17th March 2007 Roaming Robots - Magna, Rotherham

[andrewmahoney]

17th March 2007 Roaming Robots - Magna, Rotherham

we had a great day,cyberon worked better than at wigan until i got stuck under the arena hammer! :sad:.good day out,thanks to everyone who gave me building tips.... i need them!

[godlike]

17th March 2007 Roaming Robots - Magna, Rotherham

had a great day, for the first time in a very long while thors hammer worked and worked well even if he was no more than a arena hazzard. thanks craig for the loan of the vantec even tho i did not use it. im well chuffed

[psycho_fling]

17th March 2007 Roaming Robots - Magna, Rotherham

just finished the video of the first show

ill upload it tomorrow and post the link

alex

[robotwars]

17th March 2007 Roaming Robots - Magna, Rotherham

Hi Guys,


Well firstly I have to thank those who helped out yesterday, you know who you are, as you may have noticed things didn€™t go quite to plan, a week of stress followed by a stressful event.

Starting off with two of our friends having a 60mph bike crash, both in hospital, and going to be for months. Not a pretty site I can assure you, Kirsti might aswell move into the hospital !!!

And then on Thursday/Friday, a certain someone decided to try and well and truly sabotage the event which I wont go into detail on this public forum, all I will say is€¦ NICE TRY !!!! But it did put my schedule back, and could have done without the stress.

So I€™m sure most of you noticed I was walking around like a zombie yesterday, and pretty much still am due to lack of sleep and energy. Didn€™t get to talk anyone, couldn€™t tell you which robots were there or not, as I don€™t remember most of it.

Although we had a disastrous start to the first show, not only running late, but the lights going out, we did manage to pull it back and comments from people were positive. Big pat on the back to everyone. Oh and the carpet€¦€¦ no marks, Thank you. I didn€™t fancy the £1000 plus Vat cost if any of the numerous strips needed replacing !!!

That€™s it for our first 3 shows of 07, apart from Colchester where hopefully we will have finished the upgrades, we now have a bit of a break so we can recoup some energy ready for a busy summer once again. I might even have a holiday !!!

Regards

John
http://www.RoamingRobots.co.ukwww.RoamingRobots.co.uk

[stu]

17th March 2007 Roaming Robots - Magna, Rotherham

And then on Thursday/Friday, a certain someone decided to try and well and truly sabotage the event which I wont go into detail on this public forum, all I will say is€¦ NICE TRY !!!! But it did put my schedule back, and could have done without the stress.

You know who you are - and we now know who you are - if only it could become public. You know who you are and your just out of order and your day will soon come!

As John said, the event was a bit stresful, but finished on a high and was great at the end, thanks for those who helped me also, you know who you are, just shows that there are some nice roboteers out there and some people want our sport to grow and not try and sabotage coz they cant get their own way.

A big well done has to go to Jonno for pulling that event together and working to stupid hours. Without Jonno this sport would have been gone along time ago, and even all this cr-p he gets from cerain roboteers, he still keeps going and doing these events so keep the lot going, and its sicking and dishearting when certain people try and spoil it. So a well done needs to go to John for having thick skin and trying to keep this sport/hobby alive!

Hope too see you all at Colchester which should be buzzing!

Mr Stu
http://www.RoamingRobots.co.ukwww.RoamingRobots.co.uk

(Message edited by stu on March 18, 2007)

[geoff]

17th March 2007 Roaming Robots - Magna, Rotherham

Amen to that Stu!
Lets not forget that despite all the BS and other problems it was a damn good event.
Thanks has to go to John and the rest of the crew for all their hard work on the day.
Pain In The Asp preformed well, at least it did until it got stuck in the arena filpper hinge!
(and I also need to have a quiet word with Mr Stu and his flipper regarding a slightly bent left hand rear axel :wink
Unfortunatly I cant make Colchester, so Ill see you all at Aylesbury.
(Enjoy your break John, you fully deserve it)

[kronic]

17th March 2007 Roaming Robots - Magna, Rotherham

WTF? Who would try and sabotage an event? Why would anyone want to do that? Whoever did that needs stringing up and kicking out of the FRA

[craig_anto]

17th March 2007 Roaming Robots - Magna, Rotherham

*whistles the theme to bewitched*

[kronic]

17th March 2007 Roaming Robots - Magna, Rotherham

Eh?

[ewan]

17th March 2007 Roaming Robots - Magna, Rotherham

Who?, how?, why? are questions me and others are surely asking. Will we be kept in the dark?

[ady]

17th March 2007 Roaming Robots - Magna, Rotherham

If their is backable evidence is should be made public i think. Roboteers need to be made aware we may deal with this kind of ........ person,

[swanaldo]

17th March 2007 Roaming Robots - Magna, Rotherham

stu i have an excellent idea. at the next event you must dig out the old beastie boys sabotage record and play it. how very dare a spineless, wicked, evil, jealous person or persons do such a thing. i really hope i never find out who it was.

[kronic]

17th March 2007 Roaming Robots - Magna, Rotherham

Nah, I would like to know. I want to know who I can and cant trust. I know there are people who have had issues in the past, and I admit to being one of them, but I think that trying to sabotage an event is taking it a step too far. Most people have no problem with a bit of constructive criticism and of banter but there needs to be a line, and whoever did this has well and truly crossed it.

[leorcc]

17th March 2007 Roaming Robots - Magna, Rotherham

I doubt you will find out who it was. He or she will deny it anyway.

[typhoon_driver]

17th March 2007 Roaming Robots - Magna, Rotherham

I have a feeling that if it was sabotage then the issue will probably go legal so I doubt we will hear anything more from Jonno or the other guys.