Heavyweight spinners?

[mattsdragons]

just wondering when these got banned and why?

is there any sign of them being allowed back into the arena any time soon?

[Anttazz]

Re: Heavyweight spinners?

Safety, not so much banned as such, there just isn't an arena that can contain them.

RR have been done reduced level spinner demos with SMIDSY though.

[mattsdragons]

Re: Heavyweight spinners?

if some now rules were brought in to limit the size/power of the spinners then we could see them back in the arena?

[Anttazz]

Re: Heavyweight spinners?

I think the way RR were doing it was running them at very reduced power, I remember someone saying the disc was running at 7% (could be wrong on that though) on a bot that was part of them demo. Your idea would be something that the EO's themselves decided on I think.

[mattsdragons]

Re: Heavyweight spinners?

forgive me but eo's are what?

[Anttazz]

Re: Heavyweight spinners?

Event Organisers Roaming Robots, Robots Live, Robochallenge etc.

[mattsdragons]

Re: Heavyweight spinners?

so would it be something that's up to the EO's rather that the FRA board?

[Anttazz]

Re: Heavyweight spinners?

Any answer I give to that question can only land me in trouble with someone. No comment

[typhoon_driver]

Re: Heavyweight spinners?

You need to have an arena of the correct grade before spinning discs can take part. Grade 1 arenas are heavy and difficult to transport, setup and run hence why no one runs them atm.

The rules for the grades are in the safety section of the FRA site.

[mattsdragons]

Re: Heavyweight spinners?

is that for all spinners?

[Anttazz]

Re: Heavyweight spinners?

Yes

[jonny]

Re: Heavyweight spinners?

it's a shame in some respects, but i very much doubt there will be a spinner proof hw arena anytime soon. with the new advances in spinner technology the arena would have to be far stronger than the rw arena. so thicker polycarb, metal floor, solid roof. which means the arena costs more, is bigger, and alot heavier. i believe there was a subject about roaming robots possibly bringing back spinners in 2011 but extremely reduced although this was decided against due to the extra cost of more vans to transport the arena around the country. in a way i am glad spinners aren't aloowed currently as this would make england heavyweight competitions alot like american ones, either a heavily armoured highpower box wins or a spinner powerful enough to get rid of the boxes.

i do hope spinners are brought back even at a reduced rate (ie max 500 watt motor, 15kg max weight of disk, max 1000rpm) , after watching supernova on robot wars the other day i've had an urge to strap a huge flywheel powered by a drill motor to an electric wheelchair!

[mattsdragons]

Re: Heavyweight spinners?

i would love to even see reduced power HW spinners in the arena just to see the shear power and spectical of a HW spinner

[typhoon_driver]

Re: Heavyweight spinners?

won't happen anytime soon. Plus there's no drive in the heavyweights to have destruction. Last heavyweight comp I was at there was negative feelings shall we say when there was actual destruction between machines.

Featherweight competitions have a completely different mentality that you need to be able to run spinners

[mattsdragons]

Re: Heavyweight spinners?

won't happen anytime soon. Plus there's no drive in the heavyweights to have destruction. Last heavyweight comp I was at there was negative feelings shall we say when there was actual destruction between machines.

Featherweight competitions have a completely different mentality that you need to be able to run spinners

i do see what you mean

at the featherweight fights, everyone seems to really enjoy seeing the bots they have build get damaged, then you get the fun or running it in the arena with duck tape holding them together