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Back for the 3rd time, Were heading back to the Magna Science and Adventure Centre in Rotherham.
Saturday 18th March
1 day with 2 shows.
Show 1 - 2pm
Show 2 - 5pm
Tickets will be onsale in the next few days.
More information including roboteers sign up on the website - http://www.roamingrobots.co.uk/events2006_signup2.htmhttp://www.roamingrobots.co.uk/events2006_signup2.htm
Thanks
John
http://www.RoamingRobots.co.ukwww.RoamingRobots.co.uk
(Message edited by roamingrobots on January 30, 2006)
Really wanted to come to this having missed it in previous years, but I have a scout event on the same day. Ive put up for doing the Chase walk again, for the 5th time (40 miles in less than 20 hours - Im mad!).
Ed - Team Turbine - Turbulence and DB5
http://www.teamturbine.co.ukwww.teamturbine.com
(Message edited by geeza on January 30, 2006)
signed up
Ed said (40 miles in less than 20 hours - Im mad)
Has he or anyone, seen the commando exercise that one of the Blue Peter presnters did. [30 miles in full kit in 8 hours (I think).]
My fastest time for the 40 miles, carrying about half what the army would carry is just over 14 hours so not to far off the Blue Peter time.
ive done 40 miles in a day, every day for a week, nothing too hard really. not saying i could do it now.....
cars dont count big cheese boy!!!
even worse than the Royal Marine Commando Course final march (30 miles in 8Hours in full kit 7hours if your doing the officers course)is the fact that a grown man knew about it through BLUE PETER!!! seriously dude get out more
not in a car tan-toe, cheeky blugger.
not in kit, going up snowdon and other pointess places...... no shops up there or anything.
by the way, been told im talking crap about 40miles walks, apparently marathons, and Im far to fat to have done that 10 years ago....
i assure you its all true
** Update **
Tickets have been onsale for a few days now.
Can either be purchased through the Roaming Robots shop online, http://www.roamingrobots.co.uk/shopwww.roamingrobots.co.uk/shop or via the hotline 0771 168 6222.
Robot sign ups are doing well... looks like it is going to be yet another busy one.
We will as normal be running a friendly competition with trophies for the winners.
Cheers
JOhn
http://www.RoamingRobots.co.ukwww.RoamingRobots.co.uk
Cant wait :)
Merlin will be there to defend its title, probably the last event for this current version.
wasn€™t magna last year the controversial pit incident????
nope, that was year before, last year i just gave Mr Lockheart a dam good thrashing (23 flips to his ZERO)!!
oh yeah i remember now.
John
http://www.roamingrobots.co.ukwww.roamingrobots.co.uk
No, last year us & Kan-opener werent allowed to fight so couldnt defend our title :sad:
John, ill e-mail you the system diagram and arming/disarming proceedures for wbc tonight... it should explain how it can be operated in complete safety.
If you are happy with this, and I have the PRD, is it ok to run the flipper?
Also, I notice I did no damage at all to your floor at leicester (prob the only flipper that didnt I think) so can i keep my silly red wheels please? The new ones look like metro wheels :sad:
hi john, is it ok with you if i bring wbc for display, weapon test and assessment only? i have something else to test in the heavyweights.
also ill be bringing some feathers and team members of the non female type (ie, not rachel) if thats ok with you.
yeah no problem james.
Theres an update coming tomorrow probably to attending teams.
JOhn
http://www.RoamingRobots.co.ukwww.RoamingRobots.co.uk
You bringing The Mule then, James??
non female? no way james the pits is too much of a sausage fest as it is :mrgreen:
Ok only 1 day to go, we all ready for the event then or not? Hey we found the problem with the arena flipper - the dump burket was ALWAYS open. So exspect a big difference in the new Arena Flipper - hopfuly! Oh and John has some something to the arena hammer so it will do more than scratch this time.
Mr Stu
john wbc wont be testing, its having some work done, and a mod to reduce the flip, static only if i bring it, but will be running the new heavy if thats ok... not the mule though dave :)
will the big cheese be there mr dmac? :)
non female team mates are pete and dan with feathers Bloody L and Elvis, and our new heavy... sorry craig, but if its any consolation im working on getting rach to get some of her mates along with a robot... not happening just yet though. :)
stu.... thats just sick man, sick sick sick... looking forward to it.
Well im just about ready, still wiring up because we had to rip it apart because its overweight but give it a lick of paint and itll be alright.
My tip would be dont forget your thermals as if I remember right the usual place the arena is set up, gets very cold so best bring jumpers and small/safe heaters if you can. :crazy:
I may have to bring up the point that I want to fight other competitor robots not the arena its self...! :P
Chris - ^_^
I dont think Im going to be able to make this one guys. Ive got so much on at the moment I dont think I can spare the time.
Hi James
I will bring Big Cheese if it arrives in time.
Dave
Great event, despite not having the robots wiring ready but next time.
I am also wondering (begging) for your help, as part of a graphics design project I am to start next week I needed to collect as many photos of the robots/arena/audience/graphics and other pictures as research. While my camera was working fine at the event when I got home, I have found out that now for no reason the memory card is blank!!!
Therefore, i am asking if you took any still pictures at the Magna event could you please provide me with a copy for my project. Either e-mail them to me (addy on profile), send them over MSN or i will even pay p&p on a burned disk full. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Chris - ^_^
Twas a fun event. Tanto was robbed in the last fight, but Pussycat was obviously very popular with the kiddies.
Tanto did win the last fight (we all know that) - we lost a chain very early on in the fight, hence why she wasnt her normal crazy self. :sad:. First time ever to lose a chain in Pussycat (Would be the first and only time i get my hands on her controls in 5 months). Least it was in the final fight so she could play all day long! - Worcester onwards, look out, Pussycat & Mr Stu back in town.
Was very impressed with Tanto all weekend, specialy the fight when he pushed em all in the pit :) GO Craig, keep it up mate!!!
Mr Stu
Shame not to meet you Frank but over 240 miles each way for me is a bit too far for a day trip :sad:
Tell me about it Karoline! ..I got home around 1:20AM!:sad:
That said It was a good event, and so nice to see the return of the great Alan Gribble and Pussycat!! Hope its the first of many Alan!
Evilution was on form as usual.. Sorry Tony, hope its fixable!:blush:
Many thanks to Ian (Ewe 2) for the crash course in full pressure pneumatics and all the help with Dantomkias gas leak!
And for those of you who saw the test of the new Scorpion...be afraid..very faraid!! (Now, what do we do with the spare 10.5Kg of weight that we seem to have aquired?):mrgreen:
Next event at Worcester is 196 miles each way but at least I can have an overnight stay before plodding home.
Geoff, I thought you were already a good authority on HP pneumatics? Youve only ever had one simple rule......
Avoid it like the plague! :mrgreen:
Well, when I said the last fight I meant show one. If Id stayed for show 2 Id have needed to stay overnight and I dont love you all that much :P
Karoline, if youre going to the Doncaster or Waddington events Ill probably be popping my head in. Maaaybe Birmingham as well, depends on my wallet.
pics/vids anyone?
Tuesday Night or Thursday night from Roaming Robots
Mr Stu
Wow praise for Tanto??? gonna soak this up coz i dont normally do well, hoping that it keeps working the way its working til the new one is done in july/august but its encouraging that Tanto is working well thanks for the praise its down to being able to drive it now.