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[paulc]

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WOOT! Now, what to predict...

SUNCUST vs. Infusion: Infusion may have the power, but I think that SUCUST amy finish it off quite quickly to win 3rd place.

+1>Sheer Heart Attack vs. Tempest Evil-er-oution (14): I find this tricky, as both CAN win, and its tough to say who will take the crown. Ill go for Sheer Heart Attack to win because itll allow the first Sheer Heart Attack to retire on a high-note, and because it may to this:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xvyAKgS80wQhttp://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xvyAKgS80wQ

Good luck Martijn, Frank and Kody, and the other finalists. Ill look forward to the play-off and final.

[pcbore]

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Woot, grand final! Not been to one of those in a while

solmnessDisc 5, Crashing Bore... You have been avenged my brothers/solmness

Anyway, I see two big weaknesses with Sheer Heart Attack... Im assuming this is the first SHA and not the second.

1) One Lem 130 powering the drum to 5000 RPM, makes me think its going to have quite a slow spin up time. Ive got two motors and a much lower top speed for my rim, so Ill be at full power long before he is.

2) The tracks might be made of Ti and quite sturdy, but theyre still big targets and I dont need to break them to take them off.

Basic tactics are to go on the offensive for a change. Spin up while I charge him and go straight for the drum first. Hopefully Ill be spun up before we make first contact. One hit to stall the drum, then drive in at the tracks. Keep things as close as Im able to, keep stalling that drum and going for the tracks.

Good luck Martijn

[swiss_tony]

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Tactics: Avoid infusion

Hey, that actually makes sense!

...nah, just give him the usual tour around the hazards and introduce him to the housebots before shoving him down the pit

[paulc]

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Hang on! Tony posted tactics in for his fight? Does this mean youre coming back out of retirement?

[swiss_tony]

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Do John Belushis eyebrows make the gods cry?

[joey_picus]

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Depends on the nervous disposition of said gods...

[knightrous]

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Woot. Into the top 4 Ill get you next time Frankie! NEXT TIME!

Didnt expect a 10mm hardox rim to get damaged, so Ill have to make it 20mm next time

Infusion VS Suncust

Use the winning formula that got Infusion to the top 4. Aggressive, Controlling and DAMAGING!

[pcbore]

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Dont need to damage the rim to dislodge it, and I think thats what happened.

[knightrous]

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Dislodging the rim involves bending a lot of hardox Will just have to do a full render one of these days to outline the entire internal design.

Next time

[samuel3764]

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yup, tempest is going to win this... Because I have a fight in mind... remember the battlebots fight where hazard totally trashed el diablo? I fighure the same thing is going to happen here. Also, remember SOW and Nightmare.

[swiss_tony]

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IIRC, SOW vs Nightmare happened because Jim got gimped by the hazards at the very second before the collision.

Lordy knows what would have happened if they actually met weapon to weapon. Sadly, its number 3 on the list of the greatest unsolved mysteries, trailing the meaning of life and how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop, respectivley.

[samuel3764]

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and remember the time where fluffy got rid of 259 in ONE hit!

[majinb]

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1. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOO!

2. guys, youre all talking about large thin vertical discs

horizontal discs love to slam large thin vertical discs from the side, large vertical discbots have a high centre of gravity and a large surface (the side of the disc) for the horizontal spinner to hit

Sheer Heart Attack doesnt have a vertical disc like that, rather a vertical drum. Sheer Heart Attacks centre of gravity is rather low and the way its build, Tempest cant hit it from the sides like it could with 259 or Nightmare or whatever, so Fluffy-259 and Son of Whyachi-Nightmare are worthless examples here.

Id rather see this for an example
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xvyAKgS80wQhttp://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xvyAKgS80wQ
thanks Paul
if Frank comes straight at me, Ill go straight to him, no way either of us is fully spun up when we hit each other THAT fast
from there, Ill show Frank what a great rambot Sheer Heart Attack is with neither weapon spinning, its S28-300 two wheeled bot vs LEM130 tracked bot, Im pretty sure Ill win THAT battle (thats right, pit it ASAP ).

If that fails, I can always do stuff like this
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xvyAKgS80wQhttp://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xvyAKgS80wQ


Good luck Frank

[dinowarrior]

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Martijn, neither Frank OR Joey mention discs, they only mention drums. Also, El Diablo has a drum, not a disc. So...You Lose...again!

Youre not great at this counter-arguing thing, are you?

[majinb]

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*sighs*

you did chance Cyclone Forces stats in the end Chris, or did I dream that?