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2010 Featherweight UK Championships - 3 Days September
Re: 2010 Featherweight UK Championships - 3 Days September
Only just noticed that there is a countdown clock on the Robo Challenge homepage, and with only 40 days to go, there should be some trash talk flying about by now. So, ahem....
Re: 2010 Featherweight UK Championships - 3 Days September
Im really hoping my new machine may be finished in time however i think that may be a little optimistic lol. There are quite a few spinners entered this year. Number of flippers are certainly down. Its going to be crucial who can keep their machine reliable.
Re: 2010 Featherweight UK Championships - 3 Days September
not yet
We are expecting the spinners to take another leap forward with some new technology around. Also we have a few come backs which look interesting. Surprised by the lack of flippers this year so far.
Re: 2010 Featherweight UK Championships - 3 Days September
Fair enough, was worth a shot
Reliability is going to be a big thing I think as you said James, especially for the spinners. Spent the weekend beforehand last year bashing the robot around with/against Hornet, which was a big help in highlighting any problem areas and fixing them, rather than discovering them in the arena, and the results spoke for themselves with both machines I believe.
Depending on if there is an entry cut-off date soon or if it's just going to be before the draw, there's still a few weeks for more flippers to get in, although I won't be complaining if the flipper numbers stay the same
Re: 2010 Featherweight UK Championships - 3 Days September
Definatly reliability is going to play a big part at these champs. As I said for our video I was very impressed by drum rolls upgrades which radically improved the performance last year. If the new machine drives well and can take the big hits I think it could be a contender, be under no illusions though, I think the steps forward made by the big teams this year could well be bigger than last year. Which is incredible.
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