Brighton Model World 05

[jamez_warner]

Hey guys, just a thread for any good pics/videos from this weekends event. My first live viewing of bots - and im very impressed. Ill capture some video I shot of hassockshog being flipped out of the arena soon!

James

[jamez_warner]

Brighton Model World 05

http://www.digital-car.co.uk/attv/lastfight.wmvwww.digital-car.co.uk/attv/lastfight.wmv

last fight of the saturday with a robot coming out of the arena - somebody fill me in as regards the name !

James

[Kenny]

Brighton Model World 05

the one what went out is thoark

[robotic_ants]

Brighton Model World 05

Thoark, yep lol ive just been trying to think of it for the last half an hour i kept thinking its T something but couldnt remember. Yes I can be that sad and bored to spend that much time on it.

Chris - http://www.featherweights.org/forum

[jamez_warner]

Brighton Model World 05

yup sorry - i was thinking of hassock as its flipper got entwined with the can opener type one

James

[big_nipper]

Brighton Model World 05

I guess this wasnt an FRA approved event since its not on the FRAs Events list.

[jamez_warner]

Brighton Model World 05

not sure who organised it - whats the problem with that ?
James

[big_nipper]

Brighton Model World 05

Many people come to this forum to look for events, If they are not here then how do people find out about them. This was the first event we went to (as spectators) a few years ago and decided that we would build a robot, It would have been nice to go back with a robot if someone could have been bothered to tell us it was on this year. Never mind its their loss.

[big_nipper]

Brighton Model World 05

If the Event is not mentioned here then I must assume that the FRA has no knowledge of the event and that it does not come upto their standards, I dont mean to be offensive but the organisers, who ever they are, should have made a point for it to be listed as approved by the FRA on their events page otherwise it gives the impression that the organisers think FRA is meaningless and need not be involved.

[ewan]

Brighton Model World 05

I for one dont know anything to do with the event, who organised (is organising) it?

[tim_jones]

Brighton Model World 05

The FRA does not necessarily need to be involved! Bear in mind that the FRA is an only an association as its title suggests, it is a group of individuals that have chosen to form a club. Any individual or event organiser can choose to associate with the FRA or not, it isnt compulsory and the FRA standards are not the only way to organise and run an event. As long as an event organiser takes the time to consider the risks and undertakes a risk assessment to protect both themselves and the public, they are quite free to run an event.

There is no legislation to force affiliation to the FRA anymore than there is for the FA, BCU, BMC, MLTB, FSB, NFU, NSA or any other trade or sporting federation you can think of. This is quite correct IMHO, no-one organistaion should be able to take total control of any sport or industry.

regards

Tim Jones

[storm]

Brighton Model World 05

Mark, it wasnt listed for the reasons you think - was more invite only this year due to lack of budget, space etc..... Mike and co decided not to list it.

Thats what I understand anyway.

Ed
http://www.teamstorm.comhttp://www.teamstorm.com

[jamez_warner]

Brighton Model World 05

have i opened a can of worms here ! Im sorry - thought the event was common knowledge

James

[thorak_nemesis]

Brighton Model World 05

all i have to say is oops, yes thorak did get thrown out the arena and yes my stomache did churn as i saw where it was going. it was very unfortunate and luckily no-one was hurt

[jamez_warner]

Brighton Model World 05

all good footage james

you werent the only one - another bot also got flipped there and yet another very nearly did !