Pussycat Tribute Tournament 5

[andrewj]

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Glad to see you back at the writers desk, Steve!

Powerpoint the Thrasher 5 VS SpinVerter 3 (7)

SpinVerter should have this one I think, but it will be close.

The Disc 5 (26) VS Tough as Nails

It may be tough, but I think The Disc can pull this one off fairly easily.

[majinb]

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The Disc 5 (26) VS Tough as Nails

should be a VERY though match, with The Discs design, I wont be able to stop the disc before it spins up, so I wont try. The room between the pincers is 96 cm (according to one of the team-members, who I mailed this afternoon ) so I wont be able to just grab the total widt of the machine, and thereby becoming virtually invurnerable for the weapon...

if I can keep The Disc in front of me, my wheels and CO2 should be pretty save, then grab one of the wheels and pit it ASAP

[velociraptor]

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I predict Spinverter 3 beating PTT5 (robot, not tournament) on a JD, and The Disc 5 thinking Mmmm, exposed wheels (gargling sound) and laying the smackdown on TAN.

(Message edited by velociraptor on September 03, 2005)

[pcbore]

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Those wheels are fairly tough, but theyre still the weakest part of the machine. If memory serves, I cant hit the exposed ram at the rear, because theres a little rim above and below.

Thanks to the shape of the thing (which one day I may be forgiven for) I dont think he can effectively grip me. If he tries to grip the wheel pods, I may be able to spin around and hit him on the side.

But anyway. Target = Wheels. Seeing everyone by now should know my exposed wheel fetish, I probably didnt even need to post that

[matty_haka]

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Im actually more confident about this one than I probably should be. My tactics will be as follows:

If I can keep the disc facing whatever bit of him is comign at me, then all he can flip is under the disc. The disc is stronger than his flipper, and its likely to buckle eventually leavign his weapon useless. From there, all I need to do is keep ramming into the corners and try and shred off the nuts and bolts. The armour itslef may be difficult to slice, but the joints are more liekly to be vulnerable and if we can tear off part of a panel then we can have all sorts of fun

[steven_mcg]

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Fights? So soon?! Makes a change, eh?

HEAT D
ROUND 2
SEMI-FINAL 1
POWERPOINT THE THRASHER 5 Vs SPINVERTER 3 (7)

House Robots - Mr Hyde and Shellraiser

Roboteers stand by...
3...2...1...
ACTIVATE!!!!!!!!!!

Immediately, both machines charge straight towards each other, Powerpoints disc already whirring ferociously! Just near the centre of the ring, the flywheels meets SpinVerters scooped front and the duo bounce away from each other in a pretty shower of sparks! Recovering slightly the quicker (and now with a scar in its royal blue paintjob!), our No.7 seed dashes back into action and slips under its rivals cresent-shaped side! The scoop fits easily underneath and in a burst of CO2, the veteran of PTT 1 and 4 is sent 8ft up into a somersault before landing with a clatter like a disowned spanner! How apt. Powerpoint barely gets a chance to fight back, however, as Toms creation bashes into it and slams it right into the nearest wall! Once again, SpinVerter slips underneath and launches the fellow vet into the air! Unfortunately, however, Mattys machine stays on the right side of the wall and promptly darts away from the No.7 seed as the disc gets up to speed! With a little boost of power on its own half, the Australian annihilator rockets off in pursuit and clashes head-on with the whirling spinner! Another flash of sparks signals their collision as the two bounce aside once more! Flywheel now virtually at a standstill, SpinVerter seizes its chance! The twice PTT Semi-Finalist bashes back into its spanner-shaped nemesis and halts the disc completely on contact! But it isnt stopping there - powering on like a bullet train, our 7th seed heads for another fence, activates the infamous flipper and sends dear old Mr Fowlers creation hurtling over and out of its third contest!

CEASE!!!!!

Powerpoint will thrash no more, as PTT5 drops out of...erm...PTT5!
SPINVERTER 3 (7) GOES THROUGH TO ROUND 3!!!
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HEAT D
ROUND 2
SEMI-FINAL 2
THE DISC 5 (26) Vs TOUGH AS NAILS

House Robots - Scarlek and The Taxman

Roboteers stand by...
3...2...1...
ACTIVATE!!!!!!!!!!

Almost at once, the disc of the Disc starts to gain momentum as our two competitors make their way cautiously to the middle of the ring. For a few moments, the duo simply begin encircling the area, sizing each other up. The tension finally reaches its climax as Tough as Nails, slightly the quicker in todays remaining match, tries to make a grab for its rival. Literally. However, the No.26 seed seems quite prepared for this eventuality and twirls around to whack the newbie on the side of one of the claws! The hardox shell happily withstands the blow for now, but its left the Dutch machine rather dazed! After taking a second blow from the fearsome flywheel, Jeroen tries to take command and swerves away as the Disc attempts hit number three! Thinking it best to put their plan into operation ASAP, the Netherlander twirls his machine around and charges up the arena into the Void Activation Button! For the umpteenth time, that glorious siren begins to deafen all present, while the Disc sneaks up on the reversing T.A.N. and clips one of the wheels with its namesake! The pincer-on-wheels hops a little on contact, a little piece of the tyre having now been cut loose! Thankfully, Jeroen manages to twirl away from another blow and hurridly charges at the No.26 seed side-on! The former VFT champion slips easily into the claws from this angle as Martijn quickly snaps them shut! A twin set of sparks are produced as the grabbers meet the spinner itself, but now, the RW7 Semi-Finalist has the Disc completely in its grasp! Wasting not a second, Tough as Nails makes use of its greater traction and begins shoving the annoying axlebot towards the Void! However, the Dutch newbie only makes it about three-quarters of the way there before the No.26 seed (wriggling frantically in its bonds to escape) actually starts clambering over one of the real robots claws! In a moment of panic, the jaws snap open and the previous Heat Finalist bounces back onto the floor, a free bot! Determined for some payback, the Disc sneaks around to the disorientated T.A.N.s side and wallops a wheel as hard as it can with the legendary...erm...disc! The force of this blow very nearly throws the newcomer over, but Tough as Nails and its wheel remain generally intact! When another attack from the flywheel rips another strip of the rubber loose, however, it appears that Franks self-confessed exposed wheel fetish is starting to overpower him! In an attempt to cool him off, T.A.N. quickly spins around to the PTT veterans side and once again makes for a grabbin! Again, the seed fits easily into the gaping jaws side-on and Martijn grapples on as hard as the CO2 ram will let him! Amidst another pair of sparkly showers, the spinner comes to a halt, much to Mr Goachers worry! At this point, the Void is just a mere trundle away and without wasting a moment of its temporary triumph, Tough as Nails dashes straight for it as the Disc begins to wiggle loose! Finally reaching the edge, Mr Benschopp releases its prey and lets Jeroen give a little nudge, just to make sure the former VFT champion goes down our hole properly. It does.

CEASE!!!!!

The Disc 5 suddenly looks rather toothless, as the No.26 seed doesnt quite cut it! Mark 6, anyone?
TOUGH AS NAILS GOES THROUGH TO ROUND 3!!!

[steven_mcg]

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HEAT D - THE STORY SO FAR:
ROUND 1
SPINVERTER 3 (7) & TOUGH AS NAILS won their battle after the seed threw Slam Job out of the arena and the newbie pitted Love Bite V2.0
POWERPOINT THE THRASHER 5 & THE DISC 5 (26) won their battle after the seed discs Mega Masher 2 to death and Mr Fowler pitted Chalkie 3G

ROUND 2
SPINVERTER 3 (7) tossed Powerpoint the Thrasher 5 out the ring fairly quickly!
TOUGH AS NAILS surprisingly pitted The Disc 5 (26) in a rather tense affair

LATER ON:
HEAT D
ROUND 3
SPINVERTER 3 Vs TOUGH AS NAILS

Thoughts? Tactics? Enjoy Round 2?

Thank you

[siphai]

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TAN to be able to ignore the flipper on Spinverter (since it did ignore it pretty well on RoboChiken and Bulldog during RW), and be able to ignore the spinner pretty well (since the hardox seems to do that well) and then get a grip on Spinverter to the point were SpinV will wish that there was no pit.

[majinb]

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OMG IVE BEATEN THE DISC!

SPINVERTER 3 Vs TOUGH AS NAILS

Spinverter, easier to approach, harder to pit.

Spinverters though armour wont be a real problem, TAN isnt made to destroy, just to grab, and thats what Ill do, grab and take control.

As long as I havent got hold of him, Ill try to move the fight to the centre of the arena, once I have him, Ill have some fun with arena discs, and perhaps the house robots. Once I hold him in a way from which he cant escape (ie by deflecting my pincers by opening his flipper), Ill go for the pit release button, and evantually for the pit.

[mrdaves]

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No Martijn you got the wrong idea, take spinverter straight to the pit as soon as you got him in your hands.

Tom is a brilliant driver and so he wont let you get him more than once.

[team_britespark]

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This could be a close battle, but I think TAN has a slight advantage over SpinVerter. For a 2 wheeled robot, TAN has a tonne of traction, and could outpush other robots easily.

[leorcc]

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I bet Jeroen dissagrees.

[knightrous]

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I think the sloped sides on Spinverter will be an utter pain in the ass for TAN to grab. IF I also remember right, Spinverter was lower then 120mm in height.... I think SV will beat TAN on a JD after flipping TAN around.

[dogbot4000]

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TAN to grab the seed hit the pit switch but spinverter 3 to manage to escape and mangle the dutch robots wheels(first time,this is)

[steven_mcg]

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Time to find Semi-Finalist number...erm...lets see, now...uh...erm...the one after three...ah...oh damn, why did I drop Maths?!

HEAT D
ROUND 3
HEAT FINAL
SPINVERTER 3 (7) Vs TOUGH AS NAILS

House Robots - Dulcy and The Kaiser Chief

Roboteers stand by...
3...2...1...
ACTIVATE!!!!!!!!!!

One of the most anticipated matches of the War thus far has now begun and what better way to kick things off than with yet another full blown head-on collision? With the quicker SpinVerter making the first move, our two protaganists meet painfully just near the arena centre! Despite knocking its rival backwards with sheer force, the No.7 seed now finds itself perfectly within Tough as Nails grasp! Immediately, Martijn activates the claws...but his eyes bulge as the two pincers slide almost right the way up those sloping sides! After a little quick wrigging into position, the seed darts right underneath the Dutch competitor and fires its infamous arm! However, with some quick activation of the jaws just before launch, T.A.N. gets a quasi-decent grip on the titanium/vanadium box that is its rival and only ends up being thrown a few feet upwards! Upon landing, though, things dont get much better! Darting under the rear end of the real robot, SpinVerter goes full steam ahead up the Warzone and fires the flipper just before reaching the top wall! Thankfully, Tough as Nails flies mainly upward rather than forward and crashes back down on top of our No.7 seed after a nice 7ft fall! In a flash of blue, the Dutch warrior scrambles off its nemesis...but not without being rammed into the topmost arena disc and getting a scratch in the hardox armour in the process! Before its rival from Down Unda can retaliate, T.A.N. reverses as quickly as possible back into the Void Activator! Just as it pull out of the corner again, though, SpinVerter catches up again and just manages to swerve under the sides! One burst of CO2 has the PTT newbie thrown right over, but given its invertibility, thats not exactly much of a problem! Seeking revenge, Tough as Nails narrowly dodges another ram and slips its jaws around the veterans sides! As though on instinct, Martijn activates the gas, but once more, the claws find it hard to grapple the sloped bodywork! The No.7 seed is in quite a weak hold and its little more than a couple of seconds before Tom wriggles free and back into action! After taking a cheeky flip for its troubles, Jeroen has a change of heart...and runs away! As the quicker of the two, SpinVerter isnt far behind and catches up just as T.A.N. passes by Dulcys corner in the top-right corner! However, Lord Roper finds himself distracted from the real machine as the House Robot lurches to the edge of her domain and bumps the vapourbot legend hard with her hardox claws! Not one to resist a challenge, Tom detours into the Patrol Area as the roboticized dragon lets loose a belch of flame! The Aussie seems undeterred, though, and after scraping under her sides, a fresh burst of carbon dioxide has the token bird of the Team Coldheart crew toppled over onto her side like Del Trotter in the pub! Feeling justifiably chuffed with its success, Tom now turns his attention to Tough as Nails...who has just shot up the ring and smacked the Aussies bot right in the scoop! Getting another flimsly squeeze on the side-slopes, the Dutch contender finds its grip loosened once more as the No.7 seed flips the newbie off and away a short way ahead of it! Recovering almost at once on landing, Jeroen reverts to his fleeing tactics and dashes down the arena with SpinVerter in hot pursuit...straight for the Void! Obviously aware of this tactic, Lord Roper takes care in slowing his creation as it gets nearer the vicinity of our pit! Only now with a short distance between them on the hole does T.A.N. strike again, sharply swerving towards the twice PTT Semi-Finalist and engaging in a brief waltz before wrapping its claws around the boxy bot once more! Immediately getting another weak grip (courtesy of Mr Benschop), Tough as Nails wastes no more time and turns towards the Void before its too late! However, SpinVerter squirms to freedom mere feet away and promptly inverts its Dutch rival yet again! Both are now on the verge of oblivion, hurridly trying to scrabble to the others side! Tom gets there first and leaves the flipper alone this time, simply wanting to get the newbie down that hole ASAP! But now, its T.A.N.s turn to act the slippery customer! The RW7 Semi-Finalist jerks backwards from the edge of the pit...SpinVerter nearly falls in itself and tries reversing to safety...Jeroen rockets in from behind...and our two blue bruisers find themselves tumbling into the purple-and-yellow abyss together!

CEASE!!!!!

Ahhhhhh. Youve not had one like that from me in a good long while, have ye? Obviously, we need a winner from our two fallen fighters and the Judge has taken it upon himself to review the pitting several times. Upon these examinations, we can announce that the first machine to plunge to its doom and hit the floor was...

...SpinVerter 3! Comiserations to our No.7 seed, who goes from flipper to flopper! At least you took two of the three bots in the ring out with you.
TOUGH AS NAILS GOES THROUGH TO THE SERIES SEMI-FINALS!!!

Congratulations to Jeroen van der Loo and Martijn Benschop!