taking any damage from the last blow but here comes FBSDS to try to cause some! EtMT just travels right into him. CRASH! It's EtMT who is flung away this time, sent spinning across the arena, and FBSDS is still flung back a bit but not as far. There is now some visible damage on EtMT's right side at the front, a light gouge but nothing more. EtMT comes after the tricky spinner but FBSDS just dodges the charge again, but EtMT turns and smacks into him for the third time! CRASH! It's a noticeable hit thanks to some sparks, but FBSDS is the worse off now, flung against the wall in front of EtMT, who pounces upon the opportunity, geting under FBSDS and FLIP! EtMT racks up another OOTA as FBSDS lands upside-down on the camera track, tries to right and hits the wall.
CEASE!
FBSDS felt a bite of PWNAGE. Enter the May Tracks (7) advances to the Heat D Final!
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Heat D
Feb 17, 2009 15:40:11 GMT -5
Post by Kody on Feb 17, 2009 15:40:11 GMT -5
Whirligig 4.0 vs. BIACS-LE
Whirligig 4.0 tore through Allanon and advanced with FBSDS.
BIACS-LE tore apart Panic Attack and allowed Enter the May Tracks to flip it OOTA.
Roboteers, stand by...
Booth 1: Whirligig 4.0 Booth 2: BIACS-LE
It's Double Whamlet and Obelix Bulguous who take the CPZs by storm.
3... 2... 1... ACTIVATE!!
Whirligig is starting to spin his shell up but BIACS-LE is hurtling across the arena right at him! Whirligig turns tail immediately, but BIACS-LE is too quick and wallops his shell with the disc. CRASH!!! Whirligig goes flying across the arena, and BIACS-LE is only jolted back a few inches, and appears to be completely okay! Indeed the disc has absorbed the intense blow from the shell, and dished it back out! Whirligig isn't having the best of luck, as the shell took quite a bash there, and is slowly getting up to its high speed, but he doesn't have time to, as BIACS-LE without a second thought slams into him again disc-first! CRASH!!! Whirligig goes frisbee again, only slightly this time, and crashes into the arena wall, shell immobile, and part of the armour of the shell has been ripped up into the top of the FBS, rending it useless! That's not good for Steve at all, but it's about to get worse as BIACS-LE, having achieved his 4.7 seconds of spin-up time, approaches him again, and all this time the fibreglass shell hasn't suffered a single hit! Whirligig retreats away, being the faster of the two, and slams into the pit release button, and the pit goes down, down, down. BIACS-LE almost reaches him there but Whirligig again avoids conflict and goes away towards one of the arena saw hazards. WHAT'S THIS?! Whirligig's shell is starting to spin up to speed again! BIACS-LE continues to chase Whirligig down despite this, yet now the shell has reached maximum damage potential, and Whirligig is back in business. Before BIACS-LE can decide what to do now, Whirligig darts around and hammers his right side. CRASH!!! The fibreglass shatters upon impact, and pieces litter the floor as the titanium mesh crumples a bit, yet BIACS-LE hasn't been phased much by that hit, and responds by burying his own spinning weapon into Whirligig! CRASH!!! Whirligig is flipped into the air, and comes down heavily onto the arena floor, inverted, yet this time there is hardly any damage inflicted. Whirligig scurries away, yet not as quickly as before, possibly giving away the suspicious that something did happen, but the shell starts to reach dangerous speeds again. BIACS-LE spins up his own weapon but not quickly enough as Whirligig crashes into him. CRASH!!! BIACS-LE does the Tornado thing, spinning and spinning as Whirligig bounces a little, and spins up again. BIACS-LE comes to a halt, and suddenly Whirligig is out of control! Holy flying Mauler 5150 Batman! Whirligig is spinning almost like a coin, only a very thick and scary coin! BIACS-LE, knowing nothing better to do, races in and smacks Whirligig's underside quickly. CRASH!!! Whirligig is tossed again, only very far this time! He hits the wall and crashes down onto the floor as BIACS-LE continues his aggression. Whirligig gets away and BIACS-LE almost hits the wall, and Whirligig's shell is again attempting a spin-up. BIACS-LE isn't letting up and pursues Whirly once again. Whirligig is back at full speed and attacks BIACS-LE, dodging the disc and smashing into the left side! CRASH!!! Now the armour's really taken a beating, as more of the fibreglass is destroyed, and the cage is looking rather sad, but again this has allowed BIACS-LE to attack Whirligig in return! CRASH!!! Whirligig soars, flying up, up, and down back onto the floor, righted, thus proving what 62kJ of energy can do. And he's right near the pit! BIACS-LE hurries forward looking to end the match but Whirligig gets away again...or does he? He went right into Obelix's CPZ, and now Obelix is making him pay for it! WHAM! Down comes the hammer and Whirligig's top armour takes a huge mashing! Whamlet heads over to Obelix's CPZ but BIACS-LE gets there first. CRASH!!! Whirligig flies up again, right onto Obelix's hammer arm, and the shell is looking miserable: great chunks have been ripped out and the blades are dented! Whamlet reaches the CPZ and shoves BIACS-LE out of the way, giving him a good thwack for good measure. Obelix brings the hammer down again and the arm sends Whirligig away from Obelix, and past Whamlet right to the edge of the pit, but Whirligig avoids death before BIACS-LE can take advantage.
10...9...8...7...
BIACS-LE shoots past Whamlet and right at Whirligig, who avoids the hit but can't spin up his shell.
6...5...4...
Whirligig heads over to the pit again but takes a hit from the arena saws causing some sparks, and BIACS-LE runs into them as well.
3...2...1...
Whirligig rolls around the pit as BIACS-LE comes behind in pursuit...
CEASE!
Fantastic battle! Judges, I don't envy you for a second.
Whirligig 4.0 - BIACS-LE
Style = 3/5 - 2/5 Control = 1/5 - 4/5 Damage = 2/5 - 3/5 Aggression = 1/5 - 4/5 Strategy = 1/5 - 4/5
Total = 8/25 - 17/25
Whirligig slides down the drain. BIACS-LE advances to the Heat D Final!
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Heat D
Feb 17, 2009 15:40:26 GMT -5
Post by Kody on Feb 17, 2009 15:40:26 GMT -5
Heat D Final
Enter the May Tracks (7) vs. BIACS-LE
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Heat D
Feb 17, 2009 15:40:39 GMT -5
Post by Kody on Feb 17, 2009 15:40:39 GMT -5
Enter the May Tracks (7) vs. BIACS-LE
Enter the May Tracks rid the arena of Panic Attack before doing the same with FBSDS after sustaining a few hits.
BIACS-LE went through with Enter the May Tracks after some excellent hits on Panic Attack, and then to the surprised crowd disconstructed a very promising Whirligig 4.0
Roboteers, stand by...
Booth 1: Enter the May Tracks Booth 2: BIACS-LE
When you want house bots, who do you call? Why Exa-Gore-Ic: AI and Double Big Mac of course.
3... 2... 1... ACTIVATE!!!
BIACS-LE reverses from his spot and goes right for the pit release button. Enter the May Tracks goes right after him, and being the quicker of the two machines by 9mph reaches him within a few seconds, to find that the pit has already been opened! And worse, BIACS-LE turned right into EtMT's side! CRASH!! Great sparks, and a long scratch on the side is the damage, but the effect is greater: EtMT goes spinning into the air and lands on his back. BIACS-LE without regards to the disc tackles EtMT to prevent him from righting off the wall, and spins up the disc again. EtMT activates his flipper and slams himself into the arena wall with such force that he actually bounces back a little, but his wedge is still stuck on the wall, and too late to avoid an incoming disc attack on the rear! CRASH! More sparks and EtMT is jolted sideways as well as upwards, falling again onto his back but not in a difficult position to right himself at all. FLIP! EtMT is righted, and turns around to attack the pesky axlebot. BIACS-LE spins around and EtMT hits his left side. He tries to get the disc around but EtMT is too quick, and FLIP! BIACS-LE flies through the air, disc over chassis, and craters into one of the arena saws. BZZT! Sparks galore. EtMT hurries forward to take advantage of this situation but BIACS-LE reverses away and nicks EtMT's flipper in the process. Not a big crash, but it turns EtMT aside, and allows him to target greater damage potential: the already scarred rear! CRASH! EtMT is jolted again, the rear scratched up some more and looking seriously dented, but he shows no sign of power loss and to prove said point shoves his rear right back into BIACS-LE, into the currently immobile disc. BIACS-LE spins around to try and possibly thwack EtMT's side with it but EtMT nails him in the side and slams him into the wall backwards. BIACS-LE struggles to get off the wall, and does so when EtMT desperately tries to turn and flip. Frank looks annoyed by the way this battle is going and decides to turn it up a notch by having EtMT charge straight BIACS-LE. Disc at full speed, BIACS-LE welcomes the charge with open arms. CRASH!!! Can you say critical damage?! I can, and it's just been done to EtMT, as the flipper panel is now completely gone, and the pneumatic ram is bent! EtMT won't be able to use his weapon and I wonder how that's going to affect his chances? However seems to dimiss the fact that he is now weaponless and rams BIACS-LE before the disc can spin up. BIACS-LE's wheels grind, but the only way he's going is straight into DBM'S CPZ! CRASH!!! The fibreglass is shattered again - OHO! DBM has just sent himself onto his head! Dear sir, you have most ignobly pulled a Son of Whyachi on us. BIACS-LE's shell, however, is looking worse than our house bot, great chunks completely gone, so the hit was not in vain. And now EtMT is shoving him again, but with less menace than before. Apparently those hits have taken their toll on the electronics...a little. The arena saws pop again and BZZT! BIACS-LE is popped up into the air, and EtMT crashes right into the saws. BZZT! BIACS-LE lands right in front of EtMT again, but something's wrong...something is very wrong. EtMT isn't moving, at all. BIACS-LE goes forward to bury the disc in. CRASH!! The pneumatics are blown apart as the ram is seperated, flung into the air by the mighty pull of BIACS-LE's disc. And still EtMT isn't going anywhere. The Watcher seems to think that his time up, and moves forward to confirm it! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10! It's all over for BIACS-LE, but Exa-Gore-Ic is rather busy, trying to right DBM off his head, and finally succeeds, bringing the whopper of a spinner down onto his wheels, but BIACS-LE attacks EtMT again. CRASH!!! EtMT is smashed skyward, landing on his side and tilting onto his back, unable to fight anymore. Exa-Gore-Ic's attention is turned to the fallen seed and he tackles EtMT with the claws, grappling him and sinking the claws into the hardox. BIACS-LE does not sit around to be prey for DBM, but instead travels over the pit and waits. Exa-Gore-Ic drags EtMT over to the floor flipper, ah...3...2...1...FLIP! EtMT soars through the air, and comes down like a falling meteor, crashing into the floor and dead, still, on its back. DBM gets to him first. CRASH!!! A terrible gouge down the side of EtMT is made as he is sent flailing about, coming to rest near the flame pit. Exa-Gore-Ic is no longer amused with this pile of scrap and does what any good gentlemen does with his scraps: tosses him in the bin.
CEASE!
Enter the May Tracks has been disconnected. BIACS-LE advances to the Series Semi-Finals!!!
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