Antweight World Series 44 - Brize Norton, Oxfordshire

[Niels - Team K.a.L.M.]

I've been eyeballing this event for a while now, and just looked up the prices for an airline ticket (amsterdam-cambridge/cambridge-amsterdam) and if I were to book tickets for that day. It would cost me 1400 euro's minimum and just 130 euro's if I were to return home the next day.

So my question is, would anyone more local be willing to offer me his/her couch for the saturday night?

[Niels - Team K.a.L.M.]

I think I made a mistake in searching the closest by airport.
Looks like London is a better option.

[razerdave]

Hey Niels

You're more than welcome at my place, and it's not too far for me to pick you up from Gatwick or Heathrow if you want me to?

[Niels - Team K.a.L.M.]

That would be brilliant, many thanks in advance.

I'll PM you later on when I'm ready to make the final travel arrangements.

[Niels - Team K.a.L.M.]

Travel arrangements have been made, please sign me up for one beetle.

[razerdave]

Hey guys

Because this is an Antweight centred event, the beetle fights may run in an odd order, but also, due to the potential of more robots than I'd hoped/planned for, the first matches may well need to be 3 way melees. Along with 2 losers melees, this ensures everyone gets at least 2 fights, and let's the comp finish in 4 less fights as opposed to standard Double Elimnation, but does mean the 1st round winners, if they lose the next fight, they're out. I'm looking for some input on this.

[Niels - Team K.a.L.M.]

We'll have to see how the day develops I guess, there might be room for a last beetle standing fight afterwards.

I do hope to get more action than just 6 minutes of fun (If my beetle stays active that long)

[razerdave]

Hey guys

54 ants signed up so far, with just under a month to go. Keep them coming .

Also, the beetles we have so far (provisional or otherwise):

Headbanger
Eggbeater
Great A'tuin
Haz #2
'Big Napalm'
RPM
Spinza
Son of Basketcase
Flux
Anvil
Susan
Andy (push and shove)
Nefarious
Soundwave
Chop suey

[Niels - Team K.a.L.M.]

15 beetles, nice

I'd like to see pictures of 'm all

[Revsmin]

This is RPM:

Picture from when Haz was rebuilding it.

[Niels - Team K.a.L.M.]

let's see if we can filll the list:

Headbanger
Eggbeater
Great A'tuin
Haz #2
'Big Napalm'
RPM
Spinza
Son of Basketcase
Flux
Anvil
Susan
Andy (push and shove)
Nefarious
Soundwave
Chop suey (under construction)

[harry hills]

Headbanger
Eggbeater - Not happening, instead being replaced with:
Attack of The Bigger Thing
Great A'tuin
Haz #2 Somebody give me a name
'Big Napalm'
RPM
Spinza
Son of Basketcase
Flux
Anvil
Susan
Andy (push and shove)
Nefarious
Soundwave
Chop suey (under construction)

[razerdave]

Headbanger (my beetle) - http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...Headbanger.jpg
Attack of The Bigger Thing
Great A'tuin
Haz #2
'Big Napalm'
RPM
Spinza
Son of Basketcase - http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...tachment-1.jpg
Fracture (sorry, Flux is the FW version of this robot) - http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/thre...l-beetleweight
Anvil - http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...Attachment.jpg (sorry, all Alex has to show ATM)
Susan
Andy (push and shove)
Nefarious
Soundwave - http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1.../soundwave.jpg
Chop suey (under construction)

[Ellis]

Wish I could bring Gonzales over for a bash. Have fun guys.

[limpet]

RPM looks vicious but how much does it weigh? I`m asking because I`m having big difficulties with the weight of Nefarious and its smaller and mainly hdpe?