Pussycat Tribute Tournament 3...continued!

[steven_mcg]

Allow me to introduce myself to those who do not know me here. Im Steve McG and I am the creator of the Pussycat Tribute Tournament - a fan fic tournament started in Autumn 2002 as a late tribute to Pussycat driver David Gribbles passing away.
The fights in the 1st PTT (72 bots from 12 people) werent exactly War and Peace (no peace for a start ), but the tourney came to a successful close and was well received by the other member of the RW Forum

PTT2 rolled round in the spring of 2003 and with it came even more competitors - a total of 96 machines from 16 people! By now, my writing style was really improving and when the series came to a close (with one of the best fights Ive ever written IMO), the other members thought I was doing a great job...and thats a first!
Now, we come to PTT3. Started in the Summer/Autumn of 03, this, my finest creation, has really done me proud, containing some of my finest ever fights...and the Best Tournament Award on the old RW Forum. It wont be long now until this War also comes to an end, with 2 Heats, 2 Semis and the Final left to do...but right after that, Ive got another tourney project to carry out

Anyhoo, to get you all up to speed, what follows is a (semi)brief synopsis of ALL the PTTs to date! Hope you guys are bored, cause you sure will be once you start reading!

[steven_mcg]

Pussycat Tribute Tournament 3...continued!

THE PUSSYCAT TRIBUTE TOURNAMENT
The Road to Armageddon

COMPETITORS
EVAN (THE D)
Delta Death, Delta, Death, Hyper Death IC, Pussycat

HENRY
Hypno Disc, Chaos 2, Spawn Again, Wheely Big Cheese, Mega Morg, Firestorm 3

RICH SOUTHWOOD
S3, Bigger Brother, Gemini, Razer, Drilla Killa 4, Double Killa

MARTYN FORSYTH
Panic Attack, Diotoir, Fluffy, Atomic 2, Steg 2, Tornado

CHRIS THORLEY
Disc-O Inferno, Corkscrew, Dominator 2, Granny€™s Revenge, Hyperbot, Wild Thing

MIKE JEFFRIES
Beta, Peligro, El Diablo Grande, Mauler 5150, Voltronic, The Matador

STEPHEN BILLINGS
Ming 3, Plunderbird 5, The Master, Nightmare, Terrorhurtz, M2

EVAN McGUIGAN
X-Terminator, Thermidor 2, Supernova, Obsidian, Drac 2, Krazy Baby

MATT
Scoop, Powerpoint, 3 Haks Entered 2 Haks Out, Bull In A China Shop, Aggressive Negotiatioin, UFO

AXESMORTIS
S1 Mortis, S2 Mortis, S3 Mortis, S4 Mortis, Mortis Infranor, Maelstrom

ABE
Cassius, Behemoth, Stinger, Mousetrap, Suicidal Tendencies, The Steel Avenger

HECTOR GILBERT
Thirty-Six Inch Nails, Killerhurtz, Vlad the Impaler, Y-Pout, Barberous, Punjar
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HEAT A
ROUND 1
TORNADO AND WILD THING won their battle after Tornado pitted 3 Haks Entered 2 Haks Out
SERIES 3 MORTIS AND SUICIDAL TENDENCIES won their battle after ST pulled off one of Ming 3s wheels

ROUND 2
TORNADO rammed Series 3 Mortis into submission, rendering it immobilized
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES pitted Wild Thing after putting a lot of holes in its shell

ROUND 3
TORNADO pushed Suicidal Tendencies into the Pit after a push-and-shove battle

HEAT B
ROUND 1
HYPER DEATH IC AND THIRTY-SIX INCH NAILS won their battle after TSIN flipped Punjar as soon as the battle started!
DOMINATOR 2 AND TERRORHURTZ won their battle after they both hammered and pitted the only walker in the whole Tournament-Bull In A China Shop!

ROUND 2
DOMINATOR 2 pitted Hyper Death IC after the axe head was almost cut off!
THIRTY-SIX INCH NAILS flipped Terrorhurtz, who couldnt self-right after its axe got bent

ROUND 3
THIRTY-SIX INCH NAILS pitted Dominator 2 after flipping it over and over

HEAT C
ROUND 1
KILLERHURTZ AND STINGER won their battle after Killerhurtz hammered and pitted Wrath
BEHEMOTH AND MAULER 5150 won their battle after Behemoth flipped Series 1 Mortis upon first contact!

ROUND 2
BEHEMOTH pitted Killerhurtz after taking a fair bit of damage from its axe
MAULER 5150 pitted Stinger after a bit of a push-and-shove battle

ROUND 3
BEHEMOTH flips Mauler 5150 over on first contact!

HEAT D
ROUND 1
PUSSYCAT AND Y-POUT won their battle after Y-Pout immobilized both Pussycat and Drilla Killa 4 at the same time! The PTTs 1st judges€™ decision goes in favor of Pussycat and Y-Pout
PELIGRO AND THERMIDOR 2 won their battle after Thermidor flipped Barberous out of the arena!

ROUND 2
PUSSYCAT ripped up one of Thermidor 2s wheels, leaving it going round in circles
PELIGRO pitted Y-Pout after ramming it and taking a powerful blow from its oppositions weapon

ROUND 3
PELIGRO immobilized Pussycat after taking one of its tyres off and pounding it into submission

HEAT E
ROUND 1
PANIC ATTACK AND X-TERMINATOR won their battle after PA put Maelstrom into the Pit
SCOOP AND VLAD THE IMPALER won their battle after Vlad flipped Mousetrap and afterwards, flipped Scoop!

ROUND 2
X-TERMINATOR pushed Scoop into the Pit after getting its axe stuck in its shell
VLAD THE IMPALER won after Matilda immobilized Panic Attack with her flywheel

ROUND 3
VLAD THE IMPALER pushed X-Terminator into the Pit

HEAT F
ROUND 1
ATOMIC 2 AND CASSIUS won their battle after Atomic 2 flipped UFO out of the arena and Cassius flipped Matilda!
DISC-O INFERNO AND MEGA MORG won their battle after Mega Morg pushed Obsidian into the Pit

ROUND 2
DISC-O INFERNO ripped off one of Atomic 2€™s side panels, immobilizing it
CASSIUS propped Mega Morg against the arena wall, preventing its rollover design from working

ROUND 3
CASSIUS propped Disc-o Inferno against the arena wall, after its disc was bent by Matilda

HEAT G
ROUND 1
SERIES 4 MORTIS AND VOLTRONIC won their battle after Voltronic pitted Death
KRAZY BABY AND RAZER won their battle after Razer immobilized The Steel Avenger

ROUND 2
RAZER pitted Series 4 Mortis after one of its tracks was ripped in two
VOLTRONIC pitted Krazy Baby after suffering hardly any damage

ROUND 3
VOLTRONIC propped Razer against the arena wall, where it can€™t self-right

HEAT H
ROUND 1
DELTA DEATH AND SPAWN AGAIN won their battle after Series 2 Mortis was flipped by Spawn Again
NIGHTMARE AND SUPERNOVA won their battle after Aggressive Negotiation drove itself down the Pit, after taking a lot of damage

ROUND 2
NIGHTMARE immobilized Spawn Again
DELTA DEATH surprisingly pitted Supernova after DD1€™s lifter almost came off

ROUND 3
DELTA DEATH flipped Nightmare

HEAT I
ROUND 1
FIRESTORM 3 AND M2 won their battle after M2 flipped Mortis Infranor out of the arena!
BETA AND CORKSCREW won their battle after Beta grappled The Master by the axel and pitted it

ROUND 2
FIRESTORM 3 flipped Corkscrew early on in its battle
BETA hammered M2 and soon immobilized it

ROUND 3
BETA pushed Firestorm 3 into the Pit after almost losing its axe

HEAT J
ROUND 1
HYPNO DISC AND STEG 2 won their battle after HD cut one of El Diablo Grande€™s tracks off
BIGGER BROTHER AND DELTA won their battle after Plunderbird 5 drove itself into the Pit after being flipped and flipped and flipped!

ROUND 2
HYPNO DISC immobilized Delta, ripping off Shunt€™s axe in the process!
BIGGER BROTHER flipped Steg 2 out of the arena after a very short battle!

ROUND 3
HYPNO DISC immobilized Bigger Brother after battering it and battering it!

HEAT K
ROUND 1
DRAC 2 AND WHEELY BIG CHEESE won their battle after Granny€™s Revenge was flipped by WBC, set on fire and flipped out of the arena!
DIOTOIR AND THE MATADOR won their battle after Diotoir flipped one part of Gemini onto its back and The Matador flipped the other part of Gemini out of the arena!

ROUND 2
THE MATADOR flipped Drac 2 out of the arena in a very short battle!
WHEELY BIG CHEESE flipped Diotoir onto its back after the Irish bot dominated the battle

ROUND 3
THE MATADOR flipped Wheely Big Cheese out the arena in the quickest PTT battle thus far!

HEAT L
ROUND 1
FLUFFY AND HYPERBOT won their battle after S3 was pitted by a severely damaged Hyperbot!
CHAOS 2 AND DOUBLE KILLA won their battle after Powerpoint was rather surprisingly pitted by DK1

ROUND 2
CHAOS 2 flipped Hyperbot out of the arena after a good flip-and-shove match
FLUFFY immobilized DK2, knocking Double Killa out of the PTT

ROUND 3
CHAOS 2 flipped Fluffy into the Pit after lots of flips and blows were exchanged

SEMI-FINAL 1
ROUND 1
BEHEMOTH flipped Vlad The Impaler, who ran out of gas and couldn€™t self-right.
PELIGRO pushed Cassius into the Pit
THIRTY-SIX INCH NAILS pushed Tornado into the Pit

LOSERS MELEE
TORNADO won after Cassius flipped Matilda, but was pitted by Tornado, shortly before Vlad met the same fate!

ROUND 2
BEHEMOTH flipped Thirty-Six Inch Nails and pushed it into the Pit
PELIGRO won after Matilda immobilized Tornado

SEMI-FINAL 2
ROUND 1
HYPNO DISC immobilized both parts of Delta Death
VOLTRONIC pitted Chaos 2 very early on in the battle
BETA pushes The Matador into the Pit after it drove itself onto the edge

LOSERS MELEE
CHAOS 2 won after it flipped DD2 out of the arena (after which DD1 drove itself into the Pit!) and pitted The Matador

ROUND 2
HYPNO DISC knocked out Chaos 2€™s left drive motor, but it still managed to flip Bash after it was counted out!
BETA pushed Voltonic into the Pit after it caused little damage to it

GRAND FINAL
ELIMINATORS
HYPNO DISC immobilized Peligro after ripping its drum off!
BETA pushed Behemoth into the Pit after being flipped and self-righting for the first time in the series!

PLAY-OFF
PELIGRO won after both it and Behemoth attacked the House Bots almost right at the start!!! Sir K pitted both bots and since Behemoth just went in first, the judges made Peligro the winner!

FINAL
BETA pitted Hypno Disc in a titanic struggle

CHAMPION OF THE PUSSYCAT TRIBUTE TOURNAMENT: BETA

[steven_mcg]

Pussycat Tribute Tournament 3...continued!

THE PUSSYCAT TRIBUTE TOURNAMENT 2
The Road to Armageddon

COMPETITORS
STEPHEN BILLINGS
Behemoth, The Revolutionist, Smash €˜N€™ Grab, 259, Fluffy, Cop Bot

HENRY
Hypno Disc, Chaos 2, Forthgill, Robocake, Axe-L-Bot X 2, Telephone

MIKE JEFFRIES
Beta, MOE, Voltronic, Wrath, Mechavore, Peligro

RICH SOUTHWOOD
S5 Tornado, Dantomkia, Double Killa, Nightmare, Plunderbird 5, Drilla Killa 4

TOM ROPER
UpSpin 2.0, CrossFire, LightningBolt, SpinVerter, SpunOut, Biohazard

EVAN McGUIGAN
Drac 2, Return of Krazy Baby, C2, Flip-O, Disc-Turbed, Slash

DANIEL STICKLER
Pure Evil, Bad Karma, Facelift 500, The Box, The Barking Dog, Propeller Head

MARTYN FORSYTH
Panic Attack, Diotoir, Atomic 2, Razer, Steg 2, Disc-O Inferno

ANDY JACKSON
Son of Ripper, Son of Ripper 2, X-Terminator, Terrorhurtz, Whirlitzer X, Meow

HECTOR GILBERT
Machine of the People, Wedge Armada, Ro-Bust 3, The Business Ends, Dishonourable Discharge, Ringfinger

CHRIS THORLEY
Hyperbot, Lightspeed, TANK, Speed Freak, Gold-Digger, Incoming

CJB
Dominator 2, Wheely Big Cheese, Granny€™s Revenge, Clawed Hopper, King B Powerworks, Firestorm 4 (13)

ALISTAIR PATON
Feather Heavy, Mad Scot Bot, SMACK, S6 Tornado, Anarchy, Warhead

KARL FLETCHER
Bigger Brother, Bulldog Breed 3, Gemini, Pussycat, Thermidor 2, Wild Thing

HARRY PATRICK NOLAN
Panzer Mk 4, The Falcon Mk 2, Agitator, Slam Job, Deuces Wild, The Matador

ALEX HOLT
Black Panther, Tengu 2, Cassius 2, Slaying Mantis, Slammer, Suicidal Tendencies
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SEEDS
1) BETA
2) HYPNO DISC
3) PELIGRO
4) BEHEMOTH
5) VOLTRONIC
6) MACHINE OF THE PEOPLE (formerly Thirty-Six Inch Nails)
7) CHAOS 2
S5 TORNADO
9) CASSIUS 2 (formerly Cassius)
10) THE MATADOR
11) RAZER
12) PUSSYCAT
13) FIRESTORM 4 (formerly Firestorm 3)
14) WHEELY BIG CHEESE
15) NIGHTMARE
16) DOMINATOR 2
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HEAT A
ROUND 1
BETA(1) AND SLAMMER won their battle after Beta immobilized TANK
BAD KARMA AND SLASH won their battle after BK pitted Clawed Hopper

ROUND 2
BETA(1) pitted Slash after taking a fair few slashes
SLAMMER won after Bad Karma was immobilized by Matilda

ROUND 3
BETA(1) pitted Slammer after having to chase it a few times

HEAT B
ROUND 1
CROSSFIRE AND PELIGRO(3) won their battle after CrossFire flipped Speed Freak out of the arena!
TELEPHONE AND WILD THING won their battle after Telephone, armed with a crusher and scoop, pitted Steg 2

ROUND 2
PELIGRO(3) pitted the scoop and flail armed Telephone after creating rips a-plenty in its shell
CROSSFIRE flipped Wild Thing out of the arena in a rather short fight!

ROUND 3
CROSSFIRE pitted Peligro(3) using its flipper weapon

HEAT C
ROUND 1
BULLDOG BREED 3 AND VOLTRONIC(5) won their battle after Voltronic pitted Drac 2
DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE AND SPINVERTER won their battle after DD and Matilda immobilized X-Terminator

ROUND 2
VOLTRONIC(5) pitted SpinVerter after getting under its hastily repaired rear wedge
DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE knocked out Bulldog Breed 3€™s right hand drive after a good flip-and-rip affair

ROUND 3
VOLTRONIC(5) won after Dishonorable Discharge€™s axle was snapped at one end by Sir K, immobilizing one side of it

HEAT D
ROUND 1
CHAOS 2(7) AND MECHAVORE won their battle after Mechavore immobilized one part of Gemini
RINGFINGER AND TENGU 2 won their battle after Ringfinger pitted Smash €™N€™ Grab

ROUND 2
CHAOS 2(7) flipped Ringfinger out of the arena after a rather short battle!
TENGU 2 immobilized Mechavore

ROUND 3
CHAOS 2(7) constantly flipped Tengu 2 and soon put it in the Pit

HEAT E
ROUND 1
CASSIUS 2(9) AND RETURN OF KRAZY BABY won their battle after Cassius 2 flipped The Falcon Mk 2
ANARCHY AND BLACK PANTHER won their battle after Black Panther pitted Robocake

ROUND 2
ANARCHY flipped Cassius 2(9) out of the arena!
RETURN OF KRAZY BABY immobilized Black Panther

ROUND 3
ANARCHY pitted Return of Krazy Baby after a long, hard battle

HEAT F
ROUND 1
DOUBLE KILLA AND RAZER(11) won their battle after the clusterbot pitted Razer and SMACK at the same time! The judges thought Razer should go through on a 30/40 to 27/40 decision
DANTOMKIA AND FACELIFT 500 won their battle after Dantomkia flipped The Revolutionist over

ROUND 2
RAZER(11) immobilized Facelift 500
DOUBLE KILLA overpowered and pitted Dantomkia

ROUND 3
RAZER(11) picked up and pitted one half of Double Killa

HEAT G
ROUND 1
FIRESTROM 4(13) AND WARHEAD won their battle after Warhead immobilized 1 half of Axe-L-Bot X 2
AGITATOR AND PURE EVIL won their battle after PE flipped Series 6 Tornado out of the arena

ROUND 2
PURE EVIL flipped Firestorm 4(13) out of the arena
WARHEAD pitted Agitator

ROUND 3
PURE EVIL beat Warhead on a judges decision, 31/40 to 23/40

HEAT H
ROUND 1
FEATHER HEAVY AND PANZER MK 4 won their battle after Panzer flipped Nightmare(15)
SON OF RIPPER AND THERMIDOR 2 won their battle after Thermidor flipped The Barking Dog out of the arena!

ROUND 2
THERMIDOR 2 pitted Feather Heavy
SON OF RIPPER flipped Panzer Mk 4 out of the arena!

ROUND 3
SON OF RIPPER immobilized one of Thermidor 2€™s wheels

HEAT I
ROUND 1
DOMINATOR 2(16) AND RO-BUST 3 won their battle after they both pitted Hyperbot
FLIP-O AND SLAM JOB won their battle after beating Meow on a judges decision, 24/40 and 27/40 to 22/40

ROUND 2
FLIP-O flipped Dominator 2(16), who had its axe-head cut off by Sir K!
SLAM JOB pitted a rather unlucky Ro-Bust 3

ROUND 3
SLAM JOB immobilized Flip-O by hammering through the top and hitting some electronics

HEAT J
ROUND 1
MAD SCOT BOT AND WHEELY BIG CHEESE(14) won their battle after MSB immobilized Plunderbird 5
FLUFFY AND TERRORHURTZ won their battle after Fluffy nudged Propeller Head onto the lip of the Pit and pitted it while Refbot counted it out!

ROUND 2
WHEELY BIG CHEESE(14) flipped Fluffy out of the arena!
TERRORHURTZ pitted Mad Scot Bot

ROUND 3
WHEELY BIG CHEESE(14) immobilized Terrorhurtz with a very powerful flip

HEAT K
ROUND 1
COP BOT AND PUSSYCAT(12) won their battle after Wrath tried to pit Pussycat€¦but ended up trapping itself on the lip of the Pit and being sent down itself!
259 AND DIOTOIR won their battle after 259 battered Lightspeed into submission

ROUND 2
PUSSYCAT(12) immobilized the left hand side of Diotoir€¦who then proceeded to flip Bash over!!!
259 battered Cop Bot and knocked it onto its side after breaking its srimech

ROUND 3
259 ripped off one of Pussycat(12)€™s wheels and nearly did the same to 2 other wheels!

HEAT L
ROUND 1
DISC-O INFERNO AND THE MATADOR(10) won their battle after The Matador flipped over Granny€™s Revenge
ATOMIC 2 AND DRILLA KILLA 4 won their battle after Atomic 2 flipped over Incoming

ROUND 2
THE MATADOR(10) flipped Atomic 2 out of the arena in a very quick battle!
DISC-O INFERNO immobilized Drilla Killa 4 after destroying the front drills and ripping the shell to shreds!

ROUND 3
THE MATADOR(10) flipped Disc-O Inferno out of the arena after receiving a fair few scars from the flywheel

HEAT M
ROUND 1
SERIES 5 TORNADO( AND SPUNOUT won their battle after SpunOut ripped off one of Disc-Turbed€™s wheels and Tornado broke one of its axles
BIGGER BROTHER AND FORTHGILL won their battle after BB flipped The Box onto its back

ROUND 2
BIGGER BROTHER beat Series 5 Tornado( on a judges decision, 30/40 to 26/40
SPUNOUT immobilized Forthgill after giving it scar after scar

ROUND 3
SPUNOUT slammed Bigger Brother into the arena wall and knocked out a drive motor

HEAT N
ROUND 1
MACHINE OF THE PEOPLE(6) AND PANIC ATTACK won their battle after PA pitted Deuces Wild
LIGHTNINGBOLT AND SLAYING MANTIS won their battle after LightningBolt scarily ripped off 2 of King B Powerwork€™s wheels!

ROUND 2
MACHINE OF THE PEOPLE(6) immobilized Slaying Manits after nearly tearing off one of its crushing arms!
PANIC ATTACK, after being almost destroyed, pitted LightningBolt after a blow they caused themselves sent one of their wheels over the edge of the Pit!

ROUND 3
MACHINE OF THE PEOPLE(6) immobilized a worn-out Panic Attack after ripping a skirt off and attacking the exposed side

HEAT O
ROUND 1
BEHEMOTH(4) AND SUICIDAL TENDENCIES won their battle after the 2 pitted all three parts of Wedge Armada!
BIOHAZARD AND GOLD-DIGGER won their battle after Matilda€™s disc smashed Whirlitzer X into the arena wall and immobilized it

ROUND 2
BEHEMOTH(4) propped Gold-Digger against the arena wall€¦then flipped it out of the arena after Refbot counted it out!
BIOHAZARD pitted Suicidal Tendencies after getting flipped onto its back and receiving a blow from Mr. P

ROUND 3
BIOHAZARD beat Behemoth(4) on a very close judges decision, 28/40 to 27/40!

HEAT P
ROUND 1
HYPNO DISC(2) AND SON OF RIPPER 2 won their battle after M.O.E. lost a wheel and received serious damage to another€¦after which SoR2 flipped it out of the arena while Refbot was counting it out!
THE BUSINESS ENDS AND UPSPIN 2.0 won their battle after UpSpin cut a track from a part of C2 in two

ROUND 2
HYPNO DISC(2) pitted UpSpin 2.0 after bending its spinning blade and ripping off a srimech arm!
THE BUSINESS ENDS flipped Son of Ripper 2 and managed to burst a tyre while hammering its underbelly

ROUND 3
THE BUSINESS ENDS battered Hypno Disc(2) until both the disc AND the robot became immobile!

SEMI-FINAL 1
ROUND 1
SON OF RIPPER knocked out one of Chaos 2(7)€™s drive motors€¦who then managed to topple Shunt after being counter out!
RAZER(11) immobilized CrossFire by chomping through the top polycarb€™ armour
VOLTRONIC(5) toppled Anarchy over, who had problems trying to self-right
PURE EVIL beat reigning PTT champion Beta(1) on a very close judges decision, 31/40 to 30/40

ROUND 2
RAZER(11) grabbed Son of Ripper and lowered it into the Pit
PURE EVIL immobilized Voltronic(5) with its rear disc€¦with a bit of help from Matilda!

SEMI-FINAL 2
ROUND 1
THE MATADOR(10) flipped 259 across the arena onto its back€¦flying 7ft upwards and doing 2 somersaults in the process!
SPUNOUT obliterated Slam Job with its flywheel!
BIOHAZARD beat Machine of the People(6) on a judges decision, 31/40 to 29/40
THE BUSINESS ENDS pitted Wheely Big Cheese(14)€¦the second WBC opened the Pit!

ROUND 2
SPUNOUT ripped both wheels clean off of The Matador(10)!
THE BUSINESS ENDS flipped Biohazard onto its back in a close contest of who was lower

GRAND FINAL
ELIMINATORS
SPUNOUT repeatedly rammed Pure Evil and soon snapped a weld in the axel, causing the axlebot to go round in circles
THE BUSINESS ENDS hammered Razer(11) and beat it on a judges decision, 31/40 to 25/40!

PLAY-OFF
PURE EVIL threw Razer (11) out of the arena

FINAL
THE BUSINESS ENDS propped SpunOut against the wall in one of the finest fights I€™ve ever written

CHAMPION OF PUSSYCAT TRIBUTE TOURNAMENT 2: THE BUSINESS ENDS

[steven_mcg]

Pussycat Tribute Tournament 3...continued!

THE EXTREME PUSSYCAT TRIBUTE TOURNAMENT
The Road to Armageddon

ALL-STARS
ROUND 1
BETA (1) hammered Cassius 2 (9) into submission
RAZER (11) lifted and pitted Peligro (3)
VOLTRONIC (5) pitted Firestorm 4 (13)
CHAOS 2 (7) flipped Nightmare (15)
S5 TORNADO ( pitted Dominator 2 (16)
MACHINE OF THE PEOPLE (6) immobilized one of the wheels of Wheely Big Cheese (14)
BEHEMOTH (4) pitted Pussycat (12)
HYPNO DISC (2) immobilized The Matador (10)

ROUND 2
RAZER (11) grappled and pitted Beta (1)
VOLTRONIC (5) pitted Chaos 2 (7)
MACHINE OF THE PEOPLE (6) beat S5 Tornado ( on a 29/28 judges decision
HYPNO DISC (2) immobilized Behemoth (4)

ROUND 3
VOLTRONIC (5) pitted Razer (11)
MACHINE OF THE PEOPLE (6) immobilized 3 of Hypno Disc (2)€™s wheels

ROUND 4
MACHINE OF THE PEOPLE (6) beat Voltronic (5) on a 31-23 judges decision

WINNER: MACHINE OF THE PEOPLE (6)
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TAG TEAM TERROR
ROUND 1
FIRESTORM 4 (13) & WHEELY BIG CHEESE (12) won their battle after WBC sent Peligro (3) OOTA and Firestorm pitted Voltronic (5)
SON OF RIPPER & WHIRLITZER X won their battle after SoR flipped Wild Thing into the Pit, shortly before WX does the same to Pussycat (12)

ROUND 2
SON OF RIPPER & WHIRLITZER X won their battle after SoR immobilized one of Wheely Big Cheese (12)€™s drive motors and WX pitted Firestorm 4 (13)

WINNERS: SON OF RIPPER & WHIRLITZER X
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MAYHEMS
MAYHEM 1
RETURN OF KRAZY BABY won after both halves of Axe-L-Bot X 2 were pitted and after Pussycat (12) lost a wheel

MAYHEM 2
CROSSFIRE won after both halves of Double Killa were pitted and after Panic Attack got propped against the arena wall

MAYHEM 3
BIGGER BROTHER won after Steg 2 was thrown OOTA and after Flip-O was pitted

MAYHEM 4
MECHAVORE won after Robocake was pitted and after one half of C2 was immobilized

MAYHEM 5
SON OF RIPPER 2 won after LightningBolt and Suicidal Tendencies were both pushed into the Pit!

MAYHEM 6
DISHONOURABLE DISCHARGE won by immobilizing Peligro (3) and beating SpinVerter on a 26-24 judges decision

ANNIHILATOR QUALIFIERS: RETURN OF KRAZY BABY, CROSSFIRE, BIGGER BROTHER, MECHAVORE, SON OF RIPPER 2 & DISHONOURABLE DISCHARGE
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ANNIHILATOR
ROUND 1
BIGGER BROTHER, CROSSFIRE, DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE, RETURN OF KRAZY BABY AND SON OF RIPPER 2 won their battle after Mechavore became immobilized

ROUND 2
BIGGER BROTHER, CROSSFIRE, RETURN OF KRAZY BABY AND SON OF RIPPER 2 won their battle after SoR2 flipped Dishonourable Discharge out of the arena

ROUND 3
BIGGER BROTHER, CROSSFIRE AND RETURN OF KRAZY BABY won their battle after CrossFire pitted Son of Ripper 2

ROUND 4
CROSSFIRE AND RETURN OF KRAZY BABY won their battle after Bigger Brother had its arm broken and got flipped

ROUND 5
CROSSFIRE beat Return of Krazy Baby on a 28-23 judges decision

WINNER: CROSSFIRE
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CHALLENGE BELT
ORIGINAL BELT HOLDER, S5 TORNADO ( pitted Hypno Disc
TELEPHONE flipped S5 Tornado ( out of the arena
TELEPHONE pitted Wild Thing
PANIC ATTACK pitted Telephone
PANIC ATTACK pitted Peligro (3)
TERRORHURTZ immobilized Panic Attack
FIRESTORM 4 (13) won after Terrorhurtz self-righted into the Pit!
FIRESTORM 4 (13) flipped Granny€™s Revenge
FIRESTORM 4 (13) pitted Disc-O Inferno

WINNER: FIRESTORM 4 (13)
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NEW BLOOD
ROUND 1
FACELIFT 500 flipped Robocake out of the arena
LIGHTSPEED immobilized one half of C2
MAD SCOT BOT immobilized Whirlitzer X
BLACK PANTHER pitted Smash €˜N€™ Grab

ROUND 2
MAD SCOT BOT knocked out one of Black Panther€™s drive motors
FACELIFT 500 sent Lightspeed out of the arena

ROUND 3
FACELIFT 500 flipped Mad Scot Bot

WINNER: FACELIFT 500
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HOUSE ROBOT REBELLION
BULLDOG BREED, CHAOS 2 (7), FLIP-O & TENGU 2 flipped Shunt, flipped Matilda immobilized Dead Metal and flipped Sir Killalot!

WINNERS: BULLDOG BREED, CHAOS 2 (7), FLIP-O & TENGU 2

[steven_mcg]

Pussycat Tribute Tournament 3...continued!

THE PUSSYCAT TRIBUTE TOURNAMENT 3
The Road to Armageddon

COMPETITORS
ALEX HOLT
Slaying Mantis C, Achilles, Slammer 2, Heir To Black Panther, Charybdis, Tengu 4

HENRY
Chaos 2, Hypno Disc, Baird, Robocake 2: The Upside-Down Cake, 2 Bell & Back, Axe-L-Bot

CJB
Firestorm 4, Kan Opener, Wheely Big Cheese, Big Fred, Armageddon Mk 2, CB-1

RICH SOUTHWOOD
Slam Job, Surgeon General, Battle Raptor, Double Killa, Drilla Killa 6, Snakebite Evolution

EVAN McGUIGAN
Krazy Baby Again, Flip-O-2, Pyro II, Hazard Damage, Stratus 2, Dragonfly

ANDY JACKSON
Son of Ripper 0.2, Turbo Falcon, Hammerer, Whirlitzer X, Byte, Under Force

KARL FLETCHER
Warhead, Pussycat, S6 Tornado, 259, Biohazard, Beta

THOMAS WRIGHT
Barberous 2, Thermidor 2, Dantomkia, Terrorhurtz, Thor, Kat 3

DANIEL STICKLER
Platinum Pure Evil, Supreme Glory Beta, Comet 2, Dervish Mach 2, AWOL, Blade Runner

TOM ROPER
CrankShafted, SpinVerter 3, SpunOut 3.0, SuckerPunch, BackSpin 2.0, UltraVerter

AARON KNIGHT
Bad Cluster, Disctruction EVO, Mass Disctruction, Flea 2.0, Electro, Mass Disctruction Ultimate

MARTYN FORSYTH
Panic Attack, Razer, Disco 4, Disc-O Inferno, Catus Catus 2, The Matador

MR DAVE
Storm 2, Suicidal Tendencies, Voltronic, Cassius 2, Behemoth, Bigger Brother

HECTOR GILBERT
The Robot That Wasn€™t There, The Team That Wasn€™t There, Machine of the People, Dishonourable Discharge, Safin, The Business Ends

FRANK GOACHER
The Crashing Bore, Whirlwind, Omega, Barrage, Falchion, Clustram

KODY
Ultra Gore Mk 2, Destructophobic, Wedginator 4, Junkyard Maw, That Good R&D, Vlad The Impaler
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SEEDS
1) THE BUSINESS ENDS
2) SPUNOUT 3.0 (formerly SpunOut)
3) PLATINUM PURE EVIL (formerly Pure Evil)
4) RAZER
5) VOLTRONIC
6) THE MATADOR
7) BIOHAZARD
SON OF RIPPER 0.2 (formerly Son of Ripper)
9) BETA
10) MACHINE OF THE PEOPLE
11) CHAOS 2
12) WHEELY BIG CHEESE
13) 259
14) SLAM JOB
15) HYPNO DISC
16) BEHEMOTH
17) PUSSYCAT
1 BIGGER BROTHER
19) DISC-O INFERNO
20) PANIC ATTACK
21) DOUBLE KILLA
22) TERRORHURTZ
23) THERMIDOR 2
24) KRAZY BABY AGAIN (formerly Return of Krazy Baby)
25) WARHEAD
26) FLIP-O-2 (formerly Flip-O)
27) DISHONOURABLE DISCHARGE
2 TENGU 4 (formerly Tengu 2)
29) SLAMMER 2 (formerly Slammer)
30) S6 TORNADO
31) CASSIUS 2
32) FIRESTORM 4
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HEAT A
ROUND 1
STRATUS 2 AND THE BUSINESS ENDS(1) won their battle after the two robots immobilized Dantomkia
A.W.O.L. AND PUSSYCAT(17) won their battle after beating Catus Catus 2 on a judges decision, 30/40 and 25/40 to 24/40 respectively

ROUND 2
THE BUSINESS ENDS(1) beat AWOL on a judges decision, 30/40 to 23/40
STRATUS 2 ripped off one of Pussycat(17)s wheels...and her cutting disc!

ROUND 3
THE BUSINESS ENDS(1) beat Stratus 2 into immobilization

HEAT B
ROUND 1
PLATINUM PURE EVIL (3) AND SLAYING MANTIS C won their battle after PPE flipped Big Fred out of the arena!
PYRO II AND THE ROBOT THAT WASNT THERE won their battle after TRTWT flipped Disc-O Inferno (19) into the Pit

ROUND 2
PLATINUM PURE EVIL (3) knocked out one of Pyro IIs drive motors
THE ROBOT THAT WASNT THERE flipped Slaying Mantis C into the Pit

ROUND 3
PLATINUM PURE EVIL (3) beat The Robot That Wasn€™t There on a very close (and quite controversial IMO) 28-27 judges decision

HEAT C
ROUND 1
DISCTRUCTION EVO AND VOLTRONIC (5) won their battle after Voltronic pitted Turbo Falcon...right after it nearly pitted itself!
DOUBLE KILLA (21) AND WHIRLWIND won their battle after Whirlwind immobilized Destructophobic

ROUND 2
VOLTRONIC (5) pitted Whirlwind after it catapulted itself into Matilda!
DISCTRUCTION EVO nearly destroyed Part 2 of Double Killa (21)...before doing the same to Part 1!

ROUND 3
DISCTRUCTION EVO immobilized Voltronic (5) after buckling and tearing through the armour

HEAT D
ROUND 1
BIOHAZARD (7) AND CRANKSHAFTED won their battle after CrankShafted immobilized Storm 2 - with 1 hit!
COMET 2 AND THERMIDOR 2 (23) won their battle after Thermidor flipped Hazard Damage out of the arena!

ROUND 2
BIOHAZARD (7) rammed Comet 2 into the arena wall, knocking something loose inside and immobilizing it
CRANKSHAFTED ripped a wheel off Thermidor 2 (23) and immobilized it - all in 2 hits!

ROUND 3
CRANKSHAFTED immobilized Biohazard in 1 hit - very nearly ripping the lifting arm off in the process!

HEAT E
ROUND 1
BETA (9) AND ELECTRO won their battle after Electro picked up and pitted Dervish Mach 2
JUNKYARD MAW AND WARHEAD (25) won their battle after one part of CB-1 was immobilized by Warhead

ROUND 2
BETA (9) beat Junkyard Maw on a 31-19 judges decision
ELECTRO pitted Warhead (25) in a surprisingly short fight!

ROUND 3
BETA (9) won after Electro accidentally pitted itself...taking the ex-champ with it!

HEAT F
ROUND 1
CHAOS 2 (11) AND SUICIDAL TENDENCIES won their battle after Chaos flipped one third of Drilla Killa 6 out of the arena and ST pitted another third
DISHONOURABLE DISCHARGE (27) AND WHIRLITZER X won their battle after DD immobilized one half of Clustram

ROUND 2
CHAOS 2 (11) flipped Whirlitzer X against the arena wall
DISHONOURABLE DISCHARGE (27) snapped one of Suicidal Tendencies€™ tracks

ROUND 3
DISHONOURABLE DISCHARGE (27) immobilized Chaos 2 (7)...after ripping the armoury off the flipper!

HEAT G
ROUND 1
BARRAGE AND ULTRAVERTER won their battle after UV threw 259 (13) 9ft into the air and, painfully, onto its back!
BATTLE RAPTOR AND SLAMMER 2 (29) won their battle after beating Byte on a judges decision, 24/40 and 28/40 to 22/40 respectively

ROUND 2
BATTLE RAPTOR threw Barrage onto its back - with only one of its 2 axes retracted, it couldn€™t self-right
ULTRAVERTER threw Slammer 2 (29) out of the arena...after much irritating flipping from Alex Holt€™s machine!

ROUND 3
ULTRAVERTER threw Battle Raptor out of the arena, after throwing the machine nearly halfway across the ring!

HEAT H
ROUND 1
HYPNO DISC (15) AND SNAKEBITE EVOLUTION won their battle after the two combined to tear up and immobilize Wedginator 5
OMEGA AND SPINVERTER 3 won their battle after SV3 threw Cassius 2 (31) clean out of the arena!

ROUND 2
HYPNO DISC (15) slashed and immobilized one of Omega€™s drive motors
SPINVERTER 3 pitted Snakebite Evolution

ROUND 3
SPINVERTER 3 threw Hypno Disc (15) out of the arena in a fairly short battle

HEAT I
ROUND 1
BEHEMOTH (16) AND MASS DISCTRUCTION ULTIMATE won their battle after MDU immobilized Vlad The Impaler in 3 hits - nearly pulling the armour off!
DISCO 4 AND FIRESTORM 4 (32) won their battle after Disco pitted a rather battered Barberous 2

ROUND 2
BEHEMOTH (16) pitted Disco 4 in a good ol€™ tussle
MASS DISCTRUCTION ULTIMATE defeated Firestorm 4 (32) in 2 hits - which resulted in the flipper being torn clean off!

ROUND 3
MASS DISCTRUCTION ULTIMATE nearly took off Behemoth (16)€™s shovel, practically immobilized it and pitted it...all in 1 strike!

HEAT J
ROUND 1
ACHILLES AND SLAM JOB (14) won their battle after beating Thor on a judges decision, 26/40 and 25/40 to 20/40 respectively
FLEA 2.0 AND TORNADO (30) won their battle after Tornado pitted one half of Axe-L-Bot X 2

ROUND 2
FLEA 2.0 pitted Slam Job (14)...after leaping over the Pit itself!
TORNADO (30) pitted Achilles after a titanic struggle

ROUND 3
TORNADO (30) managed to pit Flea 2.0...after it flipped itself off the UK champ, flipped itself off the wall to stop going over the fence and found itself back in front of Tornado!

HEAT K
ROUND 1
BLADE RUNNER AND WHEELY BIG CHEESE (12) won their battle after WBC slid under Surgeon General€™s rear and successfully threw it out the arena!
SUCKERPUNCH AND TENGU 4 (2 won their battle after Kat 3 had one side torn apart by Tengu, had some wires removed by the No.28 seed...and got blown OOTA by SuckerPunch!

ROUND 2
WHEELY BIG CHEESE (12) slid under SuckerPunch€™s vacuum and sent the walker OOTA in a few more flips!
TENGU 4 (2 slashed Blade Runner€™s skirts and one strong blow to the side sent the walker completely out of sync and unable to move properly

ROUND 3
TENGU 4 (2 tore up and immobilized one of Wheely Big Cheese (12)€™s wheels

HEAT L
ROUND 1
ARMAGEDDON Mk 2 AND MASS DISCTRUCTION won their battle after a blow from MD knocked Machine of the People (10) into the Pit!
FLIP-O-2 (26) AND THE CRASHING BORE won their battle after 2 Bell & Back had its flipper jammed by the Bore and got flipped by Flip-O-2

ROUND 2
THE CRASHING BORE beat Armageddon Mk 2 on a narrow 28-25 judges decision
FLIP-O-2 (26) overturned Mass Disctruction and propped it onto the wall with one flip!

ROUND 3
THE CRASHING BORE beat Flip-O-2 (26) on a 28-22 judges decision

HEAT M
ROUND 1
KAN OPENER AND SON OF RIPPER 0.2 ( won their battle after the two combined to pit Robocake 2: The Upside-Down Cake
SAFIN AND THAT GOOD R&D won their battle after Safin flipped Krazy Baby Again (24) disc-first into the wall, immobilizing it in the process

ROUND 2
SON OF RIPPER 0.2 ( propped That Good R&D against the arena wall
KAN OPENER grapples and surprisingly pits Safin

ROUND 3
SON OF RIPPER 0.2 ( propped Kan Opener against the wall...shortly before throwing it out the ring!

HEAT N
ROUND 1
BAD CLUSTER AND THE MATADOR (6) won their battle after The Matador threw Ultra Gore Mk 2 out of the arena!
HEIR TO BLACK PANTHER AND TERRORHURTZ (22) won their battle after beating Baird on a judges decision, 26/40 and 29/40 to 23/40 respectively

ROUND 2
HEIR TO BLACK PANTHER grappled, lifted and pitted The Matador (6)
BAD CLUSTER immobilized Terrorhurtz (22) after crunching and slicing through the shell

ROUND 3
HEIR TO BLACK PANTHER pitted one half of Bad Cluster...before the remaining half pitted the PTT veteran...and itself
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REMAINING HEATS
HEAT O
BACKSPIN 2.0 Vs RAZER (4) Vs SUPREME GLORY BETA
DRAGONFLY Vs PANIC ATTACK (20) Vs UNDER FORCE

HEAT P
CHARYBDIS Vs SPUNOUT 3.0 (2) Vs THE TEAM THAT WASNT THERE
BIGGER BROTHER (1 Vs FALCHION Vs HAMMERER
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PINBALL WARRIOR TOURNAMENT (same arena as RW4)
1) PANIC ATTACK (20) (Martyn Forsyth) = 215 points
2) SUCKERPUNCH (Tom Roper) = 180 points
3) WHIRLITZER X (Andy Jackson) = 160 points
4) FIRESTORM 4 (32) (CJB) = 150 points
5) SUICIDAL TENDENCIES (Mr Dave) = 145 points
6) 2 BELL & BACK (Henry) = 130 points
7) MACHINE OF THE PEOPLE (10) (Hector Gilbert) = 125 points
HAZARD DAMAGE (Evan McGuigan) = 120 points
=) TERRORHURTZ (Thomas Wright) = 120 points
10) 259 (13) (Karl Fletcher) = 115 points
=) MASS DISCTRUCTION (Aaron Knight) = 115 points
12) BLADE RUNNER (Daniel Stickler) = 95 points
13) SLAMMER 2 (29) (Alex Holt) = 85 points
14) SNAKEBITE EVOTULTION (Rich Southwood) = 75 points
15) Falchion (Frank Goacher)
16) Junkyard Maw (Kody)

SUMO BASHO
1) SPUNOUT 3.0 (2) (Tom Roper) = BEAT SHUNT IN 9.14secs
2) ELECTRO (Aaron Knight) = BEAT SHUNT IN 11.90secs
3) TORNADO (30) (Karl Fletcher) = BEAT SHUNT IN 15.53secs
4) SAFIN (Hector Gilbert) = BEAT SHUNT IN 31.45secs
5) BAIRD (Henry) = BEAT SHUNT IN 40.50secs
6) BYTE (Andrew Jackson) = SURVIVED IN 1.00.00
7) DISCO 4 (Martyn Forsyth) = 39.61secs
TENGU 4 (2 (Alex Holt) = 36.95secs
9) BEHEMOTH (16) (Mr Dave) = 35.91secs
10) KAN OPENER (CJB) = 29.21secs
11) BATTLE RAPTOR (Rich Southwood) = 23.34secs
12) SUPREME GLORY BETA (Daniel Stickler) = 21.15secs
13) DRAGONFLY (Evan McGuigan) = 14.74secs
14) THOR (Thomas Wright) = 12.82secs
15) VLAD THE IMPALER (Kody) = 11.69secs
16) THE CRUSHING BORE (Frank Goacher) = 5.20secs

TOP SCORERS:
1st - SPUNOUT 3.0 (2) (Tom Roper) - GOLD
2nd - ELECTRO (Aaron Knight) - SILVER
3rd - TORNADO (30) (Karl Fletcher) - BRONZE

WINNER OF THE PTT3 SUMO BASHO TOURNAMENT:
SPUNOUT 3.0 (2)!!!
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Heat O will start later on...as soon as I finish a nice break

Any thoughts or tactics?

Thank you

[Guest]

Pussycat Tribute Tournament 3...continued!

Blimmey.

I not better do something like this for Fight Against Robots Series 8

[Guest]

Pussycat Tribute Tournament 3...continued!

HEAT P
CHARYBDIS Vs SPUNOUT 3.0 (2) Vs THE TEAM THAT WASNT THERE
BIGGER BROTHER (1 Vs FALCHION Vs HAMMERER

I though I was out

Stevie can I have stats please

[matt_macdonald]

Pussycat Tribute Tournament 3...continued!

Looks like a good heat coming up!

[steven_mcg]

Pussycat Tribute Tournament 3...continued!

Only 2 Heats left! Let€™s get cracking!

Today in Heat O, we have one of the most successful robots in robotic combat history - ex-RW champion, twice RW World Champion and our No.4 seed, Razer! Although now retired, the fearsome British machine still reign havoc in these fan fic tournaments and the PTT is no exception! As both a Heat Finalist AND a Grand Finalist, Razer has definitely proven itself as one of the Top Dogs of the PTT - however, a new War has dawned and the No.4 seed will have to try and live up to its reputation once again, but newcomers BackSpin 2.0 and Supreme Glory Beta won€™t be making it easy for Marty...
Also today, we see the return of another ex-RW champion - our 20th seed Panic Attack (ANOTHER Marty bot - stupid seeding line-up ) Although a few people will claim that this machine is outdated now, PA has still managed to prove its determination in both previous PTTs, reaching a Heat Semi-Final and a Heat Final. Now returning for a third time in its S5 incarnation, the former British champion hopes to go one step further once again - but first he has to get past two more newcomers in the shape of the walking Dragonfly and the Killsaw-on-wheels, Under Force

But enough of this! Crap fights don€™t write themselves, you know

HEAT O
ROUND 1
MELEE 1
BACKSPIN 2.0 Vs RAZER (4) Vs SUPREME GLORY BETA

BackSpin 2.0 was entered by Tom Roper and is armed with a linear actuated Biohazard-style arm. It€™s an invertible wedge with rear hinged skirt, runs on 2 outer wheels and is armed with 12mm Titanium/Vanadium on top and bottom and 7mm on its sides
IN PTT1: did not compete
IN PTT2: did not compete

Razer was entered by Martyn Forsyth and is armed with a ferocious crushing claw, squeezing at 3 tonnes of pressure! It has a front scoop that can get under almost anything, it has self-righting wings and is twice the Robot Wars World Champion!
IN PTT1: it was propped against the wall in Round 3 by Voltronic
IN PTT2: it lost a 31-25 judges decision against The Business Ends in its Grand Final Eliminator, before being flipped out the ring by Pure Evil
SEEDING: 4th

Supreme Glory Beta was entered by Daniel Stickler and is armed with a 180 degree double-headed axe mounted on a 360 degree rotating turret. Its a box with skirted sides, runs on 8 inner legs and has interchangeable axe-heads.
IN PTT1: did not compete
IN PTT2: did not compete

Today, Danny will be using the Beta-style hammerhead

House Robots- Growler and Sgt Bash

Roboteers Stand By......
3...2...1...
ACTIVATE!!!!!!!!!!

Rather surprisingly, Supreme Glory Beta seems to start off as the quickest of the three machines, scuttling into the arena centre!! However, as the walker prepares itself for its first attack, BackSpin 2.0 trundles over and tries to slide under the skirt!! Just as the Biohazard-style arm seems to be succeeding in this department, SGB€™s axe spins round and comes down on the Australian wedge with some mighty force!! Despite this, though, BackSpin€™s thick armour has stood up to the blow!! The PTT newcomer starts twirling away from the walker to avoid another blow, when Razer nips over to the other two machines and heads straight for SGB€™s side!! The No.4 seed has avoided the vicious axe and the €œscoop€ on the sloped seems to be having more success at sliding under the walker than BackSpin€™s arm!! However, the Australian wedge trundles merrily round the back of SGB, as the axe spins round to get a shot at Razer, and tries once again to slide under the skirts of the boxy walker!! With not that much success again, BackSpin tries another assault, but as it does, the No.4 seed (having just taken a nasty jab on the claw from the Beta axe) leaves SGB alone and instead heads over to the back of the walker to see BackSpin!! The Australian wedge quickly whirls round and just avoids the scoop of Razer slipping underneath it!! Nevertheless, the No.4 seed is also quite the Mr Manoeuvrable in the arena and twirls round to chase down BackSpin!! As the PTT newcomer nips across the ring to the Pit Release Button, Razer close behind, the nippy SGB scuttles after BackSpin and catches up to it, just as it presses the Tyre!! The siren echoes across the ring and BackSpin whirls round to make its journey back to the arena centre to continue its fight...but as it turns, SGB jogs right up to BackSpin and scrapes its front skirt underneath the Australian wedge!! By ramming his opponent into the arena wall and pinning it down after a blow from the now-positioned axe, Danny is making sure that BackSpin isn€™t going anywhere fast!!! As another blow is given to the well-protected wedge, Razer finally catches up to its foe and heads around to BackSpin€™s side!! The No.4 seed positions itself underneath the side of the wedge and slowly begins lowering its claw towards the exposed aluminium wheels!!! With another blow from SGB coming down on the front, Tom tries to escape as the crusher starts squeezing down on the rubber treads!!! Not wanting the No.4 seed to have all the fun, SGB backs away, dragging the pinned BackSpin with it, and turns towards the Pit!! With the lip getting closer and Razer catching up as well, Tom tries firing the Biohazard arm to get his robot free...but the powerful axe is making sure it stays down!! Finally, SGB reaches the Pit, retracts the hammer and allows BackSpin 2.0 to slide into the cavernous hole!!!

CEASE!!!!!

BackSpin becomes Backache! Hopefully, Version 3 will return to show us what the BackSpin bots can really do
RAZER (4) AND SUPREME GLORY BETA GO THROUGH TO ROUND 2!!!
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HEAT O
ROUND 1
MELEE 2
DRAGONFLY Vs PANIC ATTACK (20) Vs UNDER FORCE

Dragonfly was entered by Evan McGuigan and is armed with interchangeable weaponry. Its a square box with a rear hinged wedge and skirt and runs on 6 inner Anarchy-style legs.
IN PTT1: did not compete
IN PTT2: did not compete

Panic Attack was entered by Martyn Forsyth and is armed with a pair of electric lifting forks. It is equipped with a srimech and side-skirts, its the Series 5 version and it was the UK Series 2 Champion!
IN PTT1: it was immobilized by Matilda in Round 2 against Vlad the Impaler
IN PTT2: it was immobilized in Round 3 against Machine of the People
SEEDING: 20th

Under Force was entered by Andy Jackson and is armed with a horizontal flywheel which pops in and out of the machine€™s front (kinda like a Killsaw, I think). The robot is a box with wedged front, runs on 2 inner wheels and uses a top-mounted srimech arm to self-right
IN PTT1: did not compete
IN PTT2: did not compete

Today, Evan will use the crushing claw set-up:
€œSet-up 2 - A front pair of horizontal crushing claws and a front vertical crushing claw with a very sharp tip. Holes are drilled in the claws and crusher to reduce weight€

House Robots- Sir Killalot and Matilda

Roboteers Stand By......
3...2...1...
ACTIVATE!!!!!!!!!!

The crusher-clad Dragonfly starts off as the slowest in the fight, as Panic Attack and Under Force meet in the arena centre!! With the forks scraping the ground, the No.20 seed collides with the PTT newcomer€™s front and slips the forks under the front wedge!! Combined with a good hard shove forwards, Martyn quickly has Under Force over on its back!! However, Andy activates his srimech and the Firestorm-style arm atop the box wedge sends the newcomer back onto its 2 go-kart wheels!! Now in the centre of the action, Dragonfly tries taking its chance on Panic Attack!! The horizontal arms try to get a grip onto the No.20 seed, but Marty quickly guides his entry away from the walking box and just dodges a ram attack from Under Force!! Sharply whirling round, Andy steers the PTT newcomer away from the former UK champion and sends his machine around to the side of the slow-moving Dragonfly!! The box wedge slides under the unprotected side and the now-active flywheel pops out of the front slope!! Although a nice great slice has now been added to the underbelly of the Dragonfly, Under Force hasn€™t been able to flip the heavy walker over!! Instead, the crusher-clad cube simply falls back onto its legs and scuttles away from the fellow newbie!! Andy decides to have another crack at the Dragonfly...before PA bustles over again!! The No.20 seed dodges another frontal assault from Under Force and swings round, sliding the forks underneath the side of the PTT newcomer!! The prongs start lifting up again and now, one of PA€™s forks has slipped into one of the wheel houses!! (Remember its fight against SMIDSY 3 RW seasons ago?) With the forks locked in the gap, the No.20 seed takes the partially-lifted Under Force across the arena (while Dragonfly walks over to the Pit Release) and over to the side-fence!! With another powerful shove from the PTT veteran, Under Force finds itself once again on its back!! However, PA slides under the newcomer again and starts altering its positioning with a few nudges!! Andy activates the srimech to right the machine...but it€™s just not happening!!! The self-righter€™s working fine...but with its underbelly facing the wall, there€™s just not enough room for the new machine to properly flip itself back over!!! While Panic Attack heads over for a little tussle with Dragonfly, Refbot heads over and starts counting out Under Force...who€™s still trying to get back over!!! Defiant to the end!!
1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10!!!!!!
Wanting to end the fight with a €œbang€, Matilda trundles rear-first out of her CPZ over to Under Force...and whacks the PTT newcomer with her horrible flywheel!! Andy€™s machine has been righted...but it€™s now also sporting a nice scar right down the side!!! Unhappy with this, Marty veers PA away from Dragonfly and instead over to Matilda!! The House Robot tries to get a blow on the No.20 seed, but the former UK champ has swerved away from the flywheel and under her side!! The forks start raising again, PA starts pushing again...and Matilda finds herself rolled onto her side!!!

CEASE!!!!!

Under Force was under pressure, and quickly found itself underground - 6ft, to be precise!
DRAGONFLY AND PANIC ATTACK (20) GO THROUGH TO ROUND 2!!!

[steven_mcg]

Pussycat Tribute Tournament 3...continued!

HEAT O
ROUND 2 LINE-UP
Dragonfly Vs Razer (4)
Panic Attack (20) Vs Supreme Glory Beta

Thoughts? Tactics? What did you think of Round 1?

But before that, we have for our penultimate Pinball runner in the shape of PTT newcomer, Falchion! Despite having no experience here in the PTT, this barrel-shaped bot with front wedge has caused quite a stir recently, most noticeably in AJWars 3, where it is currently seeded 7th! We€™ll see the lifting sword€™s PTT battle debut in our next and final Heat, but first, the blade can get some practice our Pinball arena

LATER ON:
PINBALL WARRIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
RUN 15
FALCHION

Tictacs, Mr Goacher?

Thank you!

[team_britespark]

Pussycat Tribute Tournament 3...continued!

For this fight, SGB will use the Beta axe again and attack the top. PA shouldnt be able to get underneath the skirts, so Ill pummel the top in with the axe, damaging the internal electronics and eventually immobolising it due to SGBs axe power (greater than Terrorhurtzs). If I cant immobolise it, I should win on a JD.

[martyn]

Pussycat Tribute Tournament 3...continued!

Dragonfly Vs Razer (4) (me)
grab it crush a bit pit.

Panic Attack (20) Vs Supreme Glory Beta
Pooooooooooooooooooooo. Here ill get at sgb from the side and try and lift in the fails hit the pit rellease push from the side and push it into the pit.

[pcbore]

Pussycat Tribute Tournament 3...continued!

Yes, Id like some tictacs. The mint ones, if you have any

Ill repeat my NSBFR tactiocs in the VFT pinball. Run into the barrels and spin one to knock them all down, then go around the arena clockwise hitting everything. For the HR targets Ill get the blade under the house robot to shove them into the target, or if that doesnt get any points, out of the way. Except of course, for Killalot. Ill just have to move around him.
For going over the ramp Ill need to raise the sword to its highest level, so Ill start raising it before I get too near. Once all the big points are scored, Ill knock as many balls in the pit as possible in the time remaining.

[steven_mcg]

Pussycat Tribute Tournament 3...continued!

Despite one of the worst weeks in recent months (2nd German prelims for no reason, studying the most depressing poet in the universe, snow which barely qualifies as decent snow...and then there€™s Tony...:sad, it all seems to have been made up for in the form of lots and lots o€™ lovely snow!!! And now, it€™s time to really brighten the place up with a bit of violence

POINTS SET-UP (note the starting grid is the top middle of the arena):
Barrels (6 in the top corners)=5 each, 60 overall
See Saw (middle of arena)=20
Multi-Ball (bottom left of starting grid)=10
Car Door (bottom right of starting grid)=25
Sphere In Pit (by See-Saw- Pit deeper for this tourney)=25
Sgt Bash (middle left of starting grid)=50
Matilda (middle right of starting grid)=50
Sir Killalot (bottom middle of starting grid)=75

TOTAL POINTS= 315 points

And also beware...for Dead Metal has the freedom of the arena! Now lets begin!

PINBALL WARRIOR TOURNAMENT
RUN 15
FALCHION

Falchion was entered by Frank Goacher and is armed with a front horizontal lifting sword which rides along the ground. The robot is barrel-shaped with a front wedge, runs on 4 inner wheels and uses its shape to roll back onto its wheels
IN PTT1: did not compete
IN PTT2: did not compete

Roboteers Stand By......
3...2...1...
ACTIVATE!!!!!!!!!!

Getting off to a swift start, Falchion leaves the starting grid and veers over to the barrels over on its right!! The PTT newcomer collides with the pyramid and sends only 2 barrels tumbling down...but a nice big twirl into the remaining drums quickly has all 6 lying on the arena floor!! Wasting no time, Falchion swings back round and trundles across the ring to the second set of barrels!! This initial collision sends 3 falling to the floor, but another spin gets all 6 drums motionless on the ground!! Halting its whirling frenzy, Falchion calmly heads down the arena...right into Sgt Bash!!! The House Robot gives a blast of flame, but the long lifting sword has already slid underneath the militaristic menace!! The PTT newcomer raises the blade and slowly sends Bash€™s front rising into the air!! Falchion gives Bash a nice hard push into the arena wall, but it seems clear that the sword won€™t be sending the House Robot over and out on this particular occasion!! Slightly disappointed, Frank lowers the blade, removes the weapon from beneath the Sergeant and turns to try another target...but as Bash watches it prepare to leave, the PTT newcomer swings back round, charges past the House Robot and sticks the slightly raised sword right through the 50 Point Target!!! Falchion tries to back away...and takes the plastic circle bearing €œ50€ covering the tyre along with it!!! It€™s stuck on the end of the sword!! Not bothering to shake it off, the PTT newcomer trundles down the ring towards the Multi-Ball!! However, before it can even get halfway there, Dead Metal shoots up the ring and slams head-on into Falchion!! The newcomer tries to shove the 112kg machine aside, but with only average traction, Frank€™s machine is finding it tough, as the circular saw starts trying to bite into the polycarbonate shell!!!
10...9...8...7...
Falchion desperately tries to get past DM, but the House Robot is now starting to shove the PTT newcomer back!!
...6...5...4...
Getting desperate, Frank lowers the lifter...and plonks the plastic circle down on the steel scorpion€™s top!!
...3...2...1...

CEASE!!!!!

POINTS RUNDOWN:
Barrels (6) = 30
Barrels (6) = 30
Sgt Bash = 50
FALCHIONS TOTAL= 110 points

Not as good as expected :sad: However, Falchion€™s Heat appearance is only 3 fights away, so the newcomer€™s battle for the championship is far from over

PINBALL WARRIOR TOURNAMENT
LEADERBOARD
1) PANIC ATTACK (20) (Martyn Forsyth) = 215 points
2) SUCKERPUNCH (Tom Roper) = 180 points
3) WHIRLITZER X (Andy Jackson) = 160 points
4) FIRESTORM 4 (32) (CJB) = 150 points
5) SUICIDAL TENDENCIES (Mr Dave) = 145 points
6) 2 BELL & BACK (Henry) = 130 points
7) MACHINE OF THE PEOPLE (10) (Hector Gilbert) = 125 points
HAZARD DAMAGE (Evan McGuigan) = 120 points
=) TERRORHURTZ (Thomas Wright) = 120 points
10) 259 (13) (Karl Fletcher) = 115 points
=) MASS DISCTRUCTION (Aaron Knight) = 115 points
12) FALCHION (Frank Goacher) = 110
13) BLADE RUNNER (Daniel Stickler) = 95 points
14) SLAMMER 2 (29) (Alex Holt) = 85 points
15) SNAKEBITE EVOTULTION (Rich Southwood) = 75 points
16) Junkyard Maw (Kody)

More Pinball next time, but now its back to the Wars!
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The penultimate Round of the penultimate Heat. Nice.

HEAT O
ROUND 2
SEMI-FINAL 1
DRAGONFLY Vs RAZER (4)

Today, Dragonfly will be using the disc set-up:
€œSet-up 1 - A front pair of horizontal crushing claws and a front vertical flywheel spinning at 1800rpm. Holes are drilled in the disc and claws to reduce weight€

House Robots- Shunt and Mr Psycho

Roboteers Stand By......
3...2...1...
ACTIVATE!!!!!!!!!!

Dragonfly starts its slow trek over to its opponent, but Razer has already reached the walker before it€™s even made it to the arena centre!! Quickly whirling round to dodge the added flywheel, the No.4 seed swings round the side of Dragonfly and slips the scoop-wedge underneath the walking box!! With only a skirt at the rear (accompanied by the rear wedge), the €˜Fly is helpless against the sloped front of the former World Champion!! The legs scuttle madly, trying to strut away, but the legendary crushing claw has begun to lower towards the walker€™s vulnerable shell!! Still struggling to get his machine free, Evan can only watch as the crushing beak starts to slowly sink into the boxy bot€™s shell!! Mr McGuigan said himself this shell could be his downfall - and Razer is determined to prove him right by sinking even deeper into the armoury!!! With the claw now deep inside the machine, the No.4 seed slowly drags the weighty walker down the arena and slowly trundles into the Pit Release Button!! The siren blares throughout the ring, as the former World Champion slowly turns round to face the vast crater, taking Dragonfly along with it!!! The flywheel whirls angrily and the pincers open and shut, almost looking like a signal for help!! However, Razer is showing no signs of changing its mind!! The No.4 seed finally manages to shove the weighty walker over to the infamous Pit and with a slow withdrawal of the claw and a nice little push, Dragonfly plummets down into the depths of the arena underworld!!!

CEASE!!!!!

Dragonfly didn€™t soar for very long!
RAZER (4) GOES THROUGH TO ROUND 3!!!
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HEAT O
ROUND 2
SEMI-FINAL 2
PANIC ATTACK (20) Vs SUPREME GLORY BETA

Today, Danny will be sticking with the Beta-style hammerhead

House Robots- Dead Metal and Growler

Roboteers Stand By......
3...2...1...
ACTIVATE!!!!!!!!!!

This time, it€™s the walker who gets off to the faster start!! Supreme Glory Beta confidently struts to the arena centre and meets Panic Attack as it turns to get around the side of the walker!! However, the PTT newcomer quickly fires its axe, just missing the lid of the No.20 seed!! Swinging into the side of the walking box, Panic Attack tries to slide the forks under the skirts...but the former UK champ seems to be having some difficulty with this!! Quickly whirling the axe round, SGB fires the huge hammer and smacks the top of the No.20 seed with a mighty blow indeed!!! Marty puts Panic Attack into reverse to try and avoid another hammering, but the quicker SGB simply scuttles after the retreating robot and fires the axe again!! The Beta-style hammer shoots towards the former UK champ and strikes the top once again!! A nasty dent has now been added to the lid of the yellow peril!! Again, Marty tires to get Panic Attack backing away, but as it starts to trundle away, SGB spins the axe round and fires once more!! This time, however, the awesome hammer has managed to miss the No.20 seed, much to Mr Forsyth€™s relief!! As the mighty mallet retracts for another go, Panic Attack nips around the side of the walking box and has another try at getting under the skirts!! Again, no such luck!! However, as the axe spins round for another bash, the No.20 seed raises the forks and rams into the PTT newcomer!! Marty has resorted to ramming the walker into the wall!! As a consequence, though, Panic Attack has received at least two more bashes on its lid...causing one of the lights on the top to fall right off!!! As a third whack of the axe gets another dent on the srimech panel, the No.20 seed backs off again and swings into the side of SGB as the hammer activates once again!! The raised forks push against the side of the walker and a nice great push from the former UK champ soon has the newcomer shoved into Growler€™s CPZ!!! However, as Panic Attack backs away and the House Robot lines itself up for an attack, SGB scuttles out of the patrol zone and struts back into the arena!! Lining themselves up for another attack, the two head towards the arena centre again!! As the two get nearer, Panic Attack turns to try and nip round the side for another ram!! But this time, SGB simply scuttles over, goes skirt to skirt with the No.20 seed and wallops the lid with the almighty axe!!! Pinning the former UK champ with the hammer, the PTT newcomer shoves Marty€™s machine across the arena and right into the arena wall!! Now stuck between the fence and the walker, Panic Attack is going nowhere fast!! Pleased with the way the fight is working out so far, Danny activates the axe and blow after blow begins reigning down on the No.20 seed!!! The forks rise and fall feebly as more and more dents are put in the lid of the former UK champion...and then the forks stop altogether!!! Marty tries to get Panic Attack going as more hammer blows are dealt to the No.20 seed€™s top...but he can€™t!!! SGB must have knocked something (or some things) loose inside!!! Noticing Marty€™s frustration with the controls, Danny lets SGB back away!! Indeed, the former UK champ isn€™t going anywhere!!! Noticing this as well, Refbot quickly trundles over and begins counting out the legend that is Panic Attack!!!
1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10!!!!!!

CEASE!!!!!

Panic Attack in need of some counselling after that fight! The No.20 seed gets bludgeoned into submission and limps out of its 3rd PTT!
SUPREME GLORY BETA GOES THROUGH TO ROUND 3!!!

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Pussycat Tribute Tournament 3...continued!

HEAT O - THE STORY SO FAR:
ROUND 1
RAZER (4) AND SUPREME GLORY BETA won their battle after SGB grappled and pitted BackSpin 2.0
DRAGONFLY AND PANIC ATTACK (20) won their battle after PA flipped Under Force over, rear facing the wall...meaning it didn€™t have enough room to self-right!

ROUND 2
RAZER (4) pitted Dragonfly in a very similar fashion to its fight with Terrorhurtz
SUPREME GLORY BETA bludgeoned Panic Attack (20) into submission

LATER ON:
HEAT O
ROUND 3
HEAT FINAL
RAZER (4) Vs SUPREME GLORY BETA

Thoughts? Tactics? Did you enjoy Round 2?

Thank you!