Having a full spinner safe arena - the cost & amount of work

[kevin]

How much would it cost and how much work would it be to create a full HW spinner arena for events?

[maddox10]

£4000 per event, and 4 events a year to make it viable.

Write off after 4 years.

Based upon volunteers to set up and break down.

[Kenny]

Too much for a return on investment

[robotwars]

For the cost to build, Not even worth considering !!

For using at an event, it would never be viable without a big sponsor.

John
Roaming Robots

[psychostorm]

How much would it cost and how much work would it be to create a full HW spinner arena for events?

I'll do some sums for you:

The Robots live arena is 4M tall, 10M wide and 12M long.
So to cover the side walls you need

2 panels of 4m*10M + 2 panels of 4m*12M
2*(4*10)+2*(4*12)
2*40+2*48
80+96 =176 sq m
12mm thick panels are £135.82 per sq m, so £135.82 * 176 = £23,904.32

And the roof that needs to be 5mm thick panel. They are £57.18 per sq m. £57.18 *(10*12)= £57.18 * 120= £6,821.60

£23,904.32+£6,821.60 =£30,765.92

That'sthe polycarbonate for the arena grade below heavyweight spinners. Questions?

[maddox10]

The main problem isn't the arena.
Just an example. The DRG has one in storage. It just doesn't come out, because the cost transporting and setting it up is so that the DRG can't afford to use it without a sponsor/event organiser. And that has been proven to be a very fickle issue.

It's rather how many teams can build/rebuild a heavy twice a year?
And run non spinner events in between.

[psychostorm]

Just an example. The DRG has one in storage.

I didn't know DRG had a heavyweight arena! :shock: Is it Class 1 spec?

[maddox10]

Just an example. The DRG has one in storage.

I didn't know DRG had a heavyweight arena! :shock: Is it Class 1 spec?

No steel floor. But the rest should be on spec. Unfortunatly. It takes 2 lories to transport. And forklift to assemble.

[robotwars]

Just a note.

I wouldn't want anything less than 10mm polycarb on the roof to feel it was safe !

If anyone was building one, and it wasn't I'd feel very uncomfortable.

A roof will take the same impact as a side. Vertical v horizontal discs ... Same thing !!

[Eventorizon]

How do the americans manage it? Combots has a 40'x40' arena so where does their money come from? They have 32 heavies at an event and we have around 20 so we are not far of in terms of numbers its just the arena... [Now awaiting the massive point I have overlooked that makes this impossible]